New Delhi: Seat-belt compliance among car occupants injured in road crashes has worsened sharply, with nearly seven in 10 passengers treated at AIIMS Trauma Centre in 2025-26 found to be travelling without seat belts at the time of the accident.Data from the Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre (JPNATC) show that 69% of injured car…
Photo for repreesentation New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has sought a comprehensive report from the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) on allegations of illegal borewell operations in a residential society in East Delhi’s Mayur Vihar Phase-I. The tribunal has also asked the district administration and Delhi Jal Board to submit an action taken report.A local…
New Delhi: A 54-year-old man allegedly poisoned his 13-year-old son before allegedly dying by suicide at their home in northeast Delhi’s Chajjupur on Saturday morning, police said.The deceased have been identified as Praveen Sharma and his son. Police received information about a suicide at Jyoti Nagar police station in the morning and reached the house…
New Delhi: Delhi Police arrested four suspects, including three alleged shooters of the Prince Teotia gang, in two encounters in south and north-east districts between Friday night and early Saturday. Three of the accused suffered leg injuries in retaliatory firing by police.In the first operation, a south district team apprehended three gang members after an…
The Delhi high court has sought the response of the Union Government on an urgent plea filed on behalf of a three-year-old girl suffering from a rare and potentially life-threatening genetic disorder, seeking immediate release of government financial assistance for a life-saving bone marrow transplant.Justice Amit Sharma, hearing the matter during the court’s vacation sitting…
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday dismissed claims circulating on social media and messaging platforms alleging a “leak,” advance access, or “sale” of the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination question paper.In a post on X, the NTA said it had noted “certain messages circulating on social media and messaging platforms claiming a ‘leak,’…
Fire erupted at a Narela Industrial Area plastic factory on Saturday, with emergency services battling the blaze. NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at a plastic factory in Delhi’s Narela Industrial Area on Saturday, officials said.Fire tenders were rushed to the spot immediately after the incident was reported, and efforts were underway to douse the…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has busted an interstate cyber fraud syndicate and arrested three people for allegedly siphoning funds through unauthorised banking transactions. The fraud came to light after a complaint was received involving unauthorised banking transactions from the account of a 50-year-old resident of Prem Nagar in Karol Bagh. The man told cops that…
New Delhi: Thirty-three years after a truck driver was allegedly poisoned and murdered in Delhi for a consignment of copper, police have arrested a dismissed Army man accused of masterminding the crime.Rajender Dagar, 59, had been absconding since 1993 and was declared a proclaimed offender in 1994. Police said he repeatedly changed his identity, appearance…
NEW DELHI: What was meant to be a journey of hope for a life-saving kidney transplant ended in tragedy for a Bangladeshi family.Mohammad Nurul Amin (44), a transporter, travelled to Delhi to support his brother-in-law, Mosharaf Hossain (42), who was scheduled to undergo a kidney transplant at a hospital. The two along with Hossain’s wife,…
