New Delhi: More than 2,500 non-compliant two-wheeler helmets were seized from nine manufacturers and another 500 from 17 roadside and retail locations in Delhi in 2024-25, the Union consumer affairs department said on Saturday, as it continues its crackdown on the menace of sale of sub-standard driving headgear in the national capital.The department has asked…
New Delhi: Commuters at Anand Vihar Namo Bharat station are now enjoying free live portrait sketching alongside an ongoing art exhibition. Hundreds of Namo Bharat commuters took part in this activity. This initiative is organised in collaboration with the International Institute of Fine Arts (IIFA), Modinagar, where students from the institute are creating live sketches…
New Delhi: Two members of the Himanshu Bhau gang were apprehended after they were shot in the leg during an encounter with the Delhi Police Special Cell in Outer Delhi’s Narela area in the early hours of Saturday.According to police, the duo—identified as Bhumit Malik (21) and Mohit Vashisht (24)—were wanted in connection with the…
New Delhi: A day after TOI reported that former JNUSU office-bearers had been fined up to ₹15,000 for staging a hunger strike, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Saturday said the action was taken in response to students “unlawfully confining” staff inside the dean of students (DoS) office on March 18.In an official statement, the university…
New Delhi: A week after Deepak Kumar, nephew of jailed gangster Manjeet Mahal, was shot dead in front of his 10-year-old daughter during a morning walk in northwest Delhi’s Bawana, Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested two suspects linked to the rival Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang following an early morning encounter.The arrests took place…
NEW DELHI: In yet another targeted killing in the capital’s ongoing gang war, unidentified gunmen shot dead their rival in southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh on Friday evening. The victim was a witness in a case of double murder reported last year.The attack is suspected to be the work of the Gogi gang. Earlier this week, gangster…
NEW DELHI: At least two persons died after a fire broke out at the Vishal Mega Mart store in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh, police said on Saturday.The deceased has been identified as Kumar Dhirender Pratap, whose body was found inside a lift during a joint search and rescue operation by the police, fire, and disaster…
NEW DELHI: Should it be ‘grey’, ‘khaki’ or ‘white’? The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine alleged “vagueness” and “contradictions” in the Delhi Motor Vehicle (DMV) Rules about colour of the uniform for autorickshaw, taxi and transport vehicle drivers, which they claimed makes them sitting ducks for getting challaned by Delhi Police.A bench of…
Coaching centre in Old Rajender Nagar where three UPSC aspirants died due to drowning NEW DELHI: The monsoon clouds gather over Delhi once again, but in the lanes of Old Rajendra Nagar, they carry more than just the promise of rain. They bring back memories of a tragedy that changed this bustling student hub –…
Charge’ d’ Affaires, US Embassy, Jorgan Andrews with guest of honour Hardeep Singh Puri With red, blue and white banners reminiscent of old celebrations, comfort foods like cornbread and mac & cheese, and decorations celebrating everything American – the US Embassy marked the 249th anniversary of American independence. For the first time, the celebrations were…
