New Delhi: Despite sharp gains in hospital-based childbirth, a small share of deliveries in Delhi continues to take place outside medical institutions and is attended by relatives or other untrained persons, according to Delhi govt data on type of medical attention received at birth released recently. The data for 2005–2024 show that although institutional deliveries…
New Delhi: BJP stepped up its attack on Congress on Saturday as it likened Friday’s protest at AI Impact Summit to treason and claimed that Rahul Gandhi was the inspiration for his party’s youth workers involved in the shirtless demonstration as he frequently defamed India. A large number of BJP workers also protested outside the…
New Delhi: The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) elections began on Saturday, drawing a large turnout of advocates to the Delhi High Court complex and leading to heavy traffic movement, particularly around India Gate and on Mathura Road. Long queues of cars lined the stretches near the high court and surrounding roads in central Delhi.Visuals…
New Delhi: The anti-narcotics taskforce (ANTF) launched an official logo and a website on Saturday. The platform aims to facilitate seamless sharing of data on narcotics-related offences and offenders, and track them better. The portal provides comprehensive information on ANTF initiatives, awareness campaigns, rehabilitation centres, legal provisions, achievements, and avenues for public cooperation and reporting….
New Delhi: A 25-year-old delivery executive working with Zepto died after allegedly being hit by a car in west Delhi’s Tilak Nagar early on Saturday. The accused, a contractor with Municipal Corporation of Delhi, was arrested, but has got bail.The deceased was identified as Hem Shankar, a resident of Raghubir Nagar in west Delhi. His…
New Delhi: Public Works Department (PWD) is assessing the feasibility of building foot overbridges (FOBs) with lift access at two busy stretches in east Delhi — near IP University, close to Shivam and Satyam Enclave, and at Welcome Cut on GT Road in Shahdara.Both locations connect dense residential clusters with institutional areas and arterial roads…
New Delhi: Clarity in legislative drafting and greater transparency in elections are essential to strengthening India’s democratic framework, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Friday. They were speaking at the launch of three new academic programmes by OP Jindal Global University, addressing students, teachers and legal professionals…
A panel of experts convened to address street dog management in India, advocating for humane, constitutional solutions post-Suo Moto judgment. They emphasised underfunded Animal Birth Control programs and rejected mass sheltering, calling for scientific sterilisation, vaccination, accountability, and public awareness to move beyond polarisation and fear-based narratives In the wake of the recent Suo Moto…
NEW DELHI: Co-workers of Hem Shankar, the 25-year-old delivery executive who died in a road accident near the Subhash Nagar Metro red light in West Delhi, have demanded strict action against the accused driver.Hem Shankar was killed early on Saturday when a car allegedly struck his electric scooty from behind on Najafgarh Road near Rajouri…
The arrested Bangladesh nationals COIMBATORE: The Q branch of the Delhi police on Saturday arrested six Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in Tamil Nadu’s Tirupur on charges of posting messages supporting Pakistan-based terror outfits on social media platforms. The operation led to the seizure of eight mobile phones and 16 SIM cards from the suspects. They…
