A fire broke out in a residential building at Tughlaqabad Extension in New Delhi on Friday New Delhi: Mumtaz (23) is in the ICU of Safdarjung Hospital with burns from the Tughlaqabad building fire. She saved her two younger sisters Friday, and went back in for her cat, Coco.“Meri Coco kahan hai (where is my…
New Delhi: Even as concerns persist among sections of Delhi govt school teachers that students passing Class X through National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) continue to face problems in getting admitted to science and commerce streams in govt schools, Directorate of Education (DoE) is increasingly positioning NIOS as a tool to prevent vulnerable students…
New Delhi: Intense rain and gusty winds of up to 67 kmph helped Delhi record its cleanest air day since Sept 5 last year. The Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 73 in the ‘satisfactory’ category Friday — the lowest since Sept 5, when it was 67. The same AQI level of 73 was recorded…
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor TS Sandhu Friday directed banks and govt agencies to expedite processing of applications under the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme, stressing that no eligible street vendor should face delays in accessing financial assistance.Reviewing the scheme’s implementation in the capital, which is administered by the Municipal Corporation of…
New Delhi: Commercial vehicles entering Delhi may soon pass through border toll points smoothly as Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) plans to convert all 154 entry points into barrier-less multi-lane free-flow (MLFF) tolling corridors by Dec.The civic body has initiated the process of appointing an agency to implement the project and commission the system at…
NEW DELHI: In the 1990s, Kumar Ram Krishna spent years learning to read and write Dhundhari, a language that originated in Rajasthan and only a handful of people can read. He used it to trace trade practices and the emergence of Jaipur, and was awarded a PhD in 2006.Last year, Krishna, who now teaches at…
NEW DELHI: In a temporary relief for Bollywood actor Salman Khan, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has stayed proceedings before a District consumer Commission in a case linked to an allegedly misleading pan masala advertisement.The commission passed the interim order while hearing an appeal challenging directions issued by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday sought the response of the makers of the film Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legal on a plea filed by actor Salman Khan seeking a stay on its release. Khan has alleged that the film is based on the blackbuck poaching case associated with him and violates…
Trapped residents made desperate escapes using sarees from windows as flames and thick smoke engulfed the structure. NEW DELHI: A fire broke out in a five-storey residential building in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri in the early hours of Friday. The incident occurred around 2. 30am in Tughlakabad Extension, killing three people and leaving two others critically…
Food writers and historians convened at Kitchen Kronicles to explore the evolving landscape of food writing. Panelists emphasized how food documentation preserves cultural heritage and personal memories, with discussions highlighting the genre’s expansion beyond recipes to include sociology, identity, and lived experiences. Chroniclers of food cultures gathered for Kitchen Kronicles, an evening curated by Sunayana…
