New Delhi: Civic agencies in Delhi have set the target of completing redevelopment of nearly 70% of the city’s identified damaged roads by Oct to curb dust pollution in winter.Work is on over 2,361 km of roads out of the 3,379 km finalised under the citywide road redevelopment plan, prepared in line with the framework…
New Delhi: In a bid to improve connectivity to the Noida International Airport at Jewar, Delhi govt is planning a direct air-conditioned bus service, while the Centre is working on a series of road infrastructure projects across the National Capital Region (NCR).Senior officials said the proposed Delhi-Jewar bus route is among several new interstate corridors…
New Delhi: A Delhi govt-appointed committee probing complaints about the functioning of Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) has found that diploma and degree programmes were “merged, discontinued, revived and upgraded without mandatory statutory approvals” — findings that go to the heart of long-running allegations by faculty and students that academic restructuring at the university…
NEW DELHI: When a colleague asks him about Islam, a young corporate professional has a standard response: “Google it.”A few years ago, he says, he would have happily explained Ramadan, fasting or Eid. Today, he avoids religious conversations altogether, not because he is confused, but because he is cautious, fearing that an innocuous conversation could…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of remaining silent over the US attack on a commercial vessel in the Gulf, which killed three Indians.In a post on X, Kejriwal said US President Donald Trump would be held accountable for the loss of Indian lives….
NEW DELHI: India’s groundwater crisis is becoming increasingly severe, with several regions reporting alarming levels of depletion, drinking water shortages and contamination. Among the major cities, Hyderabad has become India’s worst-affected metropolitan region for groundwater depletion, overtaking larger cities such as Delhi and Mumbai, according to the Dynamic Groundwater Resource Assessment Report 2025 released by…
NEW DELHI: Heavy rain lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Monday afternoon, bringing a sudden change in the weather. A dust storm accompanied by strong winds swept across several parts of the city, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert for thunderstorms and rain.The IMD said a dust storm followed by thunderstorms,…
NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue Court allowed an application moved by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking permission to examine three accused in jail from June 17 to June 19 in connection with the alleged NEET-UG paper leak case.Accordingly, the CBI will examine accused Manisha Waghmare, Shubham Khairnar and Dhananjay Lokhande for further investigation….
Blaze at private hospital in Delhi’s Dabri. NEW DELHI: Around 10-15 patients were evacuated after a fire broke out in the electric meter of a private hospital on Sunday night in southwest Delhi’s Dabri. According to the police, a PCR call was received around 10.27 pm at the Sagarpur police station about the fire at…
Arup Chakraborty questions concentration of power in TMC (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Amid the political churn triggered by 20 rebel MPs merging with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) and extending support to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), TMC rebel MP Arup Chakraborty on Monday questioned the Trinamool Congress leadership, saying a political party…
