New Delhi: The mercury continued to rise in the city, with the maximum temperature touching 39.2 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal, at base station Safdarjung on Wednesday. It was the hottest day of the year with the mercury surpassing Tuesday’s high of 38.2 degrees Celsius.Though the mercury is expected to touch 42 degrees Celsius…
TNNNew Delhi: Over 540 raids have been carried out across Delhi as part of a crackdown on irregularities in LPG distribution, leading to seizure of more than 2,027 cylinders and registration of 44 FIRs.The enforcement action has been carried jointly by the Delhi food supplies department and police in the past one month in the…
NEW DELHI: Two separate incidents of fires in residential buildings were reported from different parts of the city, with timely rescues preventing casualties.In the first incident, five people, including a baby and two elderly women, were rescued by the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) after a fire broke out at a residential building in northwest Delhi’s…
In just two dynamic days, talents from Delhi University took center stage at Ramjas’ annual fest Mosaic, accompanied by esteemed guests and thrilling performances The Annual Cultural Festival Mosaic 2026 of Ramjas College concluded successfully on April 11, marking two days of vibrant celebration, creative expression, and intellectual engagement. The fest brought together participants from…
Man held for duping woman in fake lease deal (Representative image) NEW DELHI: A visually impaired woman in Delhi was duped of Rs 14.5 lakh in a fake property deal, leading to the arrest of a 51-year-old man and the uncovering of a wider fraud worth nearly Rs 2 crore, police said on Thursday.The accused,…
Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a man for allegedly defrauding more than 500 women across the country of nearly Rs 2 crore by targeting them through dating and matrimonial applications, officials said. NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have arrested a man for allegedly cheating more than 500 women across the country of nearly Rs 2 crore…
NEW DELHI: India’s bats, which are key to pollination, pest control and forest regeneration, remain widely understudied and increasingly threatened by human-driven change, according to a national assessment taking place after two decades.The report, State of India’s Bats (2024-2025), by Nature Conservation Foundation, Bat Conservation International, WWF and Centre For Wildlife Studies, shares insights of…
Tinted glass car in Delhi New Delhi: With temperatures rising and the scorching summer sun making commute on Delhi roads uncomfortable, many motorists are increasingly turning to shades and tinted window films in their vehicles. What’s new this year is the use of remote-operated electronic tints.These ‘smart films’, which are dominating markets as well as…
New Delhi: Delhi Police swooped down on shooters of the Gogi and Tillu Tajpuria gangs, arresting nine of them and seizing arms and ammunition in a preventive crackdown which averted a gangwar in the capital.According to special CP (law and order) Ravindra Singh Yadav, the intelligence-led raids, comprising 430 personnel from three districts, targeted 28…
Arvind Kejriwal (File photo) NEW DELHI: A day after Delhi HC judge Swarana Kanta Sharma reserved orders on his recusal plea, former CM Arvind Kejriwal filed additional grounds to back his claim, arguing that the judge’s children are empanelled as lawyers with the Centre, and receive work through solicitor general Tushar Mehta, who appears for…
