New Delhi: In Delhi University, where student union elections, particularly the presidential contest, have long remained a Jat-versus-Gurjar battle, NSUI has fielded Vijay Shankar Meena, an Adivasi student from Rajasthan, for the top post this year – a move that marks a break from a pattern that has long dominated the DUSU presidency.From 2010-11 to…
New Delhi: The final day of campaigning for the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections was marred by alleged violence at several locations Wednesday.At North Campus, a clash broke out outside Law Centre-I, with ABVP alleging that three of its members were injured in a brawl following an argument over the removal of its campaign…
New Delhi: Women may need to pay more attention to their heart health well before menopause. A long-running study suggests that their cardiovascular clock may start ticking much earlier than previously thought.The study analysed 6,760 participants in the US and followed measurements from three visits over 14 years. Researchers found that pulse pressure began shifting…
New Delhi: A 30-year-old labourer was killed and another injured after a quarrel over a matchbox allegedly escalated into a stabbing near a DSIIDC liquor shop in northwest Delhi. Police have apprehended two 19-year-olds and a juvenile in connection with the incident.The incident took place on Sept 15. The labourers, identified as Bhawani (30) and…
New Delhi: Delhi Traffic Police has launched a dedicated Mobile Traffic Unit (MTU) on a pilot basis in three ranges for enforcement and police visibility on busy stretches.The unit will initially operate on two identified stretches in each range. In the central range, these include the Delhi University and ISBT Kashmere Gate areas, while Bhagwan…
New Delhi: Delhi Cabinet has approved a ₹244.9-crore project to build a 250-bed superspecialty trauma block at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in Dilshad Garden by 2028.The new facility will have 48 specialist OPD rooms and nine modern operation theatres. It will also have 77 critical-care beds, including 70 ICU beds and five burns ICU beds….
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Wednesday said it will hear on Sept 29 petitions challenging Centre’s proceedings against Delhi Gymkhana Club for its eviction from the 27.3-acre premises on Safdarjung Road.Gymkhana member Vijay Khurana and Delhi Gymkhana Club Ltd Staff Welfare Association have filed lawsuits against the May 22 order of Land and Development Office…
New Delhi: The Sept 6 building collapse in Satya Niketan that claimed seven lives, including those of students, was not an “ordinary mishap” but a result of “criminal conduct”, Delhi high court said Wednesday.A bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said these students came from small towns to the capital with…
Chief minister Rekha Gupta unveiled the finisher’s medal for the 21st edition of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon on Wednesday, ahead of the race scheduled for Oct 18 New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta Wednesday unveiled the finisher’s medal for the 21st edition of Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon (VDHM), ahead of the race scheduled for…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is planning an expanded edition of its International Kite Festival – Patang Utsav 2027, with the three-day event at Baansera set to bring together at least 100 kite flyers, including a minimum of 40 international and 60 national participants.The festival is tentatively scheduled for Jan 15-17, 2027. DDA’s proposed…
