Delhi

The Cockroach Janta Party’s protest demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over the NEET-UG paper leak entered its third day. NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy entered its fourth day Tuesday, with the organisation appealing to parents to…

NEW DELHI: Water has become a struggle in the capital, deciding people’s sleep, work and daily routine. In several parts of the city, households are setting alarms with one person assigned to stay up at night and monitor taps in hope of catching the water supply. In some areas, a family member stays at home…

New Delhi: Removing legal hurdles, Delhi High Court Monday upheld Delhi govt’s move to entrust the audit of power discoms BSES Rajdhani and BSES Yamuna to Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).A vacation bench of Justice Tejas Karia dismissed a petition by the power distribution companies, pointing out that it is still at the…

New Delhi: A 40-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged Rs 7.8-crore cyber fraud involving former MP Naresh GujralThe accused, identified as Navneet, is a resident of Punjab and works for a private company. Police sources said he was apprehended from Punjab on Sunday after investigators traced his suspected role in the…

New Delhi: The final 40-meter deck slab of the Barapullah Phase-III, the 3.5km elevated road overbridge across Yamuna on the Sarai Kale Khan to Mayur Vihar carriageway, was cast on Monday, completing the project delayed by nearly a decade.PWD minister Parvesh Verma visited the project site to witness the casting of the last slab which…

New Delhi: An interstate syndicate that created shell companies using forged rent agreements and opened commercial bank accounts for cyber fraudsters in exchange for commissions has been busted, leading to the arrest of four mule-account operatives from Paharganj.The accused provided financial infrastructure to cybercriminal networks involved in investment scams, fake job frauds and digital arrest…

New Delhi: A woman died and three people were injured in two separate accidents in east Delhi’s Shahdara.In the first incident, a 26-year-old woman riding pillion on a bike taxi was killed after the two-wheeler skidded on the Shahdara flyover in Delhi on Saturday. The rider has been apprehended.The deceased, identified as Neelam, a resident…

New Delhi: Delhi Police has busted an illegal call centre in east Delhi’s Nirman Vihar, where operators were allegedly impersonating bank officials and duping customers under the pretext of issuing credit cards.Police said the raid was conducted June 17 after receiving information about a fake call centre being run on the first floor of a…

New Delhi: Monday’s devastating fire at a commercial complex housing a coaching centre in Lucknow has rekindled memories of the 2023 Mukherjee Nagar coaching centre blaze, turning the spotlight back on the abysmal state of fire safety measures in congested student hubs in the city.In Lucknow, the fast-moving fire trapped dozens of young aspirants inside…

New Delhi: As part of its ease of doing business initiatives, Delhi govt has brought 23 additional services under the Delhi Right of Citizen to Time Bound Delivery of Services Act, 2011. The move aims to ensure faster approvals, licences, registrations and no- objection certificates (NOCs) for citizens and business establishments while strengthening transparency and…