New Delhi: A man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting his 13-year-old stepdaughter in outer Delhi, police said on Thursday, adding that the girl is five months pregnant.According to police, a PCR call was received at the local police station on Wednesday about a minor girl being pregnant and blaming her stepfather for the…
Customs officers at Delhi’s IGI Airport intercepted three passengers arriving from Bangkok (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Customs officials at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport have seized over 24 kg of suspected marijuana valued at more than ₹24 crore in three separate cases involving passengers arriving from Bangkok, officials said on Thursday. In the biggest…
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency has opened a small correction window that would allow students to change in their CUET-UG 2026 examination state, date and shift after widespread complaints that they were allotted centres hundreds of kilometres away from their preferred cities.In a notice on Tuesday, the agency said candidates can opt for a…
“I want the guilty to be punished. I am a mother, I do not want them to be hanged. I want life imprisonment for them,” Hasirani Rath said while speaking to reporters. NEW DELHI: Hasirani Rath, mother of Chandranath Rath, personal assistant of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, on Thursday demanded life imprisonment for those behind…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has observed that weekly markets operating in various parts of the city should be well regulated and cannot become a “security nightmare”.It has sought the stand of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on a plea by a resident of Uttam Nagar in west Delhi seeking closure of one such market…
New Delhi: New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has begun extensive preparations for the upcoming India-Africa Forum Summit later this month, with civic departments directed to ensure large-scale beautification and infrastructure readiness across key locations in Lutyens’ Delhi.Officials said the horticulture department has been tasked with installing unique flower varieties capable of withstanding sultry weather conditions…
New Delhi: To enhance preparedness for radiological and nuclear exigencies, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday opened a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) field training and demonstration centre at Burari plains in Delhi.Inaugurated by DRDO chairman Samir V Kamat, the training and demonstration centre will be a unique DRDO-CBRN-centre of excellence comprising…
New Delhi: A Delhi court recently convicted a man of kidnapping and penetrative sexual assault of a minor, underscoring the brutality of the crime. The court observed that “these kinds of brutal injuries are life-threatening for such a small child,” noting the victim’s suffering.The case dates back to Nov 2025, when the accused, Sunny Kumar,…
New Delhi: A recent assessment of measures regarding summer preparedness at 24 Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (Dusib) shelters has flagged serious gaps in implementation of plans and lack of basic amenities. The field survey has also noted two heat-related deaths at a couple of the facilities.Centre for Holistic Development (CHD), a non-profit organisation that…
New Delhi: Claiming to have exposed a builder-banker nexus, CBI has filed a chargesheet against AVJ Developers Pvt Ltd, its directors and officials from Bank of India, ICICI and UCO Bank for a coordinated fraud on banks and homebuyers.Its investigation revealed bank employees bypassed norms to provide undue financial advantages to builders. The scheme, CBI…
