New Delhi: Delhi has recorded 26.9 mm of rainfall against the normal of 35.7 mm in June so far, a deficit of 25%. India Meteorological Department has also said there could be very light to light rain on Monday night, after which no rain is likely until June 28. This means the city could see…
A still from the play The House of Bernarda Alba Nearly 90 years after Federico García Lorca wrote The House of Bernarda Alba, the play continues to feel unsettlingly relevant. Directed by Shomik Ray and staged by Shapno Ekhon, this all-women production is a powerful reminder that control and surveillance are not always imposed from…
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy entered its third day Monday, with the organisation appealing to parents to allow their children to join the agitation.CJP invited all UPSC and SSC aspirants to come to Jantar Mantar Tuesday, stating that…
The Cockroach Janta Party’s protest demanding Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over the NEET-UG paper leak entered its third day. NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy entered its fourth day Tuesday, with the organisation appealing to parents to…
NEW DELHI: Water has become a struggle in the capital, deciding people’s sleep, work and daily routine. In several parts of the city, households are setting alarms with one person assigned to stay up at night and monitor taps in hope of catching the water supply. In some areas, a family member stays at home…
New Delhi: Removing legal hurdles, Delhi High Court Monday upheld Delhi govt’s move to entrust the audit of power discoms BSES Rajdhani and BSES Yamuna to Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).A vacation bench of Justice Tejas Karia dismissed a petition by the power distribution companies, pointing out that it is still at the…
New Delhi: A 40-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged Rs 7.8-crore cyber fraud involving former MP Naresh GujralThe accused, identified as Navneet, is a resident of Punjab and works for a private company. Police sources said he was apprehended from Punjab on Sunday after investigators traced his suspected role in the…
New Delhi: The final 40-meter deck slab of the Barapullah Phase-III, the 3.5km elevated road overbridge across Yamuna on the Sarai Kale Khan to Mayur Vihar carriageway, was cast on Monday, completing the project delayed by nearly a decade.PWD minister Parvesh Verma visited the project site to witness the casting of the last slab which…
New Delhi: An interstate syndicate that created shell companies using forged rent agreements and opened commercial bank accounts for cyber fraudsters in exchange for commissions has been busted, leading to the arrest of four mule-account operatives from Paharganj.The accused provided financial infrastructure to cybercriminal networks involved in investment scams, fake job frauds and digital arrest…
New Delhi: A woman died and three people were injured in two separate accidents in east Delhi’s Shahdara.In the first incident, a 26-year-old woman riding pillion on a bike taxi was killed after the two-wheeler skidded on the Shahdara flyover in Delhi on Saturday. The rider has been apprehended.The deceased, identified as Neelam, a resident…
