New Delhi: Days after it cancelled the bail plea of a school staffer accused of raping a minor, Delhi High Court Wednesday cancelled the bail granted to a woman teacher in the same case.Noting that Pocso cases warrant “utmost caution”, the court asked her to surrender in three days, in connection with the alleged rape…
New Delhi: Three days after four Class X students went missing while bathing in the Yamuna near Hiranki Road in outer north Delhi, rescue teams Wednesday recovered the bodies of two of them—Rahul and Amandeep, both 15. Efforts were on to trace Anshu and Saurabh.The boys had gone to the river Sunday evening along with…
New Delhi: Earlier this year, the Tillu Tajpuria gang made a surprise comeback in the city’s underworld by executing two back-to-back hits targeting the Gogi gang. The high-profile killings prompted law enforcement agencies to track the resurgence of organised crime syndicates in the city.In a major breakthrough, police have now arrested a Delhi Police head…
New Delhi: Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has awarded a Rs17.7 lakh contract to IIT Delhi to independently evaluate the performance of all 29 sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the capital, including testing whether their disinfection systems are effective in eliminating faecal coliform bacteria before treated sewage is discharged and reaches Yamuna.In an affidavit dated June…
New Delhi: Weeks after a scooty was stolen from outside a house in Karol Bagh, Delhi Police tracked the alleged thief to a drug de-addiction centre in Noida, where he was arrested.The accused, identified as 26-year-old Mohammad Adnan, was arrested by a team from DBG Road police station in connection with the vehicle theft reported…
New Delhi: A citizen-led survey conducted in June documented 486 mature trees with a girth of over 100 centimetres, belonging to 51 species, across the Delhi Gymkhana campus, describing the site as one of the most diverse and ecologically valuable urban tree assemblages in the heart of the capital.The survey said the trees support biodiversity,…
New Delhi: For the first time, Delhi High Court Wednesday handed over letters to lawyers who were recently conferred the senior advocate tag.Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya, accompanied by senior judges of the high court, handed over the letters to the lawyers in a ceremony within the HC premises.Last week, a full bench released a list…
Protesters at Jantar Mantar face photography and videography without disclosed authority (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: A petition has been filed in the Delhi high court alleging that Delhi Police has subjected peaceful protesters at Jantar Mantar to continuous surveillance through photography, videography and round-the-clock monitoring since the sit-in protest and hunger strike began on…
New Delhi: Four months into the 2026-27 academic session, some Class IX students in Delhi govt schools are still waiting for Hindi-medium NCERT textbooks in science and social science, with parents and education activists alleging that the delay has left students dependent on teachers’ phones and handwritten notes.The alleged shortage has also raised questions about…
New Delhi: The Delhi govt plans to install a 15-foot-tall, 1,500 kg bronze statue of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Azadpur roundabout in north Delhi, officials said.Calling the initiative a tribute to the statesman, urban development minister Ashish Sood said, “Former Prime Minister, Bharat Ratna recipient, the revered Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji was a…
