NEW DELHI: A social media influencer has accused a man of allegedly raping her under the pretext of shooting videos, police said on Tuesday.According to news agency PTI, the 36-year-old complainant, a resident of Burari, came into contact with the accused through a social media platform in 2022.She alleged that in September that year, the…
A still from the play The House of Bernarda Alba Nearly 90 years after Federico García Lorca wrote The House of Bernarda Alba, the play continues to feel unsettlingly relevant. Directed by Shomik Ray and staged by Shapno Ekhon, this all-women production is a powerful reminder that control and surveillance are not always imposed from…
NEW DELHI: Water has become a struggle in the capital, deciding people’s sleep, work and daily routine. In several parts of the city, households are setting alarms with one person assigned to stay up at night and monitor taps in hope of catching the water supply. In some areas, a family member stays at home…
New Delhi: Monday’s devastating fire at a commercial complex housing a coaching centre in Lucknow has rekindled memories of the 2023 Mukherjee Nagar coaching centre blaze, turning the spotlight back on the abysmal state of fire safety measures in congested student hubs in the city.In Lucknow, the fast-moving fire trapped dozens of young aspirants inside…
New Delhi: As part of its ease of doing business initiatives, Delhi govt has brought 23 additional services under the Delhi Right of Citizen to Time Bound Delivery of Services Act, 2011. The move aims to ensure faster approvals, licences, registrations and no- objection certificates (NOCs) for citizens and business establishments while strengthening transparency and…
New Delhi: Two 20-year-old labourers were reported to be missing after they entered the Bawana canal for a swim on Sunday afternoon, prompting a large-scale search by police and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).Police said three friends went to the canal for a swim. After some time, only one returned to the bank and…
New Delhi: Two separate fires were reported from different parts of the city Monday.In the first incident, a fire broke out in a heap of garbage near an IT Park in Shastri Park area of northeast Delhi Monday afternoon.According to Delhi Fire Service (DFS), a call regarding the blaze was received at 2.25pm. In response,…
New Delhi: When Naveen Raj finally walked into a transport office to track his wife’s driving licence renewal application, he was doing the very thing the online status page assured him he won’t have to do: visit an RTO.Raj had little reason to doubt the system. During Covid-19, he had renewed his wife’s licence online…
CJP protest day 3 at Jantar Mantar (Photo credit: X/@Cockroach is Back) NEW DELHI: A ‘free library’ has emerged as a distinctive feature at the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest site at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.Reportedly, protesters said students, supporters, parents and peers have collectively donated nearly 100 books from their personal collections to set…
New Delhi: Pushpa Devi stood under a tree for over three hours after commuting from Jahangirpuri to Pandara Road on Sunday. She was worried for her son, appearing for the NEET UG re-examination. She was equally anxious about the outcome of the test, which was held last month and then scrapped because of the paper…
