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New Delhi: To enhance preparedness for radiological and nuclear exigencies, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday opened a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) field training and demonstration centre at Burari plains in Delhi.Inaugurated by DRDO chairman Samir V Kamat, the training and demonstration centre will be a unique DRDO-CBRN-centre of excellence comprising…

New Delhi: A Delhi court recently convicted a man of kidnapping and penetrative sexual assault of a minor, underscoring the brutality of the crime. The court observed that “these kinds of brutal injuries are life-threatening for such a small child,” noting the victim’s suffering.The case dates back to Nov 2025, when the accused, Sunny Kumar,…

New Delhi: A recent assessment of measures regarding summer preparedness at 24 Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (Dusib) shelters has flagged serious gaps in implementation of plans and lack of basic amenities. The field survey has also noted two heat-related deaths at a couple of the facilities.Centre for Holistic Development (CHD), a non-profit organisation that…

New Delhi: Claiming to have exposed a builder-banker nexus, CBI has filed a chargesheet against AVJ Developers Pvt Ltd, its directors and officials from Bank of India, ICICI and UCO Bank for a coordinated fraud on banks and homebuyers.Its investigation revealed bank employees bypassed norms to provide undue financial advantages to builders. The scheme, CBI…

New Delhi: Delhi govt has withdrawn its earlier circular that allowed firms to register multiple e-carts and e-rickshaws—limited to lithium-ion battery models—in their names, officials said on Wednesday.A senior official said the revised decision aims to ensure that the benefits of e-rickshaw registration are distributed more widely among Delhi’s residents, rather than being concentrated with…

New Delhi: A 25-year-old man allegedly linked to a sextortion gang that blackmailed victims using explicit videos has been arrested in Mewat. The accused has been identified as Abas Khan.The case surfaced after a resident of Shalimar Bagh filed an online complaint reporting cyber fraud of ₹2.5 lakh. He stated that he first received a…

New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s much-publicised open-air restaurant policy, launched in Nov 2022 to promote Delhi’s night-time economy, has failed to take off, with the number of licensed establishments dropping from 201 to fewer than 100.Despite repeated efforts by MCD to promote terrace dining and open-air restaurant spaces, officials said the concept had struggled…

New Delhi: When a 21-year-old travel company operator was offered “rejected bank notes” at a high exchange rate, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to make quick money. A deal sealed in outer Delhi’s Narela appeared profitable until he opened the packet and found 600 toy notes marked ‘Bharatiya Manoranjan Bank’ and ‘Children Bank of…

New Delhi: The new school management committee (SMC) guidelines, rolled out on Wednesday, indicates that schools in Delhi are set for a structural reset aimed at deepening community participation and improving accountability.The framework introduces mandatory monthly meetings to track a school’s performance, three-year development plans linked to learning outcomes, stronger financial oversight through social audits,…

New Delhi: The sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) of Narela has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that excavators and other vehicles involved in illegal sand mining in the Yamuna floodplain were recently seized and FIRs registered against those responsible.The submission was made in an ongoing NGT case on sand mining in the Yamuna, based on a…