New Delhi: Forget double-chocolate or vanilla crunch. The hottest treat rolling through some localities in central Delhi didn’t come with sprinkles; it came with a high.Under the guise of a humble ice cream vendor, 53-year-old Manoj Kumar Rai, a resident of Ghanta Ghar, allegedly peddled a strain of refreshment near Ramlila Maidan that didn’t just…
New Delhi: As Delhi govt and police prepare to answer Supreme Court’s query on a plea seeking an alternative site to Jantar Mantar for protests and demonstrations in the city, the authorities will be revisiting a tricky subject.Over 15 years ago, govt gave an undertaking before Delhi High Court that it was trying to find…
New Delhi: A passenger travelling from Delhi to Hyderabad was held at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) after CISF personnel found a monkey skull concealed inside his hand baggage during pre-embarkation security screening Monday. The skull has been seized.A CISF official stated that considering the nature of the item and its suspected connection with wildlife,…
New Delhi: A 15-year-old girl’s disappearance from south Delhi’s Dakshinpuri resulted in police busting a human trafficking syndicate that allegedly lured girls through social media with promises of lucrative jobs at spas.Cops have rescued 10 girls and arrested nine people.Delhi Police received information about the 15-year-old’s disappearance on May 9 after her mother filed a…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Wednesday approved the Master Plan of Delhi (MPD) 2047 in the presence of its chairman, Lieutenant Governor T S Sandhu, paving the way for a major overhaul of the city’s urban development framework in line with the broader vision of Viksit Bharat.The plan, which will be forwarded to the…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta and BJP national president Nitin Nabin participated in a Tiranga Yatra on the Kartavya Path Wednesday.Speaking on the occasion, Gupta appealed to Delhi residents to hoist Tricolour at their homes, take pictures and post them on social media. “The freedom fighters have given our country Independence. Now it is…
The man was sedated, strangled, and given electric shocks while asleep (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) NEW DELHI: A 55-year-old man was allegedly sedated, strangled and given electric shocks by his wife, her lover and his associate while he was asleep, before being beaten with a wooden stick to ensure he was dead.The said…
New Delhi: Addressing a long-standing demand from Delhi’s residents and its elected representatives, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Wednesday approved a comprehensive policy enabling the reconstruction and redevelopment of two-storey dwelling units built by it.These complexes were constructed on individual plots under old housing schemes in areas like Naraina Vihar, Green Park, Lajpat Nagar. The plan…
New Delhi: After 15 years of searching in the rocky streams and waterfalls of the Northeast and eastern India, SD Biju, the “frogman of India”, has found three species of leaping amphibians that are new to science.The team led by Biju, a professor at Delhi University’s department of environmental studies, found three species of Cascade…
New Delhi: A joint raid in central Delhi’s Kabootar Market has exposed the illegal confinement and sale of protected birds and other animals. The operation led to the rescue of 863 animals, of which 431 birds have various degrees of protection under wildlife laws.The operation was conducted by the police in coordination with People For…
