Image Used For Representational Purpose Only NEW DELHI: Commercial vehicle drivers’ unions in Delhi-NCR began a three-day strike on Thursday, demanding a hike in taxi and auto fares amid rising fuel prices, though several auto and taxi unions distanced themselves from the protest, saying services would continue as usual.The strike, called from May 21 to…
DU hostel students protest after cockroach found in chutney. NEW DELHI: A student has reported finding a cockroach in a serving of chutney in the boys’ hostel mess of Delhi University’s South Campus, days after a gutka wrapper was found in a dosa.The insect was swimming in a serving of chutney that came with the…
New Delhi: What would you ask Mahatma Gandhi if you could speak to him face to face? Did the Partition break him emotionally? Why did he leave South Africa? What did he think people misunderstood most about him? Why did he never become Prime Minister?At the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya on Wednesday, that impossible conversation suddenly felt…
New Delhi: The double life of Nandlal Verma, a seemingly humble spare auto parts businessman living with his family in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, came crashing down after police discovered that he was actually Rakesh Patel, a murder convict absconding for 24 years.Patel, originally from northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, had stabbed a neighbour to death along…
New Delhi: A case of dowry death has been registered two days after a 25-year-old woman died after allegedly falling from a building in west Delhi’s Dasghara village.The woman was married to Raju Singh, who works in customer verification for a private real estate company. The couple, married in 2022, and had a six-month-old child….
New Delhi: Just days after concerns surfaced over CBSE’s new on-screen marking (OSM) system, students found themselves grappling with a fresh set of problems linked to the post-result process.As the window for verification and revaluation opened, many reported being unable to access services for obtaining scanned copies of answer sheets on the portal due to…
New Delhi: A 53-year-old property dealer died after allegedly falling down a staircase during a heated altercation with his nephew in northwest Delhi’s Shakurpur on Wednesday. The nephew sustained critical stab injuries, while the man’s niece was also injured in the incident.The deceased was identified as Rajesh, a resident of Rani Bagh. His nephew, Deepak,…
New Delhi: Delhi govt on Wednesday launched a talent hunt scheme to promote young people across the city in diverse creative fields such as singing and dancing to theatre and digital arts. With a proposed budget of Rs 10 crore, the scheme will offer cash prizes of up to Rs 2.5 lakh and provide a…
Kamla Nehru Ridge at Delhi University area New Delhi: The Kamla Nehru Ridge is a lush green expanse with minimal concrete. It is away from dense urban construction and vehicular movement. Peacocks roam freely, monkeys swing from branches and mongooses, boars and reptiles thrive in the dense vegetation.Why then, does it emerge as the hottest…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked authorities not to take coercive action against dwellers who have been told to vacate three slum clusters near the Prime Minister’s residence on Lok Kalyan Marg.The court told the authorities not to act till the slum residents respond to the court’s offer of monitoring and ensuring that…
