Delhi

Residents recorded indoor temperatures, power cuts, medical emergencies, lost wages, and daily struggles during the hottest months of the year. These community-led Heat Stories became evidence in Greenpeace India’s submission to the National Human Rights Commission, continuing our calling to recognise heatwaves as a national disaster. “Logon ne araam kiya, aur chhuti poori ki… Yakum May…

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra (R) criticized Congress leaders for their past remarks NEW DELHI: Highlighting the “success story” of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the BJP on Tuesday attacked the Congress, alleging that its leader P Chidambaram had mocked the launch of UPI, which has now become the world’s largest real-time payment system within a…

The Delhi high court acquitted Nafe Singh in an attempt to murder case (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) NEW DELHI: The institution of marriage is “quite paradoxical,” and if issues between spouses are not resolved quickly, the “better half becomes the bitter half”, the Delhi high court has observed.The high court said one of…

CJP said the new teams would strengthen its organisational network, build local leadership, coordinate activities and take forward its work at the grassroots. NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) announced a fresh organisational expansion on Tuesday, appointing an organisation joint secretary, two national spokespersons and coordination committees for its north, west and east zones.The…

The Delhi High Court has halted FSSAI’s license cancellation for ITC’s Aashirvaad Atta. NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) not to cancel ITC Ltd’s licence for now over its alleged failure to comply with directions to remove “100%” claims from the packaging and…

The Delhi High Court has halted FSSAI’s license cancellation for ITC’s Aashirvaad Atta. NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) not to cancel ITC Ltd’s licence for now over its alleged failure to comply with directions to remove “100%” claims from the packaging and…

Arvind Kejriwal challenged the BJP to compare schools in Punjab and Gujarat. NEW DELHI: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday challenged the BJP to compare 1,000 government schools each in Punjab and Gujarat, claiming that Punjab’s education system had improved significantly under the AAP government.Kejriwal said he would provide a list of 1,000 schools in…

Rescue teams and his distressed father searched for hours before the boy was found NEW DELHI: A distressed father was seen entering an open drain with a stick in hand to search for his 15-year-old son Mithun, hours before the boy was found dead after falling into the drain in southeast Delhi’s Jasola while chasing…

Abhijeet Dipke has urged state education ministers for school data transparency NEW DELHI: Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has written to education ministers across states seeking transparency on the condition of government schools, teacher vacancies, funding and access to basic and digital facilities.In identical letters posted on X, Dipke said the…

AAP leader Satyendar Jain NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail plea of AAP leader Satyendar Jain in the alleged Delhi Jal Board (DJB) sewage treatment plant (STP) tender scam case.The court is scheduled to pronounce its order on September 3.Jain, who was arrested in connection with the…