New Delhi: Before dawn breaks over Delhi’s Lal Bagh slum, Reshma quietly leaves her small shack made of plastic sheets and sackcloth. The lanes are still dark when she begins rummaging through garbage piles for scrap and firewood. By the time the city wakes up, she has already spent hours working on an empty stomach.At…
New Delhi: A businessman was injured after a bike-borne assailant allegedly snatched his gold jewellery near the Joint Commissioner’s office in East Delhi’s Anand Vihar on Wednesday night.The accused suddenly pounced on him and snatched two gold chains and a pendant from the victim’s neck before fleeing the spot. The businessman sustained injuries during the…
New Delhi: The govt is working on a new policy to expand the use of treated wastewater for non-drinking purposes across the city amid rising concern over declining groundwater levels.Officials said the initiative is aimed at reducing dependence on freshwater supplies by diverting treated sewage water towards construction activities, irrigation of parks and other urban…
New Delhi: A 57-year-old school caretaker, who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl inside the premises in west Delhi, has been granted bail by a Dwarka court after it noted that CCTV footage placed him away from the alleged crime scene at the time and the child’s medical examination did not reveal…
New Delhi: Around 14 people were arrested for allegedly operating a large-scale work-from-home scam racket, with 12 of them nabbed from a hotel in Shahdara’s Geeta Colony. Police said several complaints linked to the gang revealed cheating amounting to nearly Rs 8 crore.Police said the gang targeted job seekers through social media platforms by offering…
New Delhi: Diagnosed with thalassemia major when she was just two months old, Zehra’s childhood didn’t begin in classes or on playgrounds, but with hospital visits and blood transfusions.Her parents realised something was wrong when the infant appeared unusually weak and pale. Medical tests confirmed the diagnosis – a severe inherited blood disorder that prevents…
A 22-year-old dancer, Mohit, was brutally assaulted by friends and thrown onto railway tracks in Delhi’s Bhalswa Dairy, leaving him critically injured and facing potential leg amputation. NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old dancer was allegedly assaulted by a group of his friends and thrown onto railway tracks in Delhi’s Bhalswa Dairy area, leaving him critically injured…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Friday registered an FIR against the CEO of a company following a complaint filed by an employee alleging sexual harassment and related misconduct during her internship period.According to news agency ANI, the complainant has accused the CEO of sexual harassment, inappropriate behaviour, intimidation, mental harassment, and abuse of authority during…
New Delhi: The crime branch has busted an interstate syndicate allegedly involved in the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit life-saving medicines. Four key operatives were arrested following a raid in north Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar and a large cache of pharmaceutical products and equipment was seized.The syndicate was allegedly diverting govt-supplied medicines from Uttar Pradesh and…
The Enforcement Directorate has arrested three founders of the online gaming platform Gameskraft (Pic: Prithvi Raj Singh) NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested three founders of online gaming platform Gameskraft in connection with an alleged money laundering case linked to cheating and fraud, officials said.The accused, Deepak Singh, Prithvi Raj Singh and…
