New Delhi: Stepping up his campaign against E20-blended petrol, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal Monday announced a ‘national town hall against E20’ on Aug 1 at Constitution Club where he seeks to bring together experts, vehicle owners and citizens concerned to discuss the impact of E20 petrol and chart the future course of the campaign. Kejriwal…
“This incident will stay with me till my last breath, but I’ll always remember it positively,†says 25-year-old Irshad Shaikh, days after being discharged from hospital following the injuries he allegedly sustained in pellet firing during the Parliament protest. While doctors have advised him to remain in Delhi for follow-up check-ups, Shaikh says he believes…
New Delhi: Noting that “things have cooled down”, Delhi High Court Monday advised a petitioner alleging intrusive surveillance of protesters at Jantar Mantar to file a general plea seeking framing of guidelines in this regard.“You better file a petition where we can examine the provisions. This petition, as we understood, was confined to a particular…
New Delhi: Nearly two days after protesters vacated Jantar Mantar, the designated site of the students’ movement from June 20 to July 25, Delhi Police personnel Monday were seen scraping newspaper sheets pasted across the glass walls of Jantar Mantar Metro station, trying to erase the traces of the month-long agitation.But while the protest site…
New Delhi: Delhi BJP has decided to intensify its outreach among young voters after internal feedback suggested that the party needs to engage more actively with issues concerning the youth, particularly in the wake of the recent Gen Z-led protest at Jantar Mantar.According to party sources, the outreach will involve three levels — the state…
New Delhi: A 28-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run after his Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle was allegedly struck by a pickup truck that police suspect was being driven on the wrong side of the road in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka early Sunday. The truck driver is yet to be traced.Rohit, a resident of Najafgarh, worked…
New Delhi: Four people allegedly drowned while bathing in the Yamuna near Yamuna Khadar in east Delhi’s Geeta Colony Monday evening, prompting a joint search and rescue operation. One body has been recovered.Around 7.20pm, they entered the river to take a bath when they got swept away, said locals. A joint rescue operation was launched…
New Delhi: With the arrest of two men, police have busted an inter-state mule SIM racket that allegedly supplied fraudulently procured SIM cards to cyber criminals operating from Mewat, Haryana.The accused, identified as Manoj, 22, and Yash Saini, 23, were arrested from Ferozpur Jhirka in Mewat on July 22 following technical surveillance and field intelligence.The…
New Delhi: A sports journalist died after being hit by a motorcycle while he was crossing a road on NH-9 in east Delhi’s Ghazipur early Monday. The bike rider, who travelling from the Meerut side, also sustained injuries and is in a serious condition.The deceased, Jasvinder Sidhu, was a resident of Kalkaji. The rider, Asif…
New Delhi: A woman’s attempt to buy jewellery through a social media advertisement turned into a cyber fraud, but a digital and financial investigation led police to the accused’s doorstep in Haryana.According to police, the complainant came across an advertisement for jewellery on social media in Feb and tried calling the number mentioned in the…
