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New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia has discontinued five academic programmes for the 2026-27 session after they received applications for less than half their sanctioned intake. It has also decided to waive entrance and offer direct admission in five other low-enrolment programmes, including recently introduced Sanskrit courses, to keep them running.The discontinued programmes together account for…

Kamala Nehru College being presented with the certificate Delhi University’s Kamala Nehru College has been recognised as a “Zero-Waste Institution” under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026.The certificate was presented to the college by chief guest Shashwat Saurabh, deputy commissioner of the Central Zone, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), during the event “Awareness on Zero-Waste…

NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday announced that several prominent personalities, including Colin Gonsalves, farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chadooni, Ranjeet Yadav and educator Kashif, will join the ongoing students’ protest at Jantar Mantar today in solidarity with examination aspirants.According to the schedule shared by Dipke, Bharat Natya Manch will address…

A representative image of a lifeless hand extending from beneath a white shroud NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead inside her home in south Delhi’s Sangam Vihar on Thursday, with police launching a manhunt for her husband, who is accused of firing multiple rounds before fleeing.Investigators are also looking into allegations by…

The IMD has advised people in areas likely to receive heavy rainfall to check traffic conditions before travelling, avoid waterlogged locations and vulnerable structures, and follow local advisories. NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall across several states on Saturday, with heavy to very heavy rain likely over parts of the…

NEW DELHI: Jamia Millia Islamia has discontinued five academic programmes for the 2026-27 session after they received applications for less than half their sanctioned intake. It has also decided to waive entrance and offer direct admission in five other low-enrolment programmes, including recently introduced Sanskrit courses, to ke-ep them running.The discontinued programmes together account for…

A kitchen fire erupted late at night in Delhi’s Ajmeri Gate (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Two brothers were injured after a late-night fire broke out in the kitchen of their house in central Delhi’s Ajmeri Gate area, prompting a swift response from firefighters and local residents.Both sustained burn injuries and were rushed to hospital, while…

New Delhi: Delhi govt is set to initiate action against Fortis Hospital in Shalimar Bagh after a district magistrate-led inquiry found multiple irregularities and alleged negligence in patient care, CMO officials said Thursday.The probe was ordered by chief minister Rekha Gupta following a complaint received during a public hearing at Chief Minister Jan Seva Sadan….

New Delhi: Delhi govt, which Thursday carried out a large-scale administrative shuffle, transferred four secretaries to various cabinet ministries along with 56 other IAS and DANICS cadre officials. The secretaries had served relatively short tenures before they were moved.Ankur Meshram (DANICS 2014) has been posted as secretary to social welfare minister Ravinder Singh Indraj. Vinay…

Police have blocked Singh’s cab aggregator ID as part of the probe and have written to the cab aggregators seeking details about his enrolment and the screening process followed during his onboarding. NEW DELHI: Rape and murder accused cabbie Basu Kumar Singh had driven past the spot in south Delhi’s Mehrauli where the minor victim…