Chief Minister Rekha Gupta with students during the 80th Independence Day celebrations at Chhatrasal Stadium on Saturday New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta Saturday said youth must not limit themselves to social media and instead use their talent for nation-building while also cautioning them against the influence of “urban Naxals”.“There is a section called urban…
People celebrate during the 80th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort New Delhi: This Independence Day put ‘Yuva Shakti’ in focus, with a generation increasingly making its presence felt not just in classrooms and workplaces, but in public life.For 18-year-old Keshav Kumar from Bihar, the next chapter belongs to his generation. Having been an NCC…
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu Saturday called upon Delhi residents to lead the nation’s journey towards Viksit Bharat@2047, saying the capital should become a national model of excellence, safety and civic pride.Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ’Shakti ki Saptadhara’, Sandhu, who hoisted Tricolour at Lok Niwas on the 80th Independence…
New Delhi: For thousands of visitors, Independence Day at the Red Fort offered a chance to experience a ceremony they had mostly watched from afar. While many were first-time attendees, those returning for a second visit found the arrangements more organised and the overall experience smoother than before.Mahesh Kumar, 55, was among those impressed by…
UVSS scans the underside of vehicles entering the Red Fort parking area as part of the I-Day security arrangements. NEW DELHI: This Independence Day, the Red Fort was guarded not just by a heavy security presence but also by a layer of technology working round-the-clock behind the scenes. As India celebrated its 80th Independence Day,…
New Delhi: The city has experienced a sharp spike in humidity and temperatures over the past two days as rain remains elusive, with the heat index or the ‘feels like’ temperature shooting up from 21 to 45 degrees Celsius.The heat index at 2.30pm Saturday stood at 45.1 degrees Celsius, while the actual temperature was 34.4…
New Delhi: A promise of a govt post, a purported council and the lure of power and perks allegedly left a Haryana businessman with Rs 2.9 crore less. Police have registered an FIR against six people for allegedly staging an appointment in a govt council and extracting large sums of money.The case was registered at…
New Delhi: Two men were arrested for threatening, assaulting and extorting car owners over pending vehicle EMIs. The accused were involved in separate cases with a similar modus operandi, police said.They used an application to identify vehicles with pending EMI instalments, intercepted the owners on the road, and coerced them into making payments. So far,…
New Delhi: Scouting govt hospitals for vulnerable expectant mothers was one of the key tactics employed by the five women recently arrested for running a child trafficking racket in north Delhi, police said.The women allegedly regularly visited govt hospitals and observed expectant mothers. “They would identify women in labour or visiting the hospital for checkups….
New Delhi: A 35-year-old man was injured after being struck by a Chinese manjha at the Maujpur red light in northeast Delhi Saturday. In a separate incident, police apprehended a man with 80 rims of banned manjha during a crackdown in northwest Delhi’s Begumpur.The injured man, Gaurav Sharma, is a resident of Ashok Mohalla. According…
