New Delhi: Delhi High Court has increased the compensation awarded to the kin of two deceased engineering students, noting that both were meritorious and had bright career prospects ahead of them when they died in an accident in Feb 2017.Vinay Khurana, a fourth-year engineering student at Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology, and Prabhleen Kaur, a…
New Delhi: What began as a police raid to rescue child labourers from a factory in Okhla led to the unearthing of an organised operation that allegedly repackaged expired and near-expired food products and passed them off as fit for consumption in domestic and international markets. The factory has been sealed and seven people, including…
Times News NetworkNew Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday launched the Delhi EV Subsidy Portal, https://evsubsidy.delhi.gov.in, and unveiled a booklet of the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2026, describing the policy as a step towards promoting clean mobility.Speaking at a programme at the Delhi secretariat, Gupta said eligible buyers of electric vehicles will be able…
New Delhi: Doctors working under Delhi National Health Mission (NHM) held a one-day token strike Friday, demanding implementation of 7th Pay Commission, salary revisions and employee welfare measures.In a letter to Delhi State Health Mission, Health Mission Doctors’ Welfare Association said repeated administrative delays had stalled the pay revision file despite it being forwarded for…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Friday ordered an audit of all 38 Delhi govt hospitals after a plea by a Class XI student highlighted flaws of an online software system that is supposed to reflect real-time availability of ICU beds.The court ordered National Informatics Centre (NIC) to conduct a “surprise check” on all the…
New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has formed 14 flying squads under its land management department to protect govt land from encroachment, lieutenant governor TS Sandhu was informed during a high-level review meeting on sustainable urban development.Chairing a meeting of the advisory council on the ‘perspective for sustainable urban development’ in the city Friday, LG…
New Delhi: Some areas in Delhi received very light rain Friday. With no significant rain activity, the heat index or feels-like temperature remained high at 48 degrees Celsius at 2:30 pm. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said there is a possibility of very light to light rain over the next seven days but it has…
New Delhi: A Delhi-based singer allegedly received a series of extortion and threat calls for Rs 5 crore from foreign-based gangster Deepak Nandal.According to police, the singer’s manager first received an extortion call from a Portugal-based number, followed by multiple threatening voice notes and another call from a different international number. The caller identified himself…
The altercation occurred around 11.30pm on June 30 at Platform 16, where both parties were waiting to board the Brahmaputra Mail with general tickets. NEW DELHI: A quarrel between a group of transgender persons and a family over seats in a general coach at Old Delhi Railway Station has gone viral on social media, prompting…
According to IMD data, this is the first time since 2021 that Delhi has witnessed the onset of the monsoon in July. NEW DELHI: After days of oppressive heat and humidity, the southwest monsoon finally reached the national capital on Thursday, arriving five days later than its normal onset date and marking Delhi’s first July…
