New Delhi: Strengthening Delhi govt’s preparedness for monsoon, irrigation and flood control minister Parvesh Verma on Monday laid the foundation stone for the central flood control monitoring centre at LM Bund Office Complex in Shastri Nagar.Acting as the hub, it is expected to improve monitoring of Yamuna’s water levels, streamline coordination among officials and enhance…
New Delhi: A day after Delhi saw widespread light rain and gusty winds, the air quality improved to the satisfactory category on Monday morning, prompting Commission for Air Quality Management to revoke Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) completely from the region. The city’s air quality index (AQI) finally stood at 119 against Sunday’s 175, both…
New Delhi: Delhi govt on Monday approved two major road infrastructure projects aimed at easing congestion and improving connectivity across the capital, while also clearing a proposal for free bus travel for transgender persons and announcing the schedule for the upcoming budget session of the assembly. Among the key decisions taken at a cabinet meeting…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police registered two separate cases in the city for allegedly illegally refilling and hoarding LPG cylinders.In the first case, a 55-year-old man was booked in east Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar, police said. The incident came to light on the night of March 13, when Head Constable Rohit of Gandhi Nagar police station was…
New Delhi: Amid an intensified police crackdown on drug trafficking, cases registered under drug-related offences in Delhi rose by around 20% in 2025 compared with 2024, while arrests increased by nearly 25% during the same period.According to Delhi Police data, the number of cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act rose from…
NEW DELHI: Strongly rebutting allegations by Congress member Rahul Gandhi of caste-based bias in admissions, Delhi University on Sunday released a data on student enrolment for the academic year 2025–26 through Common University Entrance Test (CUET) and urged the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha to refrain from making “unsubstantiated” statements.“Delhi University implements all its…
Explore neighbourhoods like Zakir Nagar, Shaheen Bagh for iftari Streets lit with canopies of fairy lights, stacks of pheni at stalls, kebabs sizzling on grills and qorma simmering in deghs – with the occasional whiff of attar in the air – make for a quintessential Ramzan evening in Purani Dilli. In recent years, curated iftar…
New Delhi: Family members of Tarun Butolia, the youth who was lynched during Holi, staged a protest at Ayyappa Park in south-west Delhi’s Uttam Nagar along with several other people, demanding strict punishment for the accused.A large number of residents, representatives of social organisations and youth attended the gathering, where they prayed for the peace…
Delhi’s diverse markets offer everything from street bargains to curated luxury, shaping personal style and creating unforgettable shopping experiences for influencers. In Delhi, shopping is never just shopping – it’s an experience. One moment you’re bargaining your way through crowded lanes of Sarojini Nagar, and the next you’re stepping into the polished glamour of Emporio,…
Students returning from Iran arrive at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport after their evacuation NEW DELHI: Twenty-four-year-old Tahir says buying a return ticket has always been the norm before travelling home to Jammu & Kashmir’s Kupwara, since he moved to Iran in 2022 to pursue an MBBS degree. This time, however, he has…
