Dowry deaths persist in India despite being outlawed, with women facing relentless demands for cash and property, often leading to violence and suicide. India outlawed dowry in 1961. More than six decades later, thousands of women still die every year in marriages shaped by money, status and coercion.One bride pleads with her father over the…
New Delhi: Terming it a “highly misconceived” plea, Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Election Commission (EC) to deregister Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and disqualify its chief Arvind Kejriwal and others from contesting elections for boycotting HC proceedings in the liquor policy case.A bench of Chief Justice D K…
2 minors stabbed to death in Rohini NEW DELHI: Two minors were stabbed to death on Wednesday evening by another minor after a clash between the trio and group of people they had attacked in north-west Delhi’s Rohini.The boys who died in the stabbing were between 16 and 17 years old. The boy who has…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday announced a hike in the income limit to Rs 2.5 lakh per annum for ration card eligibility in the national capital.Addressing a press conference, chief minister said the government had cancelled around 7.72 lakh “invalid” ration cards and invited fresh online applications.She also said that no…
New Delhi: Around 300 people, mostly women, marched through the Kotla Mubarakpur market on Wednesday evening as Congress organised ‘Halla Bol’ over rising inflation, alleging that the prices of essential commodities have increased sharply under BJP-run central govt and pushed middle-class and lower-income families into financial distress.Gathering near Pilanji Chowk in Kasturba Nagar, the protesters…
NEW DELHI: A 38-year-old woman and her teenage son were allegedly stabbed to death during a robbery in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri in the early hours of Thursday.The deceased were identified as Sharda Sahu, a homemaker, and her 13-year-old son, a Class 7 student.According to police, a PCR call regarding the double murder was received at…
NEW DELHI: Indira Gandhi International Airport has issued a health advisory on Thursday for passengers travelling from or transiting through Ebola-affected countries, directing those showing symptoms to immediately report to airport health authorities for screening.According to the advisory issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Union Health Ministry, travellers arriving from…
New Delhi: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday hit out at BJP govt, alleging that “entire Delhi was facing power cuts in scorching 45-degree heat”. Govt had pushed the capital 15 years back in terms of power supply, he said.“In the scorching 45-degree heat… Delhiites are in distress. The lights are going out at any…
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…
