NEW DELHI: At least two people were killed and 23 injured due to stormy weather in Delhi which led to uprooting of trees and damage to some houses. According to a senior police official, the police received 152 calls regarding incidents of uprooting of trees, 55 calls related to building damages and 202 calls about power disruption. The national capital was hit by a major dust and thunderstorm last night along with light rain which was experienced in some areas of the city. #DelhiStorm | Two peo

As Coronavirus tore through nations, it brought with it a heavy sense of gloom; a projection of uncertainty hovered like a dark cloud, with a dreary vision of what the future held. Artist Valay Gada encapsulates these emotions through his exhibition 'Cloud Pruning', a Japanese term used for the topiary technique of training trees and shrubs into shapes resembling clouds. For this, the Delhi-based artist shifts from his usual commentaries on climate change and urbanisation to that of an internal

Armed with acrylics, brushes, sketchbooks and a ladder to help her paint street walls, Sneha Chakraborty, 30, a muralist of Delhi is on a colourful mission to paint walls with a message. From Coorg, down south to Himachal Pradesh in the north, her street art a part of her Travel and Paint India Tour echoes ideas of women empowerment, clean India, recycling waste and more. While Ive done many commercial projects, I always wanted to paint lesser-known communities and the unsung heroes of everyd

NEW DELHI: Congress will also campaign for INDIA bloc ally AAP in the four seats of Delhi the latter is contesting under the seat-sharing agreement, partys city unit interim president Devender Yadav said on Friday. Congress and AAP candidates will hold door-to-door campaigns to publicise the salient features of Congress 5 Nyay and 25 guarantees, to take people out of their plight, due to the misrule of the BJP in the past 10 years, Yadav said after attending a meeting held by the coordination co

NEW DELHI: Nestled in the heart of Delhi, Kasturba Nagar is a microcosm of stark contrasts, ranging from the upscale Defence Colony to the bustling slums near Mehar Chand Market. The constituency also includes other varied areas such as South Extension, Lodhi Road, INA, Pillanji, Kotla Mubarakpur, Lajpat Nagar, Wazir Nagar, Sewa Nagar, Jang Pura Extension, Andrews Ganj, and Sadiq Nagar. Residents of Defence Colony, Lajpat Nagar, INA, and Andrews Ganj have voiced their contentment with their loca

NEW DELHI: Congress candidate Kanhaiya Kumar and BJP candidate Harsh Malhotra, who are busy mobilizing voters for each vote each in the capital, ironically, will not be able to vote for themselves. Both the candidates are not the voters of the constituencies they are contesting. Malhotra, the BJP candidate from East Delhi lives with his family in Rohtas Nagar assembly constituency which comes under the North-East Delhi parliamentary seat, and his vote is also in the same area. However, he can vo

NEW DELHI: Resuming his election campaign after coming out of jail, AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will hold a road show in South Delhi on Saturday with his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann, party functionaries said. They said bail granted to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Supreme Court on Friday will give a massive boost to both the AAP and the INDIA blocs campaign as the Lok Sabha polls enter the crucial phases in the coming weeks, Hinting at a rise

NEW DELHI: A 63-year-old doctor was allegedly murdered by robbers at his residence in southeast Delhis Jangpura area on Friday, a senior police official said. The deceased, identified as Dr Yogesh Chander Paul, had a private clinic in the Jangpura. An official privy to the probe said Dr Pauls hands were tied and it is suspected that he was smothered to death. Sharing details, the police said on Friday a call was received at 6.50 pm at Hazrat Nizamuddin police station regarding a murder at upper

NEW DELHI: A man, suspected to be a thief after preliminary inquiry, died after falling from the terrace of a house in southeast Delhi when he was allegedly attempting to enter the house for theft, an officer said on Friday. The deceased was identified as Md Yaseen (26), a resident of Okhla Vihar. According to the official, a call was received at Jamia Nagar police station on Thursday at 5.26 am reporting a male dead body lying on a street in Batla House, Jamia Nagar. Upon reaching the site of t

NEW DELHI: For the past eight years, Delhi government schools have continuously operated during summer vacations under various initiatives such as Mission Buniyaad, reading campaigns, challenges, and additional classes. For the first time in eight years, these schools will remain closed during the summer break, offering some relief to the permanent residents of Delhi, including migrant students and their parents. Ajay Veer Yadav, General Secretary of the Government School Teachers Association, r

NEW DELHI: A man was stabbed to death by three people during a robbery bid in northeast Delhis Harsh Vihar area, an official said, adding that the accused, identified as Suraj (19), Rohit alias Rayata (18), and Major (18), were arrested. According to police, on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, a stabbing incident was reported at Harsh Vihar police station. He had been stabbed in the chest and left hand. Later, the victim succumbed to his injuries during treatment, DCP (northeast)

NEW DELHI: Investigation into the kidnapping of an 8-year-old girl has revealed that the child was sexually assaulted by the accused kidnapper, a senior police officer said on Friday. The accused, identified as Arjun, alias Md Umar, a resident of Andheria Mod in the Mehrauli area, was arrested, the officer added. DCP (South) Ankit Chauhan said, around 3 pm on May 6, the kidnapping of an 8-year-old girl was reported at Kotla Mubarakpur police station. The father of the victim girl, resident of Wa

NEW DELHI: In response to the slow adoption of the MCD Smart App, the MCD Commissioner has issued an official notification stating that salaries for April and May will only be disbursed to teachers based on their attendance recorded via the smart app. According to the data provided, nine heads of schools, 159 teaching staff, and 251 non-teaching staff have not been registered for biometric attendance on the MCD Smart App. All District Deputy Education Officers (DDE) must ensure that every employ

NEW DELHI: The Delhi unit of BJP on Friday said that getting interim bail does not mean that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is not guilty or acquitted and moreover he will be soon back in the jail like any other criminal. We respect the Supreme Courts decision but getting interim bail does not mean that the Chief Minister is not guilty, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said. According to him, sometimes even criminals are released on parole, and it is a legal process, which does not prove th

NEW DELHI: Amid chants like The locks have been broken, Kejriwal is free, and Look whos here, a lion has come, (Jail ke taale toot gaye, Kejriwal ji choot gaye, Dekho dekho kon aaya, sher aaya sher aaya) hundreds of AAP supporters gathered outside Tihar Jail with flowers and flags, eagerly awaiting their chief, Arvind Kejriwal. Dressed in a casual shirt, he emerged with a wide smile on Friday evening looking comfortable and moved by the show of support. The atmosphere was festive, with locals, f

NEW DELHI: The Opposition in the city seems to be relieved as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal walks out from Tihar on bail. The Congress believes that the development would energise the campaign. We hope that the Prime Minister gets enough time after June 4, when he becomes the former Prime Minister, to introspect sitting in Sabarmati Ashram at the kind of politics he has indulged into. We hope the former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren also gets justice, Congress media department head P

NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday thanked Lord Hanuman as he walked out of Tihar Jail on interim bail after 40 days in judicial custody, and sought peoples support in his fight to end dictatorship in the country. The AAP national convenor was granted interim bail till June 1 by the Supreme Court earlier in the day in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. He will have to surrender and go back to prison on June 2. AAP leaders said the interim bail granted

NEW DELHI: The ED on Friday filed a fresh chargesheet in the excise policy case naming BRS leader K Kavitha as one of the accused. According to sources, the fresh prosecution complaint, filed under Sections 45 and 44 (1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, has 224 pages, in which apart from Kavitha, the ED also named four others as co-accused. Interestingly, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, whom the ED previously termed as the kingpin of the case, found no mention in the supplementary char

In 1957, between February 24 and March 14, a peculiar scene unfolded at polling stations across India. Voters, eager to cast their ballots, arrived with offerings of vermilion, flowers, and even chits containing requests (as done in temples) or money for the ballot boxes. This unusual display of reverence for ballot boxes is captured in a 1957 report by the Election Commission of India (ECI), which notes: Petals of flowers dusted with vermillion were left upon a few ballot boxes, indicating that

Growing up in a Bihari family, my early memories of food are laced with the thick smell of manually grinded spices and sizzling mustard oil. I also remember my mothers labour in the kitchen preparing jackfruit curry every Holi, besides the meat she made in earthen pots during my short visits to her hometown. The art of preparing a Bihari cuisine is best borrowed from a mothers kitchen any way. In Eros, the chef of Blooms restaurant does this with a carefully curated menu, Purvaiya Khaan Paan. Pu

As the month of May begins, the city of Hyderabad along with the rest of the country is battling extreme temperatures. The quest for staying cool takes on new urgency as the mercury continues to soar. People turn to air-conditioners, coolers, and even cold water to stay cool in this scorching heat. However, these solutions are short-lived and might even have adverse effects on ones health. The ongoing environmental crisis must also be considered as it is also one of the reasons for the rising te

NEW DELHI: During its door-to-door campaign, Congress will highlight to the voters five Nyay (promises) mentioned in the manifesto, partys Delhi-unit interim president Devender Yadav said on Thursday. Congress has claimed that five promisesjustice for youth, women, farmers, workers, and participatory justicewill be fulfilled if the partys is voted to power in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The other promises are the right to employment and apprenticeships for youth in a series of assurances. L

NEW DELHI: In a bid to provide last mile connectivity to the electors on the day of voting, the Chief Electoral Office, Delhi, has collaborated with a bike taxi aggregator to provide voters free of charge drop service to their homes from the polling stations. Strengthening voter participation in the Lok Sabha elections through augmented last mile connectivity for the electors of Delhi, the Chief Electoral Office (CEO) announced a strategic partnership with Rapido, a bike ride-sharing company, th

NEW DELHI: As part of their election campaign, senior AAP leaders on Thursday held a meeting with the office bearers of Residents Welfare Association (RWA) in IP Extension in East Delhi. The agenda of the AAP leaders interaction was to present the progress report of Arvind Kejriwals governance model over the last 10 years, highlighting its transformative impact on the lives of Delhi residents, and to outline a governance vision for the next 5 years for the Lok Sabha constituency, a statement sai

NEW DELHI: In a letter to political parties over the expectation of the younger generations, the Delhi-unit of student body, Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), on Thursday alleged that past ten years were all about deteriorating education, increasing unemployment and joblessness among the youth. The student body stated that the key issue among the youths is employment. Make Bhagat Singh National Urban Employment Guarantee Act, and give 200 days of employment to every youth seeking a jo

NEW DELHI: The AAP on Thursday said Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will hold roadshows in East and South Delhi Lok Sabha constituencies on Saturday in support of INDIA bloc candidates. Moreover, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals wife Sunita will hold road shows in four constituencies in the city where AAP has fielded its candidates, it added. Sunita ji has conducted three roadshows in East Delhi, West Delhi and South Delhi constituencies in the beginning of election campaign. Now the pa

NEW DELHI: If the national capital is usually considered the crime capital of India, then Mangolpuriwhich, according to official data, sees the most criminal cases will have to shoulder a lot of the blame. According to the local police, the phones keep ringing off the hook in this assembly. During weekends, the police receive approximately about 100 to 150 distress calls on the police helpline number. Talking about the issues of this assembly- poor maintenance of parks and community halls, irreg

NEW DELHI: The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police arrested a murder accused from his native village who had been hiding by staying under a temporary tin shed that he had constructed himself in the middle of a farm outside his village. The accused, identified as Munesh Yadav alias Muchhar, was in judicial custody till 2020, however, during COVID he was granted emergency parole for some time but did not surrender later on. DCP (Crime) Amit Goel said in March, 2017, an incident of stabbing took place

NEW DELHI: The first session of academic year 2024-25 is over without the distribution of books, uniforms and stationary to the students. This is the plight of the Delhi government schools. The Delhi government, however, has submitted an action report in the matter to Delhi High Court, indicating a timeline to address different issues. According to the report, procurement of dual desks would be completed by July 2024, textbook distribution started on April 22 (this year) and is to be completed b

NEW DELHI: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is set to benefit approximately 200 students with the introduction of a three-wheeler e-vehicle, aimed at enhancing accessibility and mobility for differently-abled students. The university recently received the e-vehicle from Yali Mobility, an incubated start-up from IIT-Madras specializing in vehicles for differently-abled individuals. This wheelchair-equipped vehicle enables users to independently control its speed, direction, and movement, eliminating th

NEW DELHI: A 29-year-old man, who worked at a cloth store in Karol Bagh, was allegedly beaten to death with sticks by two men in northwest Delhis Begumpur area over an old enmity, an official said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Deepanshu alias Tillu Gujjar (24) and Neeraj Bonga (22), were arrested by the police. DCP (Rohini) GS Sidhu said a call was received at Begumpur police station on May 7 reporting an unconscious man lying in the mud, after which the local police team reached the s

NEW DELHI: BJP leaders and workers staged a protest near the Congress headquarters at Akbar Road on Thursday, calling for an apology from party leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, regarding Sam Pitroda s controversial remarks. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva who led the protests said divisive comments by Congress leaders towards citizens insult the unity and integrity of the nation. This comment is not just a statement, but a deliberate attempt to divide people on the basis of colour. After 7

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday summoned the director general of the Central Public Works Department and the DDA vice-chairperson on a contempt petition against government officials for felling of trees in the Ridge area in the city in violation of its orders. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan ordered the two authorities to maintain status quo in the area and issued notices to them and the Director General of Forest and the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest. The top c

NEW DELHI: In an effort to mitigate air and dust pollution in the national capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is implementing a series of measures including proactive management of dust pollution from roads and open areas, establishment of dedicated construction and demolition (C&D) waste collection sites, and the implementation of greenery and plantation programs. There is a special emphasis on optimizing the use of mechanized road sweeping machines, implementing effective manual

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has busted an Indian Premier League (IPL) gambling racket in the city and arrested one person who was found involved in online betting during a match being played between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad. The accused was identified as Vinod Saini, resident of Rohini. DCP (Rohini) GS Sidhu said under operation Panther Claw, a dedicated team of Anti-snatching Cell, Rohini District was working persistently to apprehend criminals engaged in organised crimes in Rohini Di

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has solved the peculiar case of digital arrest where a man was held virtually captive for several hours and his bank account was drained of Rs 44 lakhs. The Morning Standard, on February 21, had exclusively reported the sensational scam committed against a resident of southwest Delhis Munirka. Notably, while unraveling the intricate tangle of the present case in which two alleged cyber-scammers were arrested, cops also solved at least 113 more complaints lodged on the

NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old man was apprehended for allegedly inappropriately touching and molesting a minor boy in the Delhi Metro, an official said on Thursday. The accused was identified as Jitender Gautam, a resident of village Khera Khurd in northwest Delhi. According to the official, the accused was arrested after a minor boy, on May 3, wrote on social media platform, X, that he was touched inappropriately while travelling by the metro to his residence. According to the complainant, the incid

NEW DELHI: Nursing associations in the national capital have submitted a formal complaint to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seeking clarification on a misrepresentation that occurred in their recent disclosure of a bribery scheme at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. The CBI, which uncovered the network, just a day prior, mistakenly identified a Multi-Tasking Staff member accused in the case, as a nursing officer. According to the nursing associations, a Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS), one of th

NEW DELHI: The legal team of Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday objected to the affidavit filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) opposing his interim bail in the Supreme Court. The team said that a formal complaint has been lodged with the SCs registry. Denouncing the EDs affidavit as a blatant disregard of legal procedures, the AAP said the affidavit was submitted without seeking the SC approval and issued at a time when the matter is slated for a final decision in the top court. Questioning the ED

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate is most likely to file the 7th charge sheet in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case in the next few days where, as per sources, it may name Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, BRS leader K Kavitha, and some other people as an accused in the case. According to sources, the federal probe agency has readied a prosecution complaint against half-a-dozen entities, including the two politicians, some linked individuals and companies. The agency may als

NEW DELHI: The legal team of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday raised objection to the affidavit filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) opposing his interim bail in the Supreme Court. The team issued a press release revealing that a formal complaint in this regard has been lodged with the Supreme Court's registry. Denouncing the ED's affidavit as a blatant disregard of legal procedures, the release said the affidavit was submitted without taking the SC

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday said the Indian law and prison rules do not permit parole to a prisoner on the ground of maintaining conjugal relationships, that too with a live-in partner. The court said a person cannot claim to have a fundamental right to a child from his or her live-in partner, who is a convict, whose spouse is alive and they already have kids, within the parameters of law and prison rules. It would be also pertinent to note that the law, as it stands enacted toda

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday opposed in the Supreme Court the grant of interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money-laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam, saying the right to campaign in elections is neither fundamental nor constitutional. In a fresh affidavit filed in the top court, the ED said no political leader has ever been granted interim bail for campaigning even if he is not contesting polls. It is relevant to note that the

At 9.30 pm on a Friday, South Delhis Qutub Institutional Area is shrouded in eerie darkness. An untimely downpour has driven away passersby, leaving the roads deserted with barely-there street lights. There is, however, a slim light of hope at a humble caf, Angels and Roadsters, where there is, like on every weekend, a congregation of bikers; they have gathered to unburden themselves. After their weeks work, they come here to de-stress, and talk about many problems, from joblessness, childlessne

With its drooping clusters of bright yellow flowers, Amaltas is synonymous with Delhis summers. Come May, the city adorns a beautiful canary-yellow hue and looks resplendent in all her glory. Amaltas, the Indian laburnum, is a spot of sunshine in an already sunny city, but we arent complaining. So common is the sight during the months of May and June that environmentalist Pradip Krishen wrote in his book Trees of Delhi, Amaltas is in danger of becoming (like the peacock) so common that we stop n

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday busted a major bribery racket at the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital here and arrested nine people, including two senior cardiologists, officials said. According to CBI officials, Cardiology Professor Ajay Raj and Assistant Professor Parvatagouda Channappagouda have been arrested for taking bribes from medical equipment suppliers to use their products and stents. The CBI has also arrested medical equipment supplier Naresh Nagpal

NEW DELHI: BJP leader Union Minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday alleged that AAP has tarnished the image of the national capital with corruption and neglected the development works over the past decade. Contrary to this, the Narendra Modi-led Central Government has improved Delhis road infrastructure, provided nearly 1800 electric buses for environmental cleanliness, contributed to the expansion of rapid rail and metro, constructed developmental projects like Yashobhumi and

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday said it will launch the next and final phase of Jail Ka Jawab Vote Se (avenge arrest by vote) campaign for Delhi Lok Sabha elections from May 13. AAPs Delhi state convenor Gopal Rai said the campaign will begin with holding town hall on trade in East Delhi, gramin panchayat in West Delhi, mahila samvad in New Delhi and Purvanchal samagam in South Delhi. During campaign we will reach voters with the all-round development work by the Kejriwal-led g

NEW DELHI: Nestled deep within West Delhi, Hari Nagar is a microcosm of modern Delhi. Alongside plush DDA flats and posh bungalows are haphazardly constructed unauthorised colonies and bustling markets plaguing with traffic congestion and garbage littered streets. According to residents, the perennial issue of parking scarcitylooms large. Namit Arora, a local resident said, Finding a parking spot here is an extremely difficult. Fights over parking spaces are quite common. Residents highlight the

NEW DELHI: Addressing the students on Wednesday, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi (DU), Prof Yogesh Singh, emphasised the importance of voting and motivating others to vote to strengthen democracy. He made these remarks as the chief guest before flagging off the Run for Viksit Bharat programme organised at the university on Wednesday. On this occasion, over 5,000 students from various colleges and departments of the institution participated in the event, which began at seven in the