Delhi Fire Service (File photo) NEW DELHI: The capital’s highrise fire woes may finally find a resolution, as the fire department plans to procure tenders and ladders to strengthen its response to blazes in tall buildings with 50-plus floors.Two specialised fire tenders designed for firefighting in highrises and skyscrapers, equipped with long-range systems capable of…
NEW DELHI: An Air India passenger allegedly smashed the inner pane of an aircraft window during a Chandigarh-Delhi flight on June 7. The incident occurred on flight AI1879 as the aircraft was preparing to land in Delhi.In a statement, an Air India spokesperson said, “Flight AI1879 operating from Chandigarh to Delhi on 7 June landed…
Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev’s resignation from the TMC deals a significant blow to the party’s national ambitions, particularly in the northeast NEW DELHI: The resignation of Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has dealt another major blow to the party at a time when it is grappling with an unprecedented…
For the past 12 years, 65-year-old Vijay Laxmi has been quietly dedicating her life to caring for monkeys in Tughlakabad. Without any external support, she has been providing drinking water to the animals every day, she travels two kilometers from her home every day to provide water to these monkeys.Using a handcart, she brings water…
NEW DELHI: An orange shirt worn by Munchun Kewat at the time of allegedly killing his wife and three young daughters in outer Delhi’s Samaypur Badli became the crucial clue that led police to arrest him from Rajasthan, a chargesheet filed before a Rohini court has stated.Police sources said the 250-page chargesheet attributed the murders…
New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday rejected the interim bail application of Al Falah Group chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui in a money laundering case, holding he had failed to establish grounds for relief despite citing his wife’s medical condition and humanitarian considerations.Finding the application “devoid of merit”, additional sessions judge Sheetal Pradhan Choudhary said, “It…
NEW DELHI: A man with 17 criminal cases against him was injured in an exchange of fire with police near Moolchand Metro station in southeast Delhi after he allegedly opened fire at a police team that had laid a trap to arrest him, an officer said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Sonu, sustained a bullet…
New Delhi: A court has denied bail to a man accused of conspiring in the assault on chief minister Rekha Gupta during a public meeting, observing that the allegations against him were grave and supported by material collected during the investigation.Additional sessions judge Nishant Garg was hearing the bail plea of Tehsin Raza, who is…
A severe pre-monsoon squall with winds up to 120 kmph battered Delhi-NCR, bringing relief from heat but causing widespread disruption NEW DELHI: After an evening dust storm turned the skies over Delhi a shade of brown with wind speeds touching a staggering 120kmph at Palam, the capital witnessed an even more dramatic weather spectacle late…
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two key accused in an international human trafficking racket that lured Indian nationals to cyber scam compounds in Southeast Asia on the promise of high-paying jobs.The accused, identified as Nipender Chaudhary and Nilesh Narpatsinh Purohit, were part of a transnational network that recruited Indians with…
