New Delhi: A tobacco cessation helpline run from Delhi has helped more than 2.3 lakh Indians quit tobacco and handled nearly one crore calls over the past decade, emerging as one of the country’s largest counselling-based public health interventions against nicotine addiction.Operated by Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute (VPCI), University of Delhi, the National Tobacco Quitline…
NEW DELHI: Several people are feared trapped under the debris after a five-storey building collapsed near Saket Metro station in south Delhi on Saturday evening.The building, located on Western Marg in Saidulajab, collapsed entirely, leaving behind a massive mound of rubble, said officials according to news agency PTI. Police sources said a coaching institute operated…
NEW DELHI: A ragpicker woman sleeping on a footpath in Delhi’s Palam area was allegedly sexually harassed by a passerby, police said. The incident occurred on May 24, 2026. The accused, a resident of the Palam area who works at a tent house. According to officials, a PCR call was received on May 24 reporting…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Saturday criticised the Congress after Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar was elected as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP), questioning whether the change would alter what it described as the “character” of the government or amount only to a “change of face”.The remarks came after senior…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Traffic Police on Saturday issued an advisory in connection with repair work at the Azad Market Railway Underpass (RUB) on Ram Bagh Road.According to the advisory, traffic movement in the area will be affected due to repairs of the damaged M.S. sheet side portion at Box No. 03 of the Kishan Ganj/Azad…
NEW DELHI: Rain lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Saturday evening, followed by dust storms and strong winds, bringing relief from the heat as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued red and orange alerts warning of thunderstorms, lightning, hail and further rainfall across the national capital.According to the weather department, parts of central, northeast, southwest, west,…
NEW DELHI: Several residents across Delhi-NCR and parts of western Uttar Pradesh were startled on Saturday after receiving an “Extremely Severe Alert” notification on their mobile phones, accompanied by a loud warning buzzer.The alert warned of severe weather conditions, including thunderstorms, lightning, strong winds, heavy rainfall and hailstorms, likely to affect several districts over the…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday ordered the framing of charges against alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, Leena Maria Paul, Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez and others in a money laundering case linked to the alleged extortion of Rs 200 crore from Aditi Singh.Charges have also been framed against Sukesh Chandrasekhar, Leena Maria Paul and others…
Delhi Police return 532 lost, stolen phones under Operation Vishwas (Image credit- Delhi Police) NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Saturday returned 532 lost or stolen mobile phones to their rightful owners during a special handover programme organised under the ongoing “Operation Vishwas” initiative. The devices were recovered over the past three weeks and traced from…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only NEW DELHI: The Special Cell of Delhi Police on Saturday said it had busted a terror module linked to the Dawood Ibrahim network and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), arresting nine people allegedly planning attacks in the national capital.Police said the accused were plotting strikes on “critical installations, security personnel,…
