NEW DELHI: Eyebrows were raised after Delhi’s popular Luv Kush Ramleela Committee cast model-actress Poonam Pandey as ‘Mandodari’, Ravana’s wife, prompting BJP and VHP to demand her replacement.After the controversy went viral on social media, it has now entered the political arena. Delhi BJP media cell head Praveen Shankar Kapoor, who also serves as senior…
Former JNU student and activist Umar Khalid was taken into custody by police at Red Fort in New Delhi (2020) (Image Credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices on the bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima, and Shifa Ur Rehman in connection with the larger conspiracy…
NEW DELHI: A 73-year-old retired banker from Gulmohar Park was digitally arrested for nearly a month by scammers posing as Mumbai Police officers. The man was duped of Rs 23 crore.The victim reportedly received a phone call on Aug 1 from a woman claiming to be a telecom company executive. She alleged that his mobile…
Arvind Kejriwal takes jibe over PM Modi’s call for ‘swadeshi’ NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal took a swipe on Prime Minister Narendra Modi of double standards after he urged citizens to adopt Swadeshi and prioritise Made in India products. In a post on X, Kejriwal asked whether the Prime Minister himself…
NEW DELHI: The decomposed body of a 65-year-old woman was found in her Jamia Nagar apartment, while her husband, a retired music teacher from Jamia Millia Islamia, was rescued in critical condition, police said on Monday.Their son, Imran alias Shally, around 50 years old, who is intellectually challenged and has a history of psychiatric illness,…
NEW DELHI: Security at the city’s biggest govt hospitals has come under the scanner with nearly 200 CCTV cameras lying non-functional at Lok Nayak Hospital and dozens more down at Lady Hardinge Medical College. At Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, however, all its 574 cameras were reported to be working, according to information accessed under the…
Dussehra preparations are in full swing in Delhi, with towering effigies of Ravana, Meghnad, and Kumbhkaran being crafted at Tagore Garden NEW DELHI: As the festive season begins, preparations for Dussehra are in full swing at Tagore Garden, where the area beneath the metro station has been transformed into a bustling workshop. Here, towering effigies…
NEW DELHI: The city police, while probing into the murky goings-on in the sprawling drug empire of absconding queenpin Kusum, have stumbled on the devious ways his two daughters, now in custody, used to funnel illicit cash into their accounts. “These funds are suspected to be the proceeds of heroin sales from Sultanpuri, where Kusum…
Why DU has tagged student poll results as ‘provisional’ NEW DELHI: Following this year’s Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections, the university’s official notification regarding the winners described the results as “provisional”. This designation comes after Delhi High Court (HC) introduced stricter guidelines for the conduct of student body elections. According to the note, “results…
NEW DELHI: Stubble burning has started with 64 farm fires recorded in Delhi’s neighbouring states this season. Though the count remains low and won’t impact air quality just yet, past trends show that crop burning picks up sharply around Oct, after withdrawal of the monsoon from northwest India.Of the total cases recorded so far this…
