NEW DELHI: The death toll in the Malviya Nagar bed and breakfast fire tragedy rose to 23 on Wednesday night after a Bangladeshi national succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital.The fire broke out at the Flourish Inn hotel in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area on June 3, killing 21 people and injuring…
NEW DELHI: The CBI on Wednesday arrested a Delhi Police Crime Branch inspector and a middleman for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 3 crore from a Puducherry-based businessman in exchange for influencing an ongoing probe into a fake drug manufacturing case, according to news agency PTI.The arrested accused have been identified as Crime Branch…
NEW DELHI: At a time when obesity is rising steadily across India, Delhi stands out for an unexpected reason. The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) shows the share of men aged 15-49 who are overweight or obese has declined in the national capital, even as obesity among women and diabetes indicators among both sexes…
Delhi Fire Service (File photo) NEW DELHI: The capital’s highrise fire woes may finally find a resolution, as the fire department plans to procure tenders and ladders to strengthen its response to blazes in tall buildings with 50-plus floors.Two specialised fire tenders designed for firefighting in highrises and skyscrapers, equipped with long-range systems capable of…
NEW DELHI: An Air India passenger allegedly smashed the inner pane of an aircraft window during a Chandigarh-Delhi flight on June 7. The incident occurred on flight AI1879 as the aircraft was preparing to land in Delhi.In a statement, an Air India spokesperson said, “Flight AI1879 operating from Chandigarh to Delhi on 7 June landed…
Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev’s resignation from the TMC deals a significant blow to the party’s national ambitions, particularly in the northeast NEW DELHI: The resignation of Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has dealt another major blow to the party at a time when it is grappling with an unprecedented…
For the past 12 years, 65-year-old Vijay Laxmi has been quietly dedicating her life to caring for monkeys in Tughlakabad. Without any external support, she has been providing drinking water to the animals every day, she travels two kilometers from her home every day to provide water to these monkeys.Using a handcart, she brings water…
NEW DELHI: An orange shirt worn by Munchun Kewat at the time of allegedly killing his wife and three young daughters in outer Delhi’s Samaypur Badli became the crucial clue that led police to arrest him from Rajasthan, a chargesheet filed before a Rohini court has stated.Police sources said the 250-page chargesheet attributed the murders…
New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday rejected the interim bail application of Al Falah Group chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui in a money laundering case, holding he had failed to establish grounds for relief despite citing his wife’s medical condition and humanitarian considerations.Finding the application “devoid of merit”, additional sessions judge Sheetal Pradhan Choudhary said, “It…
NEW DELHI: A man with 17 criminal cases against him was injured in an exchange of fire with police near Moolchand Metro station in southeast Delhi after he allegedly opened fire at a police team that had laid a trap to arrest him, an officer said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Sonu, sustained a bullet…
