New Delhi: With around 26 heads of states and govts expected in the capital for the BRICS Leaders’ Summit next month, Delhi Traffic Police have begun putting the final pieces in place for the high-security event, including detailed VVIP routes, road repairs and real-time traffic updates through navigation and ride-hailing platforms.The 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit…
Noida: A suspected vehicle thief was injured in a gunfight with police and his juvenile accomplice was also detained on Tuesday. Police said the duo had recently stolen a car near GIP Mall and a motorcycle from Atta Market.According to additional DCP Manisha Singh, cops were conducting routine vehicle checks near GIP Mall when a…
New Delhi: A 10-year management plan for Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, drawn up by Wildlife Institute of India (WII), has documented the presence of 23 mammal species, including leopards, striped hyenas, common palm civets and golden jackals, within the sanctuary.The plan proposes the designation of 9 sq km as core zone and 7.6 sq km…
Hyderabad: In less than a week, criminal gangs linked to Nepal have struck again in the city, this time targeting an elderly couple in Kowkoor. Although the robbery took place on Monday night, the incident came to light only on Tuesday evening after the victims managed to alert police with the help of locals.The incident…
New Delhi: The investigation into the inter-state newborn trafficking racket busted by Delhi Police last week has hit a roadblock, with several suspected biological parents of trafficked infants and key intermediaries becoming untraceable after news of the crackdown surfaced.Police teams probing the case had recently reached Rajasthan’s Mount Abu region, where investigators were hoping to…
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Pune/ Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Activists from Maratha and OBC communities, always at loggerheads in the state over the reservation issue, joined the ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to extend their support to Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). OBC activist Laxman Hake Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange and OBC activists…
Jaipur: With Rajasthan facing rising temperatures, recurring heat waves, erratic rainfall and mounting water stress, the state govt plans to set up a Climate Change Centre in collaboration with IIT-Jodhpur to strengthen climate research, forecasting and policy planning.The proposed centre, details of which were shared in the Rajasthan Assembly on June 23, will function as…
The vehicle was caught near the Jhundpura border Noida: An interstate drug smuggler who was using an ambulance to transport cannabis from Odisha to Delhi-NCR, exploiting the emergency vehicle’s exemption from routine checks and toll inspections, was arrested on Monday. Officers seized 64kg of cannabis from the vehicle, valued at approximately Rs 13 lakh in…
Bengaluru: For Vaibhav Mahapatra, a student at Primus Public School, exams were not the only war he was waging. He was fighting a bigger battle — one with cancer.Diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in Feb 2024, when he had just stepped into Class 9, Vaibhav’s life took an unexpected turn. What followed was months…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court on Wednesday dismissed petitions filed by 101 constables who were held ineligible to sit in promotional exam for the post of police sub-inspector (PSI), while their batchmates and juniors from other districts crossed the eligibility threshold because they got quick promotions on account of comparatively smaller establishment strength or greater promotional…
