New Delhi: Delhi High Court has upheld the conviction of a man accused of sodomising an 11-year-old homeless boy, asserting that a child surviving on the street cannot be expected to give precise details about date, time or clothing with the same accuracy as a witness living in a settled environment.Dismissing the appeal of the…
New Delhi: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured the extradition of fugitive drug kingpin Virender Singh Basoya from UAE under Operation Global Hunt, marking a major victory in India’s crackdown on transnational drug cartels. Detained in June via an Interpol Red Notice, Basoya was linked to Delhi’s biggest cocaine seizure of Rs 13,000 crore, besides…
New Delhi: The overarching vision of Master Plan of Delhi 2047 (MPD 2047), passed by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in its meeting earlier this week, is a push towards vertical growth.Considering there is limited scope for horizontal expansion in the landlocked city, the plan focuses on ways to incorporate vertical expansion across residential, commercial and…
The Supreme Court quashed FIRs against Samay Raina and four other social media personalities (File photo) NEW DELHI: Comedian and YouTuber Samay Raina has received relief from the Supreme Court, which on Friday quashed the FIRs and criminal proceedings against him and four other social media personalities over remarks concerning persons with disabilities.But the case…
On August 15, the India Meteorological Department predicts significant rainfall across various regions NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Chhattisgarh, east Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Saturday, August 15, with heavy rain also likely across several parts of north, central, eastern, northeastern and…
JMI in collaboration with the Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), NCERT, organised a three-day Faculty Development Programme The Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) in collaboration with the Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), NCERT, organised a three-day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “ICT and Emerging Technologies for Teachers,…
The Maati Public Trust on August 1 launched a year-long celebration to mark Rahi Masoom Raza’s birth centenary at PHD House ‘Iss safar mein neend aisi kho gayi, hum na soye raat thak kar so gayi’ – the iconic words of screenwriter and lyricist Rahi Masoom Raza set the tone as the Maati Public Trust…
A bomb threat email was received at the Delhi High Court on Friday morning. NEW DELHI: A bomb threat was received at the Delhi high court through an email on Friday at around 11.43am, prompting authorities to activate the standard operating procedure (SOP) and carry out extensive security checks on the premises.The threatening email reportedly…
Delhi faces significant security and traffic management challenges before Independence Day celebrations (AI image used for representational purpose only) NEW DELHI: Delhi is heading into the final day before Independence Day with security, traffic management and weather emerging as the biggest city concerns. The Delhi traffic police has issued an extensive advisory for August 15,…
NHRC seeks answers from FSSAI on analogue paneer NEW DELHI: Amid growing concerns over the composition and nutritional value of analogue paneer, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought detailed information from food safety authorities on how such products are regulated, tested and sold in India.The move comes a day after Madhya Pradesh banned…
