(Image used for representative) Heavy Rain Likely In Rajasthan, Himachal; Delhi To See Light Showers NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rainfall across several states over the coming days, with heavy to very heavy rainfall likely in parts of Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh, while Delhi is expected to remain cloudy with intermittent…
AIIMS Delhi successfully performed a dual kidney transplant using organs from an elderly donor NEW DELHI: A 70-year-old deceased woman’s kidneys, which might otherwise have gone unused because of her age, have helped save a 56-year-old woman at AIIMS Delhi.Doctors say the hospital’s second successful dual kidney transplant from an elderly ‘marginal donor’ highlights the…
A Delhi court acquitted Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment charges NEW DELHI: While acquitting former BJP MP and ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Rouse Avenue court said the allegations levelled against him appeared to be politically motivated and fabricated.The court also highlighted that the prosecution failed to prove the allegations and that…
New Delhi: Delhi govt schools will now need to carve out 30 minutes on all school days for a reading period. No timetable adjustment or replacement of a period is allowed.Officials in the department of education (DoE) said the initiative is aimed at reviving regular reading among students when reading habits are being overshadowed by…
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has cancelled a student-organised discussion on a book authored by former student Umar Khalid, scheduled on the campus Monday, citing “non-disclosure of the full facts” about the programme.The discussion was centred on Khalid’s book, Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power, based on his PhD thesis submitted…
New Delhi: Delhi BJP Sunday launched a series of Tiranga Yatras across the city as part of its Independence Day week celebrations, with thousands of party workers participating in marches in several districts.The yatras were organised under the leadership of Delhi BJP president Harsh Malhotra and coordinated by state general secretary Vishnu Mittal. Malhotra will…
New Delhi: The body of an 18-year-old youth who was swept away by a strong current in a drain in southeast Delhi’s Sarita Vihar on Friday evening was recovered late Saturday night near the Agra Canal, where the drain opens up.The deceased, identified as Ankit, a resident of Bhim Colony in the Ali Village area,…
New Delhi: AAP and BJP Sunday locked horns over alleged irregularities in the proposed procurement and distribution of subsidised rice in Delhi.Opposition AAP alleged a Rs 22,000-crore scam and a BJP minister threatened legal action.A Delhi AAP functionary alleged corruption in the BJP-led Delhi govt’s procurement and sale of subsidised rice, claiming that the proposed…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is going to launch a campaign in all 13 districts to free the city of child beggars. The drive will focus on protecting children found begging, counselling their families and providing them with safe alternatives, chief minister Rekha Gupta said.Under the campaign, these children will not be removed by force, govt…
New Delhi: They were once the silent lookouts or the quiet couriers stepping into the shadows when their kingpins were hauled off in handcuffs. Today, women like Taslima Putti, Kusum, and the notorious sister trio of Paro, Usha and Kanta are no longer peripheral players in the city’s narcotics network .They are at the centre…
