New Delhi: A fire broke out in the kitchen chimney of the Parikrama revolving restaurant in central Delhi’s Connaught Place on Tuesday afternoon, prompting the evacuation of the building. There was no casualty.Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said a call about the fire at the restaurant on Barakhamba Road reached it at 3.40 pm, following which…
A Delhi Police head constable faces charges of rape after a court ordered an FIR (Representative image) NEW DELHI: A Delhi Police head constable has been booked on charges of allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of marriage after a city court directed the registration of an FIR. The accused has since been line…
New Delhi: Keeping in mind the health requirements of a man battling advanced chronic liver disease, Delhi High Court has made the rare exception to let his 17-year-old son donate a part of his liver to the patient.Allowing the boy’s plea, Justice Mini Pushkarna Monday noted that though there was no “absolute statutory bar” on…
The disruption impacted the evening rush hour, leaving thousands of commuters stranded while returning home from work (Image used for representative purpose only) NEW DELHI: Services on the Delhi Metro’s Blue Line between Anand Vihar and Vaishali stations were affected for nearly one and a half hours on Tuesday evening after a failure in the…
New Delhi: Public Works Department (PWD) has proposed an integrated corridor improvement plan for Gandhi Nagar road, covering the stretch from Mother Dairy to Kashyap Mohalla.This will help ease congestion along key arterial stretches in east Delhi, including Mother Dairy road, Gandhi Nagar road and Geeta Colony road.The project involves engaging a consultant to prepare…
The accused, identified as Sanjeev Dixit alias Sanjay Sharma, 53, was arrested on Thursday (AI image used for representational purpose only) NEW DELHI: A man accused of cheating multiple banks of more than Rs 18 crore using forged property documents and impersonation has been arrested by Delhi Police after allegedly evading arrest for nearly nine…
L-R: In the inaugural session, entrepreneur Ranjan Gupta, Chief Guest Renu Narang, Guest of Honour Geeta Chandran and Keynote Speaker Kusum Singh shared their views on Women Beyond Midlife. At a time when India’s urban demographic is quietly ageing, a day-long seminar at the India International Centre on June 28 shifted the lens to a cohort that…
On Tuesday afternoon, a fire incident occurred at the Parikrama Restaurant on Barakhamba Road in central Delhi (Representative image) NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at Parikrama Restaurant on Barakhamba Road in central Delhi on Tuesday afternoon, following which fire tenders were rushed to the spot.The blaze was brought under control and no casualties were…
NEW DELHI: A 24-year-old woman has alleged that she was sexually harassed inside a moving car in East Delhi’s Mandawali area.According to the woman’s complaint, the accused, who was known to the victim, first invited her out for momos and later said he needed to stop for a CNG refill. Instead of heading to the…
Widespread rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds are forecast across India as the southwest monsoon remains active. NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds across several parts of the country on Wednesday as the southwest monsoon remains active over large parts of India.Heavy to very heavy rainfall is…
