NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has apprehended a minor accused of setting a vehicle on fire after its owner refused to lend it to him in northwest Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar. Police said the boy was also allegedly brandishing weapons on social media in an attempt to create fear and assert criminal dominance in the area.Police said…
Delhi students taking the NEET (UG) 2026 re-test on June 21 will travel free on DTC buses, announced Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. NEW DELHI: NEET (UG) 2026 candidates appearing for the re-test on June 21 will be allowed to travel free on all DTC buses, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta announced on Friday.The facility will…
India is gearing up for a challenging monsoon, with rainfall expected to be only 90% of the seasonal average and a possible increase in heatwave conditions also being projected. NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday indicated below-normal rainfall in several major regions in many parts of the country. The department has said…
Delhi high court will hear Friday a petition by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke against blocking of the satirical digital outfit’s social media account on X. NEW DELHI: Delhi high court will hear Friday a petition by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke against blocking of the satirical digital outfit’s social media…
NEW DELHI: An 80-year-old retired IAS officer died, while his son suffered injuries after a fire broke out at a house in south Delhi’s Hauz Khas area, police said on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Dhanender Kumar, a retired Indian Administrative Service officer, according to news agency PTI. He died during treatment at the AIIMS…
Majority of DU students appear for exams on Eid NEW DELHI: A majority of students at University of Delhi appeared for examinations conducted on Thursday despite Eid al-Adha celebrations, with around 1.35 lakh undergraduate students attending the exams, university officials said.Delhi University Controller of Examinations Gurpreet Singh Tuteja told PTI that, although the final attendance…
New Delhi: A Delhi court has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment under the Pocso Act and the Indian Penal Code for penetrative sexual assault on a minor boy.The child came forward and complained nearly 10 months after the 2023 crime when the man allegedly uploaded an objectionable video of him on…
New Delhi: “One of the boys started tampering with the chair next to mine. When Sai objected, the boy began staring at him and verbally abusing him,” the girl, cited by police as the prime witness, told investigators while recounting the moments leading up to the shooting of a 17-year-old boy at an eatery in…
New Delhi: As Delhi continues to bake, its largest state govt-run tertiary care health centre, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital, is grappling with an acute shortage of drinking water, leaving patients, attendants and healthcare workers sweating at the peak of summer.A visit to the hospital on Wednesday revealed that most of the drinking water…
New Delhi: A Delhi court has granted bail to six accused persons arrested in connection with an alleged Rs 37.2-crore scam linked to the Delhi govt’s Jai Bhim Mukhyamantri Pratibha Vikas Yojana, reiterating that “bail is the rule and jail is an exception”.The case, registered by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in 2025, stems from a…
