New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) claims significant progress in removing accumulated legacy waste from the Okhla landfill. For years, it has remained one of the city’s biggest waste management challenges, but the site is now moving closer to a major transformation.Twenty-three acres of land at the landfill site have already been cleared of…
Prince Williams at the Guildhall at the Earthshot Prize’s Impact Assembly during London Climate Action Week. London: At a time when climate diplomacy is increasingly being tested, UK Prince William delivered a message of optimism that the solutions already exist and many of them are coming from India.Speaking at the Earthshot Prize’s Impact Assembly during…
A passenger’s discovery of a fly in their meal on the Ahmedabad–Mumbai Tejas Rajdhani Express (Image enhanced with AI) NEW DELHI: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh and issued a show-cause notice regarding the potential cancellation of a licence to a catering firm after a…
Delhi-NCR experienced much-needed rainfall on Tuesday evening, bringing a welcome break from the oppressive humidity (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Parts of Delhi-NCR witnessed heavy rainfall on Tuesday evening, bringing temporary relief from prevailing humid conditions.Light to moderate showers were reported across several areas of Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, and Faridabad, accompanied by overcast skies and…
A cab driver, accused of kidnapping, raping, and murdering an 11-year-old girl, was shot in the leg during an alleged escape attempt at a crime scene reconstruction. NEW DELHI: Shot in the leg during an alleged escape bid at a crime scene reconstruction, cab driver Bashu Kumar Singh, accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering an…
NEW DELHI: A friendship, a relationship, a marriage — and then, according to investigators, a murder plan. Some of India’s most disturbing crime cases have raised questions about how relationships built on trust can turn into deadly betrayals.From the alleged murder of Raja Raghuvanshi during his honeymoon in Meghalaya to the recent killing of Pune…
Cops at crime scene (Image Used For Representational Purpose Only) NEW DELHI: A minor money dispute over Rs 150 allegedly turned fatal in west Delhi’s Tilak Nagar, where a 19-year-old boy was stabbed to death by three juveniles, police said.The victim, identified as Paras, was attacked on the night of June 21 after an argument…
Mumbai is likely to continue witnessing monsoon activity, with the IMD forecasting widespread rainfall over north Konkan. NEW DELHI: Heavy rainfall is likely to continue across several parts of the country on Thursday with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing warnings for multiple states in eastern, northeastern, western and southern India. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning…
New Delhi: Any employee found to have a criminal record involving offences against children, sexual crimes or violent offences must be taken off duty immediately, pending further proceedings in accordance with the law, the directorate of education (DoE) has said in a directive.The missive is part of a fresh set of child protection measures the…
New Delhi: The race for a seat in Delhi University is set to begin after the Common University Entrance Test for Undergraduate admissions (CUET-UG) results were declared Tuesday, kicking off the admission season for lakhs of students seeking entry into one of the country’s most sought-after universities.University officials said admissions to more than 71,000 undergraduate…
