New Delhi: Microplastics have been detected in all freshwater fish species examined from Yamuna. Fish from the Delhi stretch have significantly higher contamination than those from upstream areas, a study by researchers from University of Delhi has revealed.Microplastics are small plastic particles less than 5 mm in size. The study assessed 220 fish representing 12…
New Delhi: Lady Shri Ram College’s residence hall has reopened after four years of renovation, bringing 100 upgraded rooms back into use for around 150 students. the reopening has opened doors to students whose lives are shaped by financial hardship, disability and long commutes.The college, which receives around 700 hostel applications from first-year students each…
New Delhi: In another crackdown on private schools allegedly flouting norms, Delhi govt has issued a show-cause notice to a private school in Rohini, asking why its management should not be taken over under the Delhi School Education Act (DSEA), 1973.The directorate of education (DoE) said the action follows a joint surprise inspection by officials…
New Delhi: Two off-campus Delhi University colleges — Aditi Mahavidyalaya and Bhagini Nivedita College — have opened admissions based on Class 12 marks, even as the university’s undergraduate admissions are currently being conducted through Common University Entrance Test (CUET) scores, prompting criticism from a section of teachers who say the move has effectively created a…
New Delhi: Conversion of properties from leasehold to freehold in Delhi is an important right available to citizens, the high court has said, flagging the pendency of more than 1,300 such applications with Delhi Development Authority (DDA), for which the agency has collected over Rs 155 crore.Conversion enables citizens to freely deal with, transfer and…
New Delhi: As textile collection-cum-sale kiosks are being set up at select metro stations where people can donate usable old clothes, ‘Arpan Kendras’ were opened at five metro stations Monday. Five more such centres will come up in a week in addition to those at Shalimar Bagh, Punjabi Bagh West, Mayur Vihar Phase-1, Shahdara and…
As per the latest data, 10,719 vehicles in the ‘Pure EV’ category were registered in Delhi in July, this year. NEW DELHI: Registrations of electric vehicles in Delhi rose to a 2026 high of 10,719 units in July, marking a sharp increase over the same month last year, with the surge coming shortly after the…
A viral video circulating online shows senior Delhi Police officers raising concerns with Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) organisers. NEW DELHI: A viral video from Delhi’s Jantar Mantar has shown senior Delhi Police officers telling Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) organisers that they had failed to make adequate arrangements to manage crowds during the outfit’s anti-NEET paper…
BJP MP Raghav Chadha addresses the chair in Rajya Sabha. NEW DELHI: BJP MP Raghav Chadha on Monday accused the opposition of “politicising” the NEET paper leak issue and using students’ emotions for political promotion, asserting that the fight over examination paper leaks is not between the BJP and Congress but between “merit and mafia”…
NEW DELHI: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and ex-BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was showered with flower petals by supporters as he reached his residence on Monday, after a Delhi court acquitted him in the alleged sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers.The celebrations unfolded outside Singh’s residence, where supporters welcomed…
