New Delhi: Delhi did not record a single “clean air” day in the winter months, even though annual pollution levels showed signs of improvement, according to a report by Climate Trends based on Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) air quality monitoring data for 2024–25.The study warns that current evaluation metrics under the National Clean Air…
NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at the Mansa Ram Park shanties near the Matiala fish market in southwest Delhi’s Uttam Nagar on Wednesday night, gutting several jhuggis in the early hours of Thursday. No casualties were reported, police said.According to police, a PCR call about a major blaze at the shanty cluster in Mansa…
New Delhi: A businessman from northwest Delhi was allegedly duped of Rs 16.6 lakh in an online trading scam after being lured by a woman he met on social media, who claimed to be an expert in foreign stock markets.According to the complainant, he was contacted by a woman who introduced herself as a resident…
New Delhi: The ripple effects of the disruption in LPG supply owing to the war in West Asia have begun to impact Delhi’s restaurant sector, with at least 12 eateries shutting operations on Wednesday, citing a scarcity of commercial LPG cylinders.Restaurant owners say the limited stock available over the past few days has begun to…
New Delhi: Doctors in the city are raising an alarm over a growing number of cases of young gym-goers suffering kidney damage due to unsupervised use of protein supplements.Nephrologists say the trend is worrying as many of them are otherwise healthy people who begin consuming high doses of protein powders, without medical supervision, often upon…
Delhi records warmest day of year at 36.8°Celsius (Image used for representational purpose only) NEW DELHI: A day after a seasonal haze, Delhi saw the warmest day of the year when the maximum temperature at Safdarjung, the city’s base station, climbed to 36.8 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature on Wednesday was also the highest in…
New Delhi: With rumours circulating about a possible disruption in LPG supply in the capital because of the volatile situation in West Asia, Delhi govt on Wednesday warned people against panic buying and hoarding of cylinders. “Supplies of domestic LPG, PNG and CNG remain stable and adequate,” it said.Govt directed police and revenue department to…
New Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested one of the alleged masterminds in connection with its probe into the Rs 1,000-crore GainBitcoin cryptocurrency scam. The accused, identified as Ayush Varshney, was the co-founder and chief technology officer of Darwin Labs Private Limited.Varshney, who was absconding, was intercepted by immigration authorities at Mumbai airport on…
New Delhi: As former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu took the oath of office as Delhi’s new Lieutenant Governor onWednesday, union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and minister of external affairs S Jaishankar sat in the first row –a common alma mater linking them. All three studied at the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University….
New Delhi: Highlighting legislative inaction on the crucial issue of passive euthanasia despite the “pious hope” expressed by it eight years ago to frame a law, Supreme Court again on Wednesday urged the Centre to bring legislation addressing the practice of euthanasia and/or the withdrawal of medical treatment as it is related to right to…
