NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management has issued directives to Delhi and NCR state governments on December 14 to immediately halt all outdoor physical sports activities. The move comes after concerns about schools continuing outdoor activities despite poor air quality, with the commission warning about serious health risks to children and implementing Stage IV restrictions under its...
New Delhi: Is there anything that can bring a community of strangers together? At Okhla's NSIC Grounds on Saturday, the answer came with wet noses and wagging tails as man's most loyal companions took centre stage at a pet festival. With dedicated play zones for your feline and canine friends, several stalls are on display at two-day Pet Fed. Being held over the weekend from 11am to 9pm, it features...
New Delhi: The idea of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam is no longer just a phrase echoing at global forums. National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has introduced the concept to Class VII students through a social science chapter that traces the roots of this ancient philosophy.Officials said the intention is to tell children that the belief in global brotherhood has been integral to...
Gaurav (L) and Saurabh Luthra PANAJI: The owners of Goa nightclub Birch by Romeo Lane, where 25 people were killed in a fire on Saturday night, approached a Delhi court on Wednesday seeking four weeks’ transit anticipatory bail, claiming they are currently in Thailand on a business trip. The Rohini district and sessions court did not grant interim relief and listed the matter for hearing on...
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has termed the police investigation in a case of mob attack during the 2020 North East Delhi riots as "poor," but has also refused the plea of a gunshot victim to probe his case as a standalone offence.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna recently said that it was "evident" the investigation in FIR No 64/2020 was "selective and poor". However, complainant Mohammad Nasir's grievance...
New Delhi: Four people have been arrested for duping a man of Rs 16 lakh in an investment scam. The men were identified as Manish Dilip Bhai Koshti (37), Mohammad Zaid A. Sidi (28), Mohammad Aezaz Khimani (35), and Shaikh Abrar (27), all residents of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The complainant, a resident of Palam Colony, reported that he was added to a WhatsApp group whose members posed as representatives of...
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Tuesday put on notice the owner of a pit bull which mauled a six-year-old boy last month, leaving him with "serious irreparable injuries".It also directed Municipal Corporation of Delhi not to release the dog before putting "adequate safeguards" in place to ensure it does not attack anyone else."The authorities should have taken timely action. Govt has to take...
New Delhi: Delhi govt is planning to build resting rooms for attendants and caretakers in all major state-run hospitals to improve patient care. The initiative comes amid rising concern about overcrowding in hospital corridors, where attendants often wait for long hours without basic facilities.Most govt hospitals are overcrowded, especially during peak OPD and emergency hours. Families accompanying...
NEW DELHI: Delhi Comic Con returned in full technicolour chaos over the weekend, pulling in fans who arrived suited up as everything from blood spattered anime heroes to fairytale icons. Kids wore masks too big for their faces, teenagers shimmered in K-pop glitter, and adults many long-time regulars - returned with familiar excitement.Among the most striking cosplayers was 23-year-old Gargi Mishra, a...
NEW DELHI: The CBI has filed an FIR and began investigations into the procurement of bulk SIM cards by a Delhi-based firm and their alleged use in SIM Box-enabled cyber crimes and digital arrests.The core allegation is the firm obtained more than 20,000 bulk SIM cards and sold them in breach of Department of Telecommunications guidelines. The connections were allegedly diverted for use in organised...
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