New Delhi: SWISS has begun reviewing its communication on evacuation procedures to reinforce the need for passengers to exit aircraft immediately without collecting cabin baggage or carrying it onto emergency slides. Apart from delaying evacuation as passengers open overhead bins to retrieve their belongings, cabin bags and pointy footwear can damage inflatable slides.The evacuation of…
Delhi Assembly Clouds hover in the sky above the Delhi Legislative Assembly buiding during a special session of the Assembly, in New Delhi on , Wednesday. PHOTO BY RAJESH MEHTA New Delhi: Delhi assembly speaker Vijender Gupta on Monday nominated 14 MLAs, of whom 11 are from BJP and three from AAP, as representatives to…
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has issued notices to Delhi govt and police on a plea challenging the de-notification of a land parcel in Asola village that was marked as forest land earlier.An applicant has claimed that the land was de-notified through an order dated Sept 12, 2025, to facilitate the existence of the Fatehpur…
New Delhi: Barely 24 hours after a SWISS Delhi-Zurich flight aborted take-off at IGI Airport following an engine fire, a passenger who was on board has described the evacuation as swift and professional inside the aircraft, but alleged confusion, delays and lack of coordination once passengers were on the ground.Vinod Krishnadas, 41, a Mumbai-based professional…
New Delhi: CBI has filed two fresh FIRs and taken over investigation of corruption cases which were earlier being investigated by Delhi govt’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) and involved a now-deceased man who was also a close relative of former CM Arvind Kejriwal.The first case is against Kamal Singh of M/s Kamal Singh and govt officials….
New Delhi: An incident of custodial violence in Tihar jail is under judicial scrutiny after CCTV footage played before a Delhi court showed some jail officials “pulling a group of undertrial prisoners out of their cell and beating them with dandas” on March 24.The footage, produced in court by the jail superintendent, prompted additional sessions…
New Delhi: As part of its ongoing “Nasha Not Cool” campaign, Delhi Police has been targeting young people where they are most visible – university campuses, markets and popular hangouts. On Sunday, flash mobs broke out at Central Park in Connaught Place, Kartavya Path and Select Citywalk Mall in Saket, drawing curious crowds before slipping…
New Delhi: A man was critically injured in a road accident involving a mini truck and a motorcycle near Patel Chowk on Monday night, police said. According to police, the incident occurred around 10.45pm when two men were riding on the motorcycle. A collision took place between the motorcycle and the mini truck, leaving one…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is organising a pilgrimage for around 1,300 devotees to the Somnath Temple in Gujarat to commemorate 1,000 years of faith in the shrine.Chief minister Rekha Gupta said the initiative, titled Somnath Swabhiman Parv-Somnath Yatra, is dedicated to marking a millennium of what she described as “eternal faith” among devotees.A special train…
New Delhi: The decision to “boycott” court proceedings by former CM Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy revision petition by CBI has come at a time when the high court is about to start dealing with the “merits” of the case and begin hearing arguments of prosecution and defence.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, while shooting down…
