New Delhi: Commuters travelling through west Delhi’s busy Najafgarh-Uttam Nagar stretch are likely to face major congestion for the next one and a half months as a key section under Nawada Metro Station will remain closed for road restoration work.Delhi Traffic Police said the carriageway on Najafgarh-Uttam Nagar Main Road, from Dwarka Mod towards Uttam…
New Delhi: A thunderstorm hit parts of Delhi on Saturday morning, with wind speeds touching 81 kmph, bringing brief relief from the heat. The respite, however, was short-lived, with temperatures rising again during the day and heatwave conditions likely to return from Sunday as the mercury is forecast to hover between 43 and 45 degrees…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Saturday cancelled the booking permission granted for the use of Nehru Hill Park near Ramlila Maidan for Eid celebrations after alleged violations of the prescribed terms and conditions.According to an official order issued by the office of the assistant director (horticulture), the permission was granted to a…
New Delhi: A TV mechanic from Delhi and a Bhopal-based accountant have been arrested by Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police in connection with a Rs 128-crore fake GST invoicing racket that allegedly operated through bogus firms created using stolen identity documents.With the latest arrests, the total number of accused held in the case…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Saturday directed the Delhi Gymkhana Club in Lutyens’ Delhi to vacate its premises by June 5, stating that the 27.3-acre land parcel is required for strengthening and securing defence-related infrastructure. The order was issued by the Land and Development Office (L&DO) under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, which…
For street vendors, delivery workers, sanitation staff, gig workers, commuters and others who spend long hours outdoors, exposure is constant Delhi’s weather app may tell that the temperature outside is 42°C, or it feels like 44°C, and label it as severe heat, but step onto a sun-baked pavement, sit inside an auto, wait at a…
Yuriko Locha with Dr. Rajeev Lochan Shailja Art Gallery presents The Contemporary Lore: Sojourn of Styles and Generations Unfurled, an exhibition that challenges our understanding of artistic genealogy in contemporary practice.Rather than archiving art history, this exhibition, now at Shailja Art Gallery in Gurgaon, stages a living conversation—bringing together 23 artists across vastly different career…
Memory, culture, and contemporary narratives at Sri Lankan artist Shanaka Kulathunga’s first solo exhibition in India Gallery Silver Scapes opened Silent Stories, the first solo exhibition in India by celebrated Sri Lankan contemporary figurative artist Shanaka Kulathunga, at CCA Gallery, Bikaner House, New Delhi. The exhibition witnessed the presence of diplomats, senior cultural dignitaries, artists,…
NEW DELHI: Petrol and diesel prices were increased by 87–91 paise per litre on Saturday, taking the cumulative rise in retail fuel rates to nearly Rs 5 per litre in less than 10 days, as state-owned oil companies passed on rising international crude prices.Among major cities, fuel prices remained the highest in metros such as…
Police have arrested a man for the murders of his cousin and her 13-year-old son in Delhi. DELHI: Two days after a woman and her 13-year-old son were found murdered at their residence in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri, police arrested the woman’s cousin in connection with the case. Investigators said the accused allegedly harboured resentment over…
