New Delhi: The Italian Cultural Centre has abruptly suspended registrations and postponed its language courses following renewed guidelines from the ministry of external affairs on the functioning of cultural centres.In a notice to students, the centre said, “This is to inform you that registration for our language courses is temporarily suspended, and the start of…
NEW DELHI: Delhi is likely to phase out all existing CNG buses by Aug 2031. Quoting Delhi govt details, MoS for housing and urban affairs Tokhan Sahu told Rajya Sabha on Monday that currently only electric buses are being inducted into the fleet.In a written reply, he shared with the House detailed timelines for retiring…
NEW DELHI: Four employees of an electronics shop died and one is battling for his life after a fire broke out in the business establishment in west Delhi’s Raja Garden Chowk area on Monday afternoon.The deceased have been identified as Aayushi (22), Payal (20), Amandeep Kaur (22) and Ravi (28) .According to police, a distress…
NEW DELHI: Police have registered a case in connection with graffiti found on train coaches and boundary walls at Yamuna Bank yard. The incident, which occurred last month, allegedly involves two Spanish nationals. The duo reportedly fled the country on July 25. Lookout circulars are being prepared against them and a case was registered at…
NEW DELHI: A man was arrested for allegedly throwing a chemical-like substance on his estranged wife following an argument in East Delhi’s Pandav Nagar. The incident occurred on Aug 12, police said.The woman, who filed the complaint, told cops that she had been living with her mother in Mayur Vihar Phase 1 along with her…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has held that the mere fact a woman was crying cannot per se make out any case of dowry harassment.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna made the observation in a recent case, while dismissing a petition against the discharge of a husband and his family from charges of cruelty and dowry harassment.According…
New Delhi: On a fateful night of Aug 24, 2017, the usual bustle in the corridors of St Stephen’s Hospital in north Delhi held a horrific portent for 26-year-old Dr Shashwat. The radiologist was on emergency duty that night. The hospital staff discovered his lifeless body in a pool of blood around 8am the next…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has initiated the process for preparing the budget 2026-27, directing departments to submit their estimates by the last week of Aug, officials said on Monday. It has directed the submission of the revised estimates for 2025-26 and Budget estimates for 2026-27 to the director (budget), finance department, by Aug 25. Pre-budget…
New Delhi: A water audit conducted by Greenpeace India has flagged gaps in Delhi’s water supply in 12 informal settlements. Surveying 500 households, the study found that 34% buy water from private suppliers and 29% depend on tankers that arrive once or twice a week. Families earning Rs 6,000-Rs 10,000 a month spend up to…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta assured on Monday that the rising level of the Yamuna wasn’t a threat and the city was in a “completely safe zone”. She said this after minutely inspecting the capital’s flood preparedness and response mechanisms.“All gates of the ITO Barrage have been opened, drains have been desilted and govt’s…
