Respiratory infections like H1N1 are rising in Delhi-NCR and other regions. (Representational image) NEW DELHI: H1N1 (swine flu) and other respiratory infections are being reported more frequently in Delhi-NCR and some other parts of the country amid humid and variable weather conditions, with doctors advising people to watch for flu-like symptoms and take precautions to…
The bigger idea of the fourth undergraduate year being a direct route to a PhD programme is yet to take root. NEW DELHI: At the Jantar Mantar protest in July, closely competing with anger on paper leaks was frustration about the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP).The country’s first and predominantly Delhi University batch to graduate this…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta Thursday inaugurated a Jan Kaushal Kendra and a Swayam Swasthya Kendra in Moti Nagar Assembly constituency, established through the efforts of the Madan Lal Khurana Foundation.Gupta said the skill centre would help young people learn Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other modern technologies, preparing them for changing employment and entrepreneurship…
New Delhi: A man was crushed to death after a private bus allegedly rolled backwards while passengers were pushing it towards a CNG pump in northeast Delhi’s Tahirpur Thursday. The driver fled the spot after the incident, police said.Police said they received a PCR call regarding a fatal road accident, after which a police team…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court questioned Centre over a year-long delay in responding to a plea seeking legal recognition and guidelines for same-sex partners to provide medical consent and make emergency healthcare decisions for each other, orally noting that the law permits same-sex live-in relationships.The court observed that when consenting adults are allowed to be…
New Delhi: A complaint has been submitted to Delhi University vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh seeking disciplinary action against political science professor Sangeet Ragi over remarks he allegedly made during a television debate Tuesday.Indian National Teachers’ Congress (INTEC), which has filed the complaint, has accused Ragi of making derogatory remarks against the Dalit community and sought strict…
New Delhi: Two motorbike-borne men snatched a bag of gold jewellery, suspected to be worth about Rs 50 lakh, from a jewellery firm employee at the red light of the Simon Bolivar Marg-Sardar Patel Marg junction in central Delhi Tuesday.A hunt is on to catch them. Police said the 45-year-old employee reported the snatching at…
New Delhi: Four men posing as delivery agents allegedly entered a house in northwest Delhi’s Ashok Vihar Wednesday on the pretext of asking for water and robbed a 56-year-old woman of cash worth around Rs 75 lakh, police said.The incident took place around noon when the woman was preparing to leave for her husband’s factory…
New Delhi: Delhi Police is probing a complaint filed by a businessman alleging that a group of eight to 10 people posing as CBI officers attempted to recently conduct a fake raid at his residence in Rohini.Police, though, have detected some discrepancies in the version of the complainant. They have registered a case and are…
New Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Jitendra Pathak, who had been absconding for nearly 10 years, in connection with a case involving allegations that he impersonated an employee of Lok Sabha Secretariat and cheated a private individual with the promise of securing him a job in Parliament.CBI registered the case on July…
