New Delhi: Five battery energy storage systems (BESS) will be installed at substations in Dwarka, Bindapur, Hari Nagar, Sagarpur and Pappankala-2 to strengthen Delhi’s power infrastructure. The 97.5 MW project is expected to benefit around 2.6 lakh consumers by improving grid reliability, easing peak-load stress and supporting renewable energy integration.BESS works like a giant rechargeable…
New Delhi: A 34-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife and two children during a domestic dispute in southeast Delhi’s Mithapur, leading to the death of his two-year-old son.The mother of the boy works as a househelp while the accused father, Chandan Sharma, worked as a daily wage carpenter. The boy is…
New Delhi: Restoring Delhi’s historic connection with the Yamuna, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has revitalised plans to rejuvenate 32 ghats along the Yamuna Bazar stretch and develop the area into a major cultural, heritage and public destination.Yamuna Bazar is not just a market, but also has a series of century-old ghats and temples, and functions…
New Delhi: In her mid-50s, Poonam Kashyap was busy ensuring that all her household belongings were packed as she prepared to leave her single-room home in Yamuna Bazar, where she claims to have lived for the past 35 years.Residents in the area said they received a final warning from authorities late Friday night to vacate…
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) continued its protest at Jantar Mantar till late Saturday evening after announcing that the agitation would be on until Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy, even as Delhi Police denied permission to extend the demonstration.Police were seen taking some protesters away after the…
As yoga finds new audiences through Instagram and YouTube, experts call for a balance between accessibility and authenticity New Delhi: Not too long ago, mornings began with a yoga mat rolled out under the open sky, as practitioners stretched to the ‘Surya Namaskar’ in neighbourhood parks, under the guidance of a trained instructor. Today, that…
New Delhi: Rap songs, poetry, standup acts and Gen-Z memes formed the backdrop to Cockroach Janta Party’s second protest in the city Saturday, where artists from across the country took to the stage to criticise and take jibes at the NEET-UG paper leak controversy, governance issues and challenges faced by young people.Songs written specially for…
New Delhi: Yoga may offer benefits beyond weight loss for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), recently renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS).Two studies led by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have found that a 12-week yoga programme improved hormone levels, insulin resistance, cholesterol profile and menstrual health, while also producing favourable metabolic…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested a man who allegedly posed as an additional district magistrate (ADM) from Uttar Pradesh and cheated several people of nearly Rs 60 lakh by promising govt jobs and land allotments in Noida, officials said.The case surfaced after a complaint was filed on March 23, alleging cheating and impersonation. The…
New Delhi: Fourteen people have been arrested in an international cyber fraud call centre bust in Rajapuri area of southwest Delhi’s Dwarka. The accused were allegedly cheating US citizens by pretending to be the tech support staff of a multinational company and security service providers.According to the police, acting on a tip-off, a raid was…
