New Delhi: Citing the “interest of environmental protection”, Delhi High Court recently directed DDA to ensure that no activity, including parking of vehicles or any commercial use, is permitted on the Yamuna flood plain at Sur Ghat, observing that the area is “ecologically sensitive and falls under Zone-O”.Justice Jasmeet Singh, in the order, said that…
New Delhi: Despite being monitored by Delhi High Court and occasionally even by Supreme Court, work on a survey to weed out encroachers and preserve the historic Tughlaqabad Fort appears to be going around in circles.HC was surprised to learn on Tuesday that even as the apex court in April stopped a move to outsource…
New Delhi: Actor Jacqueline Fernandez on Tuesday withdrew her plea to turn approver in Rs 200-crore money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, a day after Enforcement Directorate opposed the move before a Delhi court.The ED, which has named Fernandez as a co-accused for allegedly enjoying the “proceeds of crime” received as gifts from…
New Delhi: Nearly three months after an on-duty Delhi excise department staffer was kidnapped and assaulted, police have arrested the main accused from Dhaula Kuan.The accused, identified as Sahab Singh, a resident of Sonipat, Haryana, had been absconding since Feb after allegedly abducting and assaulting the excise official along with his associates.According to police, the…
NEW DELHI: A massive protest broke out near Shastri Bhawan in Delhi on Tuesday after the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled NEET-UG 2026 amid paper leak allegations, organised by the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI).Heavy police forces have been deployed in key areas.Vinod Jakhar, National President of NSUI, says, “Students from every corner of…
The National Testing Agency has cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination. NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented move affecting over 24 lakh aspirants, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3, citing evidence gathered from multiple states that suggested significant overlap between pre-circulated “guess papers” and the actual question…
Dr. Shams Equbal, Director of NCPUL, New Delhi addressing the gathering Jamia’s Premchand Archives and Literary Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, organised a day-long national seminar in collaboration with National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, Govt. of India, titled, “Premchand Ka Adab: Naye Tanazur Mein” (Premchand’s Literature: In a New Perspective) on April 29 in…
NEW DELHI: Rani Kapur, the 80-year-old mother of late businessman Sunjay Kapur, has moved the Supreme Court with a fresh plea seeking directions to restrain Priya Sachdev Kapur, the third wife of Sunjay Kapur, along with certain other respondents, from interfering with the functioning of the “RK Family Trust” during the pendency of the mediation…
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor T S Sandhu has directed Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to prepare a comprehensive roadmap to transform Dwarka sub-city into a decentralised economic hub and a major destination for domestic and global investments.Similar plans are also being drawn up for DDA’s other sub-cities — Rohini and Narela — as part of a…
NEW DELHI: Clearing the decks for removal of slum-dwellers living near PM’s official residence at Lok Kalyan Marg, Delhi High Court Monday said eviction of unauthorised occupants from govt land doesn’t violate the rights to shelter and livelihood, as long as they are rehabilitated properly.HC refused to interfere with the eviction of residents of three…
