More than 50 protesters who had gathered at Jantar Mantar were detained by Delhi Police on Friday. NEW DELHI: More than 50 protesters who had gathered at Jantar Mantar demanding changes to India’s reservation system were detained by cops Friday.While hundreds had gathered through the day, the situation escalated around 7.30pm as several protesters who…
New Delhi: A 54-year-old woman, who had previously worked as a domestic help at the house, allegedly played a key role in a gunpoint robbery at the home of a 74-year-old businessman and his wife in North Delhi’s Roop Nagar last week. Police have arrested three people, including her son.The accused were identified as Saroj,…
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party spokesperson Saurav Das Friday moved Delhi High Court, seeking action against commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra and several media platforms for allegedly disclosing his residential address online.Das has sought protection of his right to privacy, dignity and security, along with damages for the alleged violation of his privacy rights.The petition seeks…
New Delhi: University of Delhi has allowed 11 colleges to admit students on the basis of Class XII marks, opening a parallel admission route in 80 college-course combinations. The move comes as several colleges reported more than 50% vacancy despite multiple rounds of admission through CUET and the admission cycle nearing conclusion.The list shows that…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is set to let private universities develop multi-storey “vertical campuses”, doing away with the need for procuring large tracts of land traditionally required to set up higher education institutes.The move, proposed under Delhi Private Universities Bill, 2026, is aimed at enabling universities to establish classrooms, laboratories, libraries and other facilities in…
New Delhi: A 31-year-old software engineer was allegedly beaten to death by his wife’s family following a matrimonial dispute in outer Delhi’s Nihal Vihar Friday.Police have detained four people.The engineer, Vinay Gupta, was a resident of Laxmi Park. He had married a 31-year-old woman from Budh Vihar about three-and-a-half years ago. The couple has twins…
New Delhi: An attempt to kill a doctor in northwest Delhi recently ended in a shootout. Crime branch personnel intercepted two hitmen of gangster Himanshu Bhau after they crashed their getaway SUV while fleeing a roadblock. Both were shot at in self-defence and taken into custody, police said.According to special CP (crime) HGS Dhaliwal, the…
New Delhi: Jewellery worth more than Rs 2 crore belonging to a Jaipur-based jeweller was stolen from a car after thieves allegedly smashed its rear window in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh, police said.A PCR call was received at Karol Bagh police station on Aug 19 regarding the theft of three bags from a car near…
New Delhi: A labourer died and three others suffered injuries after an old multistorey building collapsed during demolition work in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh Friday morning.The incident occurred around 11.15 am at a property on Pyare Lal Road in Regarpura. The building was being demolished by a private contractor engaged by its owners. A preliminary…
New Delhi: With H1N1 emerging as the dominant strain amid a rise in seasonal influenza cases, Union health minister JP Nadda Friday reviewed Delhi’s preparedness for influenza and vector-borne diseases with Delhi health minister Pankaj Kumar Singh.Delhi has reported 2,392 influenza A cases this year, including 1,777 H1N1 infections.Singh said hospitals in the capital had…
