NEW DELHI: A CCTV video has surfaced showing the moment businessman Gopal Khemka was shot dead near his home close to Gandhi Maidan in Patna late Friday night. The chilling footage captures a bike-borne assailant opening fire on Khemka before fleeing the scene, police said on Saturday. The murder occurred around 11pm on July 4,…
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 — July 27, 2004, when three young civil services aspirants drowned in the basement library…
New Delhi: It’s the same story every year. A centralised admission test that was meant to reform India’s higher education system has instead plunged it into repeated cycles of uncertainty.Since its rollout in 2022, the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) — now mandatory for undergraduate admissions in central universities — has consistently failed to release…
New Delhi: Flagging the “egregious misuse” of the Delhi Rent Control Act, the High Court has termed it an “anachronistic piece of legislation” and set aside a rent controller’s 2013 order.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambani, in a recent order, was dealing with petitions against the orders of the additional rent controller (ARC) that dismissed eviction petitions…
New Delhi: Several parts of Delhi recorded light to moderate rain on Friday, bringing temporary respite from the hot and humid conditions. The spell of rain is likely to continue with the India Meteorological Department issuing a yellow alert for light to moderate rain during the weekend.The city saw uneven rainfall. Safdarjung, which is the…
New Delhi: After a long-awaited CUET exam, thousands of students logged in to check their results on Saturday, only to be met with frozen screens, error messages and endless buffering. What was meant to be a gateway to India’s top universities quickly spiralled into a digital nightmare.“I kept refreshing all afternoon, but the screen just…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will build a boundary wall surrounding the cleared land at Bhoomiheen Camp in Kalkaji to prevent it from being re-encroached upon after demolition of jhuggis last month.Following Delhi High Court’s directive, DDA demolished around 350 dwellings spread across the five-acre settlement on June 11, amid resistance from dwellers.“Agencies applying…
New Delhi: It has been 18 days since the stretch in front of Ghazipur mandi, connecting with Kaushambi Road near National Highway 9, became waterlogged and two full days since TOI spotlighted the civic crisis. Yet, the authorities remained unmoved.On Friday too, the road remained submerged in deep, putrid water—a dark blend of sewage and…
New Delhi: The forest department has told National Green Tribunal that it favours closing the illegal road passing through Rajokari village, which falls under the Southern Ridge, for the preservation of forest and wildlife.A plea was filed by the Mall Road Vasant Kunj RWA, alleging that a road was illegally carved out and laid within…
New Delhi: In a move to alert pedestrians about approaching electric two and three wheelers, and e-rickshaws, which hardly emit any noise, govt will soon introduce a new regulation requiring manufacturers to have an electronic system that automatically creates sound when these vehicles are moving at speeds of up to 20 kmph.The transport ministry has…
