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NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi will launch a series of large student conventions across the country beginning June 17, Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal said.The outreach programme is aimed at bringing together students, aspirants, youth organisations and educators affected by examination-related controversies in the country.Venugopal said that Gandhi would begin the campaign…

New Delhi: The special cell of Delhi Police has busted two interstate illegal arms supply syndicates and arrested six alleged traffickers involved in supplying weapons to gangsters across Delhi-NCR. Investigators said the firearms were sourced from Madhya Pradesh and supplied to criminals linked to the Manjeet Mahal, Gogi and Randeep Bhati gangs.Police seized 26 illegal…

New Delhi: A B.Sc Nursing graduate has been arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police for allegedly duping unemployed youths on the false promise of jobs at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital. Police said the accused used the money to fuel his gambling addiction.The accused, Manish Kumar, had allegedly been on the…

New Delhi: Power bills will increase for lakhs of consumers in the city as Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has allowed power distribution companies to recover higher power procurement costs through an increased fuel and power purchase adjustment surcharge (FPPAS), commonly known as PPAC.In percentage terms, consumers in areas served by BSES Yamuna Power Limited…

New Delhi: Four women were rescued after police busted an alleged prostitution racket operating from a building on Qutub Road in Paharganj during a raid Thursday.Police said the operation was launched following a tip-off about illegal activities on the premises. A team from Nabi Karim police station was formed, and a constable was deployed as…

New Delhi: The plan for a samadhi to Pranab Mukherjee, the former President of India who died in Aug 2020, at the Rajghat complex has hit a hurdle after Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) declined approval to the design in its current form, citing deviations from the established visual language of the memorial precinct.The proposal,…

A devastating fire in Delhi’s Govindpuri claimed three lives NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old entrepreneur who had taken charge of his family after losing his father to cancer two years ago was among three people killed in the devastating fire that swept through a residential building in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri on Friday.The blaze also claimed the…

New Delhi: Delhi High Court Friday directed the removal of additional videos uploaded by Kapil Kakkar, in which he allegedly continued to blame a sitting high court judge for the death of six people in the May 30 building collapse in south Delhi’s Saket.A vacation bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Madhu Jain…

New Delhi: A 30-year-old man accused of operating a multi-state marriage fraud racket through a network of fake call centres has been arrested from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, police said on Friday.The accused, Pradeep Singh, ran fraudulent call centres in Gwalior, Guna, Ayodhya and Azamgarh, targeting people seeking matrimonial alliances through advertisements on social media.DCP (Shahdara)…

New Delhi: Commercial vehicles entering Delhi may soon pass through border toll points smoothly as Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) plans to convert all 154 entry points into barrier-less multi-lane free-flow (MLFF) tolling corridors by Dec.The civic body has initiated the process of appointing an agency to implement the project and commission the system at…