India

Delhi court orders police to register FIR against ‘parking mafia’

03 Oct 2023 09:16 AM IST

A court here has directed the Delhi Police to register an FIR to unearth the alleged illegal activities, including overcharging and extortion, by a “parking mafia” near a South Delhi mall. Metropolitan Magistrate Aviral Shukla was hearing an application filed by two advocates under Section 156 (3) of the Code

JNU to form panel to probe ‘anti-national’ slogans on campus

03 Oct 2023 09:15 AM IST

The Jawaharlal Nehru University administration will soon constitute a committee to look into the repeated incidents of ‘anti-national’ slogans raised on campus, an official said here on Monday. It comes a day after pictures of slogans like “Indian-Occupied Kashmir”, “Free Kashmir”, and “Bhagwa Jalega” scribbled on the School of Languages

One arrested for murder in Govindpuri

03 Oct 2023 09:14 AM IST

A 30-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing a person in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri area, police said on Monday. The accused has been identified as Anurag Paliwal, a resident of Govindpuri, they said. He used to run a temporary tea kiosk near the Kalkaji roundabout and was previously involved in

LG orders to form panel for better mgmt of metro stations

03 Oct 2023 09:11 AM IST

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has directed the formation of a project management unit for better coordination among stakeholder agencies implementing the multi-modal integration of metro stations, officials said on Monday. The direction by the LG comes following his recent meeting with the Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure Planning

AMU teachers, alumni to protest at Jantar Mantar over irregularities

03 Oct 2023 09:10 AM IST

The Aligarh Muslim University Teachers Association, along with several prominent varsity alumni, will hold a protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on October 15, demanding a full-time Vice Chancellor and highlighting other irregularities at the institution. The announcement was made by the Joint Action Committee in a meeting

Delhi govt’s ‘Green War Room’ to operate 24×7

03 Oct 2023 09:10 AM IST

The Delhi government’s control centre to monitor air pollution and redress complaints—the ‘Green War Room’—will start functioning round-the-clock from October 3, officials said on Monday. Launched in 2020, the Green War Room has state-of-the-art air quality monitoring equipment and a team of experts, including scientists and data analysts, which keeps

Khap threatens to protest outside Delhi CM’s office if demands not met

03 Oct 2023 09:09 AM IST

Palam 360 Khap has threatened to stage a demonstration outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s house and gherao offices of AAP MLAs if their demands were not met before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. At its’mahapanchayat’ held here at the Jantar Mantar on Sunday, the members raised several demands, including

BJP blames corruption for suspension of funds

03 Oct 2023 08:53 AM IST

The BJP on Monday slammed the Trinamool Congress’ protest here seeking the release of central funds under some schemes to West Bengal as a “circus” and “drama”, and accused the state government of “theft” of money and not taking corrective measures despite numerous reminders. As TMC MPs, including Abhishek Banerjee,

Cong-led UDF, BJP aligned on right-wing policies: Kerala CM

03 Oct 2023 08:50 AM IST

The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala has accused the BJP-ruled Centre and the Congress-led opposition UDF in the state of having the same stand with regard to implementation of many extreme right wing policies, like disinvestment in public sector undertakings in the country. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan contended that since

SAD condemns AAP for spending crores to ‘inaugurate’ hospital ward

03 Oct 2023 08:49 AM IST

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today condemned the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for spending crores of rupees and bringing Patiala to a standstill to “inaugurate” a ward of the Mata Kaushalya hospital after installing machinery supplied from the centre during the Covid period. Asserting that chief minister Bhagwant Mann

Stubble burning on rise in Haryana, Punjab and UP

03 Oct 2023 08:47 AM IST

All the claims of curbing the incidents of stubble burning seem to be going in vain. The incidents of stubble burning are increasing rapidly in all the three states of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. The situation is that the record of 2022 has been broken. At the same time,

Congress uneasy as SP to name Candidates For VIP LS Seats Soon

03 Oct 2023 08:34 AM IST

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that the party will announce its candidates for VIP Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh during Navratri. This announcement of SP has shocked Congress and has further changed the political dynamics before the elections. Congress has to decide on an alliance with the SP