Delhi is experiencing renewed rainfall, causing significant waterlogging and traffic disruptions across the capital. NEW DELHI: Rain, waterlogging and traffic disruption are once again dominating conversations in Delhi as another spell of showers hit the capital. The city is also watching the weather closely after a particularly wet start to August, while civic infrastructure and…
Delhi anticipates moderate rainfall today, with a yellow alert issued by the weather office. NEW DELHI: Delhi is likely to witness moderate rainfall on Tuesday, with the weather office issuing a ‘yellow alert’ amid a forecast of generally cloudy skies. The minimum temperature in the city settled at 26 degrees Celsius, while the maximum is…
Relief for Dabur as Delhi HC stays FSSAI order over ‘100%’ food claims NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court Monday made it clear that what a girl or a woman wears is her choice and faulted an attempt by the defence lawyers who linked a woman’s sexual harassment to her choice of wearing jeans.The court said…
Akhilesh Yadav blamed the central government for rising unemployment and student unrest. NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the BJP-led Centre of failing to address unemployment and said the Central government was responsible for resentment by students and job aspirants in Jharkhand.Yadav said the Centre had a responsibility to create employment…
Ethanol-blended diesel fails mandatory safety specifications, which hinders its wider use NEW DELHI: Ethanol-blended diesel has failed to meet mandatory safety specifications after the addition of ethanol caused a sharp drop in the fuel’s flash point, effectively ruling out wider use of the blend unless the technical issue is resolved, minister of state for petroleum…
Vibha SharmaNew Delhi: New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Monday removed signages outside shops and restaurants at several places in Khan Market, calling these non-compliant and oversized under the Outdoor Advertisement Policy, 2017.It also removed claddings and water motors installed next to building boundaries, calling them encroachments on public land.The action was later put on hold…
New Delhi: Ahead of Independence Day, Delhi Police has launched a cybersecurity audit of nearly 1,000 CCTV cameras installed in and around Red Fort to ensure the surveillance network remains secure.The move comes after police busted a spying racket allegedly linked to Pakistan-based gangster Shahzad Bhatti and ISI. CCTV cameras installed near sensitive security and…
New Delhi: A 30-year-old man was allegedly stabbed during an altercation over his brother having borrowed Rs 700, late Sunday night in northwest Delhi’s Begumpur. Three people, including the man who had lent the money, have been arrested.The deceased, Mukesh Yadav, a resident of Bharat Vihar, was allegedly stabbed on the road between Bharat Vihar…
New Delhi: An 88-year-old man’s stolen mobile phone helped Delhi Police unravel a pan-India cyberfraud syndicate that stole phones and used them to access bank accounts of their owners and siphon off money.The operation involved a network of phone thieves, suppliers of mule bank accounts and other financial instruments in Meerut and Ghaziabad, and a…
New Delhi: The family of 70-year-old Urmila Bhardwaj, who was crushed to death between vehicles in Narela last Saturday, has donated her eyes.The family said it wanted to give Urmila a meaningful farewell by helping restore the gift of sight to someone else. Her eyes were donated to an eye bank in Daryaganj, allowing the…
