New Delhi: The city experienced its hottest day of the year on Thursday. The Ridge logged 43 degrees Celsius, which was the highest maximum temperature this season. The Met department has predicted heatwaves on Friday and Saturday as the temperature could rise more.India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heatwave alert across north-west India for…
New Delhi: “Mujhse apraadh ho gaya ma’am… galti ho gayi (I have committed a crime, ma’am… I made a mistake),” the man accused of raping and murdering the 22-year-old daughter of an Indian Revenue Service officer at her southeast Delhi residence on Wednesday told a judicial magistrate on Thursday.The 23-year-old native of Alwar, a former…
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a court reader posted with an additional sessions judge at Tis Hazari Courts for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe to facilitate a bail application, officials said on Thursday.According to the agency, the accused, identified as Sanjeev Sadana, Reader to the ASJ-02 court, was caught…
New Delhi: Starting Friday, residents of Delhi’s unauthorised colonies will be able to apply for property registration through a new, streamlined system put in place by govt in a move to grant ownership rights to nearly 10 lakh households.Residents owning properties in the city’s 1,511 unauthorised colonies need to visit the Swagam portal of Municipal…
Delhi weather (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 25.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday, 2.7 degrees above the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department. The weather office has forecast a heatwave over the next three days—Thursday, Friday and Saturday—with the maximum temperature likely to hover around 42 degrees Celsius, accordinf…
Reading at historical monuments helps readers experience the story in a more tactile way (Pic: @lodhireads) Imagine being part of your favourite novel, entering its world, being with the characters, and asking them why they did that in the climactic chapter. For NCR’s book community, literary crawls do just that. A new format of book…
Glimpses from the Design Show at Made in WUD 2025 Delhi recently hosted a vibrant celebration of creativity as the World University of Design (WUD) presented the first edition of its graduate showcase, Made in WUD (MIW). Held from 30 May to 1 June at the Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, the event brought…
Sleep loses ground as late nights quietly reshape daily life (AI image used for representational purpose only) It rarely feels like a problem at first. A missed night before a deadline, a late-night scroll after work, one more episode, one last check of messages before bed. Then suddenly, it’s 2am and the alarm still rings…
The accused, Rahul Meena, has been sent to 4-day custody. NEW DELHI: Investigators probing the rape and murder of a 22-year-old woman in south Delhi suspect that the accused entered the Kailash Hills apartment using a spare key and went straight to a rooftop study, where he allegedly assaulted the daughter of a former employer…
NEW DELHI: The Customs officials at Indira Gandhi International Airport has arrested four Indian passengers on charges of drug smuggling after contraband worth around Rs 9 crore was seized, officials said on Thursday.The passengers arrived from Bangkok on April 21 and were intercepted by officers based on profiling.Their baggage was scanned using X-ray machines and…
