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Investigators are probing the unnerving composure of a 23-year-old accused of a brutal crime, suspecting a psychological evaluation will reveal his motive NEW DELHI: The chilling calm displayed by the 23-year-old man accused of raping and murdering IRS officer’s 22-year-old daughter has become a key focus of the investigation.Investigators said the former domestic help showed…

World Meteorological Organization warns El Niño may reduce rainfall May–July (Image used for representational purpose only) NEW DELHI: Predicting a climatic condition that may further aggravate adverse weather in South Asia, including India, World Meteorological Organisation Friday said an El Nino event is expected to develop as early as May-July, impacting “global temperature and rainfall…

New Delhi: To tackle congestion and parking shortages, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has identified five sites across the city for developing multi-level car parking (MLCP) facilities, with a combined capacity of 1,261 vehicles.The proposed MLCPs will come up at Karkardooma, Okhla Industrial Area Phase-I, Dilshad Garden, Dwarka and Saini Enclave. The authority has announced an…

New Delhi: Delhi High Court has directed Delhi govt, police and jail authorities to chalk out a clear strategy to implement the Supreme Court’s directives on open correctional institutions (OCIs) and identify eligible prisoners who can be shifted to such facilities.A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia took cognisance of…

Signature View Apartments New Delhi: The redevelopment of Signature View Apartments is likely to face further delay with Delhi Development Authority (DDA) still awaiting clearance from Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to start demolishing the buildings in north Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar.The residential complex, built by DDA, was declared structurally unsafe in 2023, prompting plans for…

New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Friday declined to tinker with a trial court order granting bail to former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan in the “larger conspiracy” case related to the Feb 2020 riots in northeast Delhi.“A considerable period of more than four years has passed since the impugned order, and there is no allegation…

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday acquitted AAP ex-MLA Somnath Bharti and 17 others in connection with a Jan 2014 midnight raid, which allegedly targeted women from Africa, at South Delhi’s Khirki Extension.Holding that the charges were not proved, additional chief judicial magistrate Neha Mittal observed that “the statements of the victims are deemed…

New Delhi: A doctor from Rohini was nabbed on Friday after he rammed his car into an e-rickshaw, killing its driver and injuring several passengers.The accident happened in northwest Delhi’s Model Town on Friday evening, police said.Police got a PCR call around 6 pm which reported a collision near a hospital on Ring Road.Police rushed…

New Delhi: Delhi Police has intensified its verification drive for domestic staff following a series of recent high-profile crimes involving unverified workers, including a case in southeast Delhi where a bureaucrat’s daughter was sexually assaulted and murdered by an unverified domestic help.In another incident, an unverified help and his associates—who had taken turns working in…

New Delhi: Nearly 6.7 lakh class X students have registered for the second edition of the CBSE board examinations this year, with the majority seeking to improve their scores from the main exam, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said on Friday.According to data based on the list of candidates (LOC), a total of…