New Delhi: Environmental research organisation Envirocatalysts has launched a new online air quality dashboard aimed at making pollution data across India easier to access and understand. Drawing on records from the Central Pollution Control Board and regional agencies, the platform offers filters for regions such as Delhi-NCR, the Indo-Gangetic plains and areas under the national…
New Delhi: Nearly a month after a 17-year-old boy was allegedly attacked with a paper cutter at the parade ground parking near the Red Fort, police have apprehended a minor in connection with the case.Police said they received information on April 5 from Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital that a teenager had been admitted…
– Kamal Goyal (L) and Mayank jain (R), residents who escaped fire at East Delhi’s Vivek Vihar, speaks to the media on Monday. Photo: Anushka Kogta – A view of the society where nine people died after a massive fire broke out in a residential building in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar. Photo: Anushka Kogta –…
NEW DELHI: Parts of the national capital witnessed heavy rain and hail on Tuesday as the India Meteorological Department issued an ‘orange’ alert warning of moderate thunderstorms.The alert covers several districts, including New Delhi, Central, West, North West, Outer North, North East, Shahdara and East Delhi, along with parts of South and South West Delhi,…
Image used for representational purpose only NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) building in New Delhi on Tuesday, officials said. The blaze reportedly started in a box containing solar panels and was later brought under control, according to news agency ANI. According to Delhi Fire Services officials, no…
NEW DELHI: Jolted by Sunday’s blaze, many residents of Vivek Vihar are rethinking safety measures in their houses — assessing the options already in place to ward off intruders against the need for a quick escape during emergencies.While some are reviewing fire safety arrangements, others are reconsidering features like metal grills and smart locks, which…
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal questioned the BJP’s unexpected surge in Delhi and West Bengal, areas previously resistant to its influence NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday gave a sharp first reaction to the sweeping assembly verdicts, questioning how the Bharatiya Janata Party managed to break through in regions that…
Muslim voting patterns diverged significantly across states this election. In West Bengal, a fragmented minority vote impacted Trinamool’s prospects, aiding the BJP’s surge. NEW DELHI: Often a decisive factor, Muslim voting patterns took sharply different turns across states this election, fragmenting in West Bengal, consolidating behind the Congress-led front in Kerala, and shifting decisively towards…
New Delhi: Three days after CCTV footage of alleged ‘Kaccha Baniyan’ gang members inside a south Delhi home went viral, police on Monday said they have arrested three men following an encounter, in which all suspects were shot in the leg.According to police, the accused were apprehended by the Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of the…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has issued an order integrating property tax payments with general trade and storage licence fees, a move aimed at simplifying compliance for traders.The development comes after traders raised the matter with chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday, while another delegation met MCD commissioner Sanjeev Khirwar on Saturday, pointing…
