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Demolition, encroachment removal drive around Jama Masjid begins
New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday, August 31, launched a demolition and encroachment removal drive in the Jama Masjid area, following directions from the Delhi High Court to…
- India
FIR against Rahul Gandhi over Haldwani ‘purification’ remarks
An FIR has been registered against Rahul Gandhi, following a complaint by a member of the Valmiki community in Haldwani alleging that the Congress leader gave a casteist spin to a religious…
- India
Muskan Sharma murder: Delhi cops to seek custody of accused Aqib
The Delhi police is preparing to seek custody of accused Aqib alias Imran in the murder case of 21-year-old Delhi University student and social media influencer Muskan Sharma, an official said on…
- India
Govt’s onion buffer stock quality ‘good’: Consumer affairs secy
New Delhi: The quality of the Centre’s onion buffer stock is “good”, Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare said on Friday, August 28, asserting that for the first time this year the Central…
- India
Nadda meets Reservation Hatao team; AAP, CJP question govt
New Delhi: The government on Thursday, August 27, reached out to the representatives of the group spearheading the Reservation Hatao Andolan, with Union minister JP Nadda holding a “cordial discussion” with them…
- Delhi
Insects, expired food: FSSAI flags Delhi’s JW Marriott, Andaz
New Delhi: Food safety regulator FSSAI has issued notices to JW Marriott and Andaz Delhi, two five-star hotels in the capital’s Aerocity, after inspections found serious hygiene and food-safety violations, including cockroach…
- India
Plea seeks committee reconstitution over police excess allegations
New Delhi: A plea was mentioned in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, August 25, seeking reconstitution of the five-member high-powered committee headed by former top court judge Justice R Subhash Reddy to…
- India
Woman constable foils 16-yr-old’s suicide bid at Hauz Khas Metro
New Delhi: A woman constable of the Delhi Police Metro Unit saved the life of a 16-year-old girl who allegedly attempted to jump onto the metro tracks at Hauz Khas station, an…
- India
SC tells Mizo woman challenging customary law changes to move HC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, August 24, asked a Mizo woman challenging amendments to the Mizo marriage and property inheritance law to approach the Gauhati High Court. A bench of…
- Hyderabad
Four held for peddling 48 kg of dry ganja in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A gang of four interstate drug peddlers was arrested in Hyderabad on Saturday, August 22, and 48 kg of dry ganja was seized from them. The accused, identified as Bandiya, a…
- News
Anti-quota protestors gather at Delhi’s CP, many detained
New Delhi: Around 300 people gathered at Connaught Place’s outer circle in Delhi on Sunday, August 23, to protest against caste-based reservation and demand reforms in the quota system, with police detaining…
- Delhi
Bike seized, locals attack police in Delhi’s Bhalswa Dairy area
New Delhi: A motorcycle seizure allegedly escalated into a clash between police and locals in Delhi’s Bhalswa Dairy area. Three police personnel were injured during the confrontation, Delhi Police said. According to…
- India
HC seeks NALSA stand on free aid for needy to tender e-evidence
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the Centre and NALSA on a PIL seeking free forensic expert assistance for the needy to enable them to present electronic evidence…
- India
Stress over iPhone EMI drives man to attempt suicide, rescued
New Delhi: A 30-year-old dance teacher allegedly jumped into the Yamuna in southeast Delhi after being unable to pay the instalments on an iPhone due to a drop in his income, police…
- India
Mayawati opposes demand for reservation on economic basis
Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday, August 23, opposed the demand for replacing caste-based reservation with reservation on economic grounds, saying such a move would not be in the country’s interest. The…
