New Delhi: On average, the first three months of 2025 and 2026 saw Delhi recording more than 250 Pocso Act cases every month.Data revealed that last year, till March 31, police registered 843 FIRs under the Act, solving 688 cases and making 987 arrests. This year, in the corresponding period, 798 Pocso cases have been…
Popcorn, sausages and soft drinks kept guests fuelled as they cheered and celebrated through the evening Late on Monday night, Austrian Ambassador Robert Zischg’s residence turned into a screening hall for the FIFA match against Argentina, drawing a full house. With every chair occupied, fans lining the stairs, and the buttery aroma of popcorn filling…
New Delhi: The latest case has rekindled grim memories of the infamous 2014 rape case involving the driver of an app-based cab service, triggering concerns over regulatory overhauls which were promised after that crime.On the night of Dec 5, 2014, a 25-year-old finance executive hired a cab to return home to north Delhi. The driver…
New Delhi: The Public Works Department (PWD) has decided to conduct structural audits of 44 flyovers that are more than 15 years old. Some of these have been in use for nearly three decades.The city today has 102 flyovers, many of which were built during the infrastructure push of the early 2000s. PWD has earmarked…
New Delhi: In a long-awaited decision that is likely to benefit lakhs of slum-dwellers, chief minister Rekha Gupta Tuesday announced that Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has extended the cutoff date of the slum rehabilitation scheme from Jan 1, 2015 to Jan 1, 2025. In other words, residents of all eligible slum clusters established…
New Delhi: Police have arrested six men and apprehended two juveniles in connection with the Rs 1.5-crore heist reported from Chandni Chowk two weeks ago. Over Rs 1 crore has been recovered. Among those arrested is a 26-year-old employee of the businessman who had shared the movement, route and live location of the cash with…
New Delhi: A motor accident claims tribunal in Delhi has awarded Rs 44.69 lakh compensation to a 47-year-old man whose leg had to be amputated following a road accident in 2020.Presiding officer Shirish Aggarwal was hearing a petition filed by Sanjay, who said he was waiting in his e-rickshaw in Delhi Cantt on February 12,…
New Delhi: Eight years after an antique dealer was allegedly cheated of nearly Rs 9 crore in an elaborate “rice puller” scam, the economic offences wing of Delhi Police has arrested a 53-year-old temple priest from Jaipur, who was part of the gang of cons and had evaded arrest for 12 years.The rice-puller scam is…
New Delhi: Refusing bail to a man accused of murdering his wife, who died after spending 13 months in a vegetative state following an alleged assault, a Delhi court held that his continued custody was necessary as seven doctors are yet to testify and there is a possibility that, if released, he could influence witnesses…
New Delhi: A data analysis report by think tank Envirocatalyst, released Tuesday and based on data from Jan 1 to June 20, found that ozone peaks sharply in the afternoon, driven by solar radiation and photochemical reactions. However, PM2.5 remains high overnight and peaks during the morning rush hour.The report stated that nitrogen dioxide averages…
