New Delhi: Four days after most flood-affected families were shifted to designated relief camps, life is going on after a fashion. With little certainty about the future, people are finding ways to earn a livelihood, bartering basics and pooling resources to keep their families afloat.While not full-fledged marketplaces, a parallel economy has quietly taken root…
NEW DELHI: At first glance, the stretch could be mistaken for a village fairground — rows of white tarpaulin tents, cows tethered to bamboo poles, their owners busy feeding or milking them. But closer, the illusion breaks. Dung, slush and the smell of animals hang heavy in the air. And what should have been a…
NEW DELHI: A commissioner in the office of the chief commissioner for persons with disabilities S Govindaraj’s newly allotted apartment in the Central Government Residential Complex in the heart of the city on Deendayal Upadhyay Marg is making news as it has been retrofitted to show the way to others on what an “accessible home”…
NEW DELHI: Three minors have been apprehended for allegedly stabbing a 15-year-old boy outside his school in Paharganj, central Delhi, police said on Saturday.The incident occurred on September 4, when the victim arrived at Paharganj police station with a knife lodged in his chest, authorities said. He was immediately rushed to Kalawati Saran Hospital and…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police conducted a medical potency test on television actor Ashish Kapoor at AIIMS on Friday in connection with a rape case filed against him. The test results will serve as crucial evidence in the ongoing investigation after his arrest in Pune earlier this week.The actor was apprehended after police tracked his movements…
NEW DELHI: Two golden kalash, valued at Rs 1.5 crore, were stolen from a religious event held opposite the Red Fort in North Delhi.Police said that they received a PCR call regarding the theft of 1 kg of gold kalash at Kotwali police station on Wednesday. CCTV footage shows the thief escaping with the valuables.An…
NEW DELHI: Twenty-two-year-old Maya stands in the doorway of her jhuggi in Majnu Ka Tila area, her face showing signs of exhaustion. The place where her children once played now lies submerged, with the family forced to take shelter in a makeshift relief camp set up in a nearby school. But her one-year-old son and…
The drag performance by Lush Monsoon was the highlight of the evening As drag performer Lush Monsoon took the stage, the song I Am What I Am filled the room at the British High Commissioner’s residence. Sporting colours of Pride, activists and diplomats gathered to celebrate the seventh anniversary of the decriminalisation of Section 377…
New Delhi: Delhi Police’s cyber cell has busted a multi-crore stock market scam, arresting two key suspects who were providing mule accounts to scammers. Authorities claimed to have disrupted two major money-laundering channels involved in pan-India stock market frauds and uncovered the “account provider networks” that enable large-scale cyber fraud. The syndicate cheated victims of…
NEW DELHI: An 18-year-old newlywed woman is fighting for her life on a ventilator after being stabbed allegedly by her stalker in northeast Delhi’s New Mustafabad. He has been arrested. The woman, who got married just 10 days ago, had returned to her parental home for post-wedding ceremonies and was going to rejoin her husband…
