NH-9 Commuters faced traffic snarls on the Ghazipur–Delhi road as repair work continued New Delhi: On Wednesday morning, Akhilesh had barely crossed Indirapuram when the red brake lights ahead came to a standstill. Cars on NH-9 towards Delhi were stuck bumper to bumper, while bikers squeezed through narrow gaps. For nearly half an hour, his…
New Delhi: Public Works Department (PWD) has imposed an immediate halt on foreign travel by officials after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal to avoid non-essential foreign travel amid the escalating West Asia crisis.According to the department, which has issued an order on the matter, no personal or official visit abroad will be allowed until…
New Delhi: After a hot day, the weather took a sudden turn on Wednesday night as rain and gusty winds of up to 98 kmph swept across the city. It led to a drop in mercury by 10 degrees Celsius. Parts of Delhi, including Green Park, Dhaula Kuan, Uttam Nagar and Moti Bagh, also witnessed…
Firefighters try to control a fire that broke out in bushes near Rajghat Depot in New Delhi on April 12, 2026 New Delhi: Delhi Fire Services (DFS) is facing a serious manpower crunch, with nearly 80% of its fire station officer posts lying vacant.Against a sanctioned strength of 90 station officers, only 18 positions are…
New Delhi: Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to conserve petrol and diesel and turn energy conservation into a people’s movement, Delhi govt has decided to limit the number of vehicles used by the chief minister, ministers and other officials in view of the prevailing global situation.Chief minister Rekha Gupta said the govt would restrict…
New Delhi: Delhi recorded an overall pass percentage of 92.1 in the CBSE Class XII examinations this year, remaining above the national average of 85.2%, despite a decline from last year’s performance.The pass percentage in Delhi region stood at 95.2 in 2025, showing that although there has been a dip this year, the capital continues…
New Delhi: AIIMS Delhi has revived its simultaneous kidney-pancreas (SPK) transplant programme after 18 years, successfully performing the rare and complex dual-organ transplant on a 30-year-old patient from Haryana suffering from end-stage kidney failure caused by long-standing Type 1 diabetes.The surgery can potentially free patients from both lifelong insulin dependence and dialysis by treating diabetes…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the blanket exemption of agricultural income from taxation and seeking its imposition in the capital, terming the plea “misconceived”.A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said the issue fell outside the court’s domain and that it could…
New Delhi: Indian agencies on Wednesday secured the extradition of high-profile fugitive Prabhdeep Singh from Azerbaijan, marking a significant breakthrough for international law enforcement cooperation. Singh, the subject of an Interpol Red Notice, was escorted back to India by a special three-member team.The operation witnessed Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Delhi Police acting in…
New Delhi: A day after a 12-year-old was critically injured after he was allegedly stabbed in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, two minors have been apprehended.According to police, the boy had gone to A block, Jahangirpuri, for motorcycle repairs with his cousin, a mechanic, around 10 am on Tuesday, when they were intercepted by two known associates….
