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Delhi Police apprehended Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has arrested three former employees of a private institute for allegedly pressuring female students to comply with the inappropriate demands of Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of sexually harassing 17 students.The three women—sisters who held the positions of associate dean, executive director and senior faculty member—were…

A scuffle broke out between ABVP and Left-affiliated outfits and charges and counter-charges were traded in JNU NEW DELHI: A scuffle broke out between ABVP and Left-affiliated outfits and charges and counter-charges were traded in JNU over a Ravan Dahan and a Durga immersion on Thursday. The Leftist outfits alleged that an effigy of former…

New Delhi: On Dussehra, Delhi was dressed for a spectacle. Towering effigies of Ravan, Meghnad and Kumbhkaran stood ready, decorative lights were strung like necklaces across the grounds and the crowd was humming with anticipation. But then came the uninvited guest — rain.It started as a drizzle that sent vendors scrambling to cover their chaat…

New Delhi: Delhi University has invited papers on themes such as the “possibility of Hindu Rashtra in the future of Bharat”, “conspiracies of Hindu fragmentation”, and “framing of the varna system as social duty for an international conference it is co-hosting next month with the RSS portal Vishwa Samvad Kendra and Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri…

New Delhi: Delhi govt on Wednesday notified the ‘Financial Assistance Scheme for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities having High Support Needs’, offering Rs 6,000 monthly to eligible beneficiaries.The allowance will be in addition to their disability pension or any other financial aid already being given, according to documents seen by TOI.Issued with LG’s approval, the scheme…