NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Sunday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), defending herself over her alleged “derogatory” comments against union home minister Amit Shah. “Idiots don’t understand idioms,” Moitra said, insisting that her remarks were purely idiomatic and had been deliberately twisted by the police. An FIR has…
A 35-year-old sewadar, Yogendra Singh, tragically died at Kalkaji Temple in Delhi after being brutally attacked by a group of 10-15 visitors NEW DELHI: The murder of 35-year-old sevadaar Yogendra Singh at Delhi’s Kalkaji Temple on Friday appears to have stemmed from past tensions between him and several of the accused.Police sources said that preliminary…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on an accused for saying that quashing a rape case against him would be in the interest of the minor survivor, who otherwise would have to face “stigma”. Terming his argument “obnoxious, to say the least”, Justice Girish Kathpalia noted in a…
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the DDA to clarify if any part of a waterbody was ever transferred to the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).The case concerns 30 bighas of land in Najafgarh, recorded in revenue records as a water body. A petition alleges that Delhi Transport Department encroached upon it by constructing a…
New Delhi: The city has seen an Aug that brought 72% excess monthly rainfall. Sept is expected to start on an equally wet note. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Monday, forecasting moderate showers across the city. Isolated pockets could receive heavy rainfall due to a combination of the monsoon trough…
New Delhi: In a major push to check vehicular pollution in Delhi-NCR, the Centre is preparing a comprehensive three-pronged scheme to phase out around two lakh trucks registered in the region that don’t comply with BS-VI emission norms and convert approximately 20,000 diesel buses, both govt and private, into CNG vehicles in the next five…
New Delhi: With the assistance of Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR), police have successfully recovered 175 mobile phones stolen from the Delhi Metro within a span of just 45 days.According to police, of the total recovered phones, 125 were linked to cases where theft complaints were officially registered, resulting in First Information Reports (FIRs). The…
New Delhi: A sessions judge was suspended last week by Delhi High Court “with immediate effect” following a complaint and initial probe by its vigilance wing. “Whereas a disciplinary proceeding against Mr Sanjeev Kumar Singh, an officer of Delhi Higher Judicial Service, is contemplated. Now, therefore, this Court, in exercise of the powers conferred by…
New Delhi: Students aspiring to study at Veer Savarkar College in Najafgarh, under Delhi University, will now have to wait another year. Admissions for the 2024–25 academic session have been postponed due to pending approvals for teaching positions. University officials have confirmed that classes will now commence with the 2025–26 academic session.The administration had expected…
New Delhi: On Aug 9, a wall collapse in southeast Delhi’s Jaitpur killed seven people, including two children. Days later, on Aug 15, seven more lost their lives when a wall and roof collapsed at a dargah near Humayun’s Tomb. More recently, on Aug 20, three workers died after a building collapsed near Sadbhavna Park…
