NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, in an interview with journalist Barkha Dutt, said he received a scholarship from Boston University and also took an education loan to pursue his studies in the United States amid questions raised by RTI activist Amit Tiwari over his education expenses.Dipke’s remarks came after Tiwari sought…
New Delhi: What police initially believed was an illegal arms recovery took a surprising turn after investigators uncovered an alleged plot driven by a family vendetta. A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly planting three country-made pistols in his brother-in-law’s rented house in northeast Delhi’s Welcome and tipping off police under a fake identity.The conspiracy…
New Delhi: Three days after a 37-year-old property dealer was shot dead outside his residence in outer Delhi’s Kanjhawala, Delhi Police have arrested two accused linked to Tillu Tajpuria gang following an encounter. The accused were in touch with a US-based Tillu gang handler through encrypted apps cops said.The accused, identified as Vicky alias Rahul…
Academics, intellectuals and civil society members hold an informal conversation with students over tea at the residence of scientist-poet Gauhar Raza and activist Shabnam Hashmi on Sunday afternoon, following recent CJP protests. New Delhi: Hoping to better understand Gen Z, whose distinct vocabulary, modes of expression and political engagement have come under heightened public scrutiny…
New Delhi: Fifteen years after a commission agent was shot dead and robbed of Rs 8.5 lakh in east Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar, Delhi Police crime branch has arrested the last absconding accused in the case.The accused, Naushad alias Mohammad Kamare Alam (37), a native of Bihar’s Saharsa district, carried a reward of Rs 10,000 and…
New Delhi: Parts of the city got rain Sunday but hot and humid conditions stayed and added to the discomfort.India Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rain over the next seven days and issued a yellow alert for Tuesday as there could be moderate rain.Between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm Sunday, Naraina in south-west…
New Delhi: Polling for the constitution of 23 Town Vending Committees (TVCs) across 12 MCD zones concluded Sunday. While nearly 90,000 registered street vendors were eligible to vote, a turnout of around 41% was recorded. Counting of votes will begin at 8am on Aug 4.The elections, conducted under Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation…
New Delhi: Last week, an 18-year-old boy was stabbed to death, allegedly by eight to 10 people, during an altercation between two groups in outer Delhi’s Paschim Vihar. What began as a tiff sparked by a comment on social media ended in the fatal street assault, underscoring a concerning pattern in modern-day crime.From online confessions…
New Delhi: Two women and a three-year-old girl had a narrow escape after a fire broke out at their residential building in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden Sunday.The trio used sarees as a makeshift rope to climb down from the second-floor balcony to the first floor. The three-year-old girl, her paternal grandmother (60), and her mother…
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Vaishnavi Gaur on Sunday hit back at RTI activist Amit Tiwari after he sought an investigation into the finances of CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke’s father over his children’s education expenses in the United States.Responding to Tiwari’s allegations, Gaur posted on X, writing, “Ek private individual ke education expenses…
