New Delhi: Three people, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly robbing around Rs 4.3 lakh from a businessman’s employee at gunpoint in outer Delhi’s Mianwali Nagar. The robbery was planned by another employee of the businessman, who was aware of the cash collection.After a PCR call was received at Paschim Vihar West police station…
The Cockroach Janata Party protest highlighted systemic issues, mobilizing students beyond traditional politics (Photo credit, L: Rajesh Mehta) NEW DELHI: For years, Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) politics has largely been a contest between two parties.The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and Congress-backed National Students’ Union of India…
Delhi hospitals are experiencing a significant demographic shift in their nursing workforce (File photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi’s hospital corridors are speaking in new accents.For decades, nurses from Kerala formed the backbone of the capital’s private healthcare system, valued for their training, discipline and clinical expertise.But hospitals are now witnessing a steady demographic shift, with recruitment…
Arvind Gaur’s childhood observations of class disparity influenced his theatre work. Children often notice things adults miss. As an eight-year-old, Arvind Gaur observed that students of a nearby public school arrived in shiny shoes carrying cool bags while kids from the municipal school in Shahdara would walk in dusty chappals.The stark class disparity would linger…
New Delhi: A woman (53) died after she was hit by a dump truck in southeast Delhi’s Nehru Place Saturday.The deceased, Rajwati, was a resident of the Hauz Rani area of south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar.The driver, identified as Sobaran (55), a resident of Faridabad, Haryana, was nabbed on the spot by the public and eyewitnesses,…
New Delhi: A 64-year-old man and his friend have been arrested for allegedly killing the man’s 38-year-old son by assaulting him with a stone and strangling him in southeast Delhi’s Kalindi Kunj. Talukdar Ansari told police that his son, who was schizophrenic, had become aggressive and he was frustrated by his behaviour. Ansari also said…
New Delhi: A 21-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district survived a rare combination of life-threatening injuries after her clothes became entangled in a tractor wheel, dragging her and leaving her with massive blood loss, a ruptured intestine and a torn diaphragm.The woman was rushed to Sarvodaya Hospital, Faridabad, in critical condition. Doctors said she…
New Delhi: In a separate case, police have levelled the charge of attempt to murder against Imran alias Aqib, accused of killing 21-year-old content creator Muskan Sharma at her residence in west Delhi’s Tilak Nagar.Police sources said that while trying to apprehend Imran, he allegedly fired at police with the intention of harming them. Subsequently,…
New Delhi: Public Works Department (PWD) has inspected 140 chronic waterlogging spots across the city to assess the ground situation and identify immediate measures to tackle the problem during the remaining monsoon.The inspections, undertaken in coordination with Delhi Police, followed lieutenant governor TS Sandhu’s direction during a meeting on Aug 25 to review the waterlogging…
New Delhi: For years, Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) politics has largely been a contest between two parties. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and Congress-backed National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) have dominated the electoral space.Left-backed All India Students’ Association (AISA) and Students’ Federation of India (SFI),…
