NEW DELHI: Two days after a 34-year-old biker Sarthak Mattoo was allegedly run over by a Thar at southwest Delhi’s Rajokri Flyover, police have apprehended the driver of the vehicle. Police said the Karnataka-registered vehicle belonged to a private company based in Bengaluru.The SUV had been leased to Sagar Saha from Bihar, who is employed…
New Delhi: A man was allegedly shot at during a Muharram procession over an old social media dispute in east Delhi‘s Old Seemapuri in the early hours of Friday. Two people, including a juvenile, have been apprehended. Police said there was no communal angle behind the attack.Irfan, a local, went to participate in the procession…
New Delhi: From gender-neutral makeup and handcrafted jewellery to witty stickers poking fun at social norms, dozens of queer entrepreneurs showcased their businesses at a bazaar in Delhi Saturday.“I ate gender norms for breakfast” and “My favourite season is the fall of patriarchy” read some of the cheeky one-liners on brightly coloured stickers that drew…
New Delhi: Refusing to revive criminal proceedings against a woman’s former husband and his relatives in a dowry harassment case, a Delhi court held that the allegations were “completely bereft of any specific dates or distinct incidents” and amounted to sweeping, generalised accusations.Calling the implication of the husband’s entire family despite them living separately a…
New Delhi: Four siblings, including three women, have been arrested for allegedly operating an illegal psychotropic drug supply network in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri.Police have seized drugs and assets worth Rs 2 crore in connection with the case, including cash and jewellery worth over Rs 63 lakh, 11 flats estimated to be worth more than Rs…
New Delhi: Railway Protection Force (RPF)’s decision to deploy drones along tracks in the city seems to have succeeded in reducing stone-pelting incidents targeting trains over a year.Senior divisional security commissioner (RPF) Ashutosh Pandey said two drones were currently being used to monitor vulnerable stretches. The surveillance has emerged as one of the key factors…
New Delhi: Delhi BJP Saturday announced office-bearers for 11 of its 14 organisational districts while the appointment of state level functionaries, who largely run the affairs of the party at the city-state level, is expected to be announced next month.The appointments for the remaining three districts — Outer Delhi, West Delhi and Najafgarh — will…
NEW DELHI: A controversy has erupted in northwest Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar after a CCTV video allegedly showed a sub-inspector (SI) slapping two women during a police intervention at a hotel.The incident reportedly took place in Panchwati, where police had reached following a late-night clash between two groups.According to allegations made by the women, the SI…
New Delhi: Delhi is likely to miss its normal monsoon onset date of June 27. The India Meteorological Department is yet to announce a likely date for its onset in Delhi, though rain is expected to continue over the coming days.Despite the rain prospects, hot and humid conditions remained oppressive, with Delhi’s heat index or…
New Delhi: As part of its plan to establish dog shelters across all its zones, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has identified a 6-acre plot in Mukundpur, a portion of which will be developed into a shelter for stray dogs.MCD plans to use nearly half of the land to house aggressive stray dogs picked up…
