New Delhi: A portion of an old building collapsed in Daryaganj’s Kucha Chelan Gali Sunday evening, bringing down an electricity pole and wires and blocking the narrow lane. No injuries or casualties were reported.Police said the building is old and dilapidated and is currently unoccupied, except for two shops operating on the ground floor.According to…
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court is set to hear on Monday the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) plea challenging the bail granted to former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case linked to the 2021-22 excise policy, news agency PTI.The petition, filed by the ED in 2024, is listed…
The event was scheduled for August 10 from 3 pm to 6 pm at the School of Social Sciences-I auditorium. NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has cancelled a student-organised discussion on a book authored by former student Umar Khalid, scheduled on campus on Monday, citing “non-disclosure of the full facts” about the programme.The…
The development comes months after DU decided not to proceed with its proposed policy to regulate the social media activities of its employees. NEW DELHI: University of Delhi has directed its colleges and departments to follow guidelines on professional conduct and social media use by employees, months after it shelved its own proposed policy to…
The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for Himachal Pradesh. NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Himachal Pradesh on Monday as heavy to very heavy rain is expected in parts of the state.Heavy to very heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, east Rajasthan and west Madhya Pradesh, while…
The heat index or ‘feels-like temperature’ increased to 44.7°C at 2.30 pm. The maximum had remained below 30°C for two consecutive days: 27.6°C Thursday and 27.5°C Friday. NEW DELHI: The city recorded its wettest 24 hours in Aug in two years after logging 98.7 mm of rainfall from 8.30am Friday to 8.30 am Saturday. Higher…
The smash-up happened around 8 am on the narrow road in front of Gate No. 1 of Himalaya Apartment in Mamurpur. NEW DELHI: A 70-year-old woman who was feeding birds and insects on the roadside Saturday morning was killed when a head-on crash between a Mercedes-Benz and a WagonR sent the smaller car into a…
New Delhi: Four armed men allegedly held an elderly couple hostage in their bungalow and assaulted them before fleeing with cash and valuables worth over Rs 1 crore in north Delhi’s Roop Nagar early Friday.Taresh Baisiwala (74) runs an auto-parts business in Kashmere Gate and lives with his wife, Archana (70). Both sustained minor injuries.At…
New Delhi: Urmila Bhardwaj, a 70-year-old resident of Mamurpur village in Outer Delhi, who was killed after being trapped between two vehicles Saturday morning, was known as a deeply religious woman and an avid animal lover. Caring for stray animals and birds was an integral part of her daily routine.According to her family, Urmila’s mornings…
New Delhi: DDA has initiated a comprehensive project to modernise street lighting on master plan roads in Dwarka as part of its road infrastructure revamp. The project will cost nearly Rs 10 crore and the deadline for completion is this Oct.Officials said that the project is in progress and taken up as Dwarka witnesses the…
