New Delhi: Delhi High Court Thursday held that booth-level agents (BLAs) of political parties cannot be liable for false details in enumeration forms during Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Justice Amit Bansal said BLAs were liable only for verifiable information like the elector’s photograph. “BLA can only be made liable in terms of Section…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Thursday declined to interfere with Delhi University’s Rs 1-lakh indemnity requirement for candidates contesting the student elections. The court, however, clarified that not just parents, anyone in a position to pay Rs 1 lakh can stand as surety for the candidates.AISA activists had moved HC against an affidavit prescribed by…
New Delhi: Delhi govt Thursday inaugurated its second Automated Testing Station (ATS) at DTC’s Tehkhand Depot, expanding the capital’s vehicle fitness-testing infrastructure and reducing dependence on facilities outside Delhi.The four-lane ATS has an annual testing capacity of 72,000 vehicles, including 52,000 heavy and light motor vehicles and 20,000 two-wheelers. Two lanes have been earmarked for…
New Delhi: Around 50-60 Delhi University law students who appeared for their semester examinations have alleged they were marked absent in the results declared earlier in July, despite their signatures on the attendance sheets. University officials have confirmed they have received complaints regarding the same.A final-year Campus Law Centre student, not wishing to be named,…
New Delhi: A court Thursday extended by two days the police custody of advocate Deepak Khatri, a member of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s legal team, in an alleged illegal arms supply case.The prosecution sought further custody after two protected witnesses came forward against Khatri and another accused was arrested, saying he needed to be confronted…
New Delhi: As many as 123 hotels and guest houses in Delhi’s Paharganj are still operating borewells without installing the mandatory digital water meters or piezometers, despite repeated communications, in violation of NGT’s orders.The digital water meters show the quantity of water extracted from borewells. DJB informed NGT that it has asked the district administration…
Due to rain and overcast skies, the maximum temperature is forecast to dip to 33 degrees Celsius Friday. New Delhi: While the city experienced sultry weather conditions with only very light rain in isolated areas Thursday, IMD has issued a yellow alert for light to moderate rain for Friday and Saturday.As opposed to 31.3 degrees…
The festival showcased seven unique Indian classical dance traditions, celebrating diversity. Over 400 attend powerful performance of Srimanta Sankaradeva’s dance drama at National School of DramaDelhi witnessed a vibrant showcase of India’s cultural heritage as the Delhi Kala Festival 2026 presented Srimanta Sankaradeva’s classical dance drama Parijat Haran at the National School of Drama. The…
(L) Alicja Kwade’s Principium (2025) draws on the human body and the DNA double helix, stacking smartphone casts to explore how our phones can reveal more about us than our DNA The Evolution of the Soothsayer sets the tone as Nature Morte marks three decades of its journey and the evolution of its artistic programme….
Eight individuals were arrested across multiple states following a large interstate operation NEW DELHI: A Bihar resident was allegedly lured to Delhi on the pretext of settling a longstanding dispute and shot dead at a rented premises in southeast Delhi’s Pul Prahladpur, police said on Thursday.Eight people have been arrested in connection with the case…
