NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday came down heavily on the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) over its decision declaring wrestler Vinesh Phogat ‘ineligible’ to participate in domestic events and directed the Centre to constitute an expert panel to assess her case.A bench comprising Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia…
NEW DELHI: “Save me, they are beating me,” 25-year-old Veena Kumari allegedly told her elder sister during a phone call on May 18, minutes before she fell from the terrace of her home in west Delhi’s Dasghara village and died. Her family has alleged that years of dowry-related harassment, repeated assaults and humiliation over inadequate…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday granted three days’ interim bail to Umar Khalid in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case registered under the stringent UAPA.The court allowed Umar Khalid to be released on interim bail from June 1 to June 3, considering his mother’s upcoming surgery. He had approached the…
Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra has directed strict enforcement of animal welfare laws for Bakrid. NEW DELHI: Delhi development minister Kapil Mishra on Thrusday directed officials to ensure strict enforcement of animal welfare laws ahead of Bakrid, warning of stringent action against illegal animal transportation, unauthorised slaughter and cruelty towards animals.During a review meeting with officials,…
Forest department has asked PWD officials to put on hold its work in Shalimar Bagh New Delhi: The forest department has asked Public Works Department (PWD) officials to put on hold its work in Shalimar Bagh.Earlier, a complaint was submitted with the forest department, alleging illegal and arbitrary cutting of trees for expansion of a…
NEW DELHI: Transporters and taxi unions continued their strike across Delhi-NCR on Friday for the second consecutive day in protest against the increase in environment compensation cess (ECC) on commercial vehicles and rising fuel prices.The three-day strike was called by transport bodies, including the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) and Chalak Shakti Union, representing…
Intense heatwave conditions in Delhi NEW DELHI: Residents across Delhi-NCR are likely to continue facing intense heatwave conditions till May 27, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an “orange alert” for the national capital and adjoining areas.The city is not only experiencing scorching daytime temperatures but also unusually hot nights, raising concerns over prolonged…
DU hostel women residents stage midnight sit-in over eviction, extortion allegations: AISA NEW DELHI: Women residents of the University Hostel for Women (UHW) at Delhi University staged a late-night sit-in protest, alleging “forced evictions” and “extortion” by the hostel administration, according to a statement issued by the All India Students’ Association (AISA).The protest began around…
NEW DELHI: “A bike, a 32-inch LED TV, furniture… all this still wasn’t enough. They kept asking for more, beating her up,” claimed Suresh, a farmer and father of 25-year-old Veena Kumari, who died on Monday night after allegedly falling from the terrace of her home in west Delhi’s Dasghara village.Veena was the second among…
New Delhi: Days after a 39-year-old newlywed woman was found hanging inside her house in southwest Delhi’s Najafgarh area, a case of dowry death has been registered and her husband arrested, police said on Thursday.Based on the statements given by the woman’s family members during inquiry, an FIR under BNS sections 80 (dowry death) and…
