NEW DELHI: A blaze erupted in a jhuggi settlement located in Rohini Sector 17 on Sunday morning, according to a Delhi Fire Service official. The department responded by sending 20 fire engines to the location. The emergency call was received at approximately 11.55am, prompting the immediate dispatch of firefighting units.“Firefighters are currently trying to douse…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has added a new dimension to its actions — its recent searches on FIITJEE were prompted not just by financial irregularities, but also by the institute’s failure to deliver “quality educational services” promised to students.The anti-money laundering agency has always been confined to probing financial frauds, tracking money trail of…
Constable Sandeep – file photo (left); Sandeep’s bike (right) NEW DELHI: When Hitesh’s phone rang at 3.30am on Sunday, he thought his brother may have come home unannounced. However, it was a call from Nangloi police station informing that his brother, constable Sandeep Malik, had been wounded on duty. Hitesh rushed to Delhi from Sonipat,…
NEW DELHI: Jailed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia on Friday wrote an emotional letter addressing the people of his Patparganj constituency.He is currently lodged in Tihar Jail in the alleged Delhi excise policy case.AAP shared the letter on its official X handle. The former Delhi deputy chief minister thanked people for caring for…
NEW DELHI: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha, arrested in connection with the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case, spent her first night in Tihar jail and was served prison food, jail sources said on Wednesday. She spent her first night in a cell shared by two other female inmates in jail number six,…
NEW DELHI: On account of the Holi festival, Delhi Metro will start its services at 2:30 pm on Monday, officials said.“On the day of the Holi festival, metro services will not be available till 2:30 pm on all lines of the Delhi metro, including Rapid Metro and Airport Express Line,” Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)…
NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old woman was killed and at least six people were injured after being mowed down by a car in the Ghazipur area of east Delhi on Wednesday.A video of the incident has gone viral on social media. According to police, the incident took place around 9pm. The locals, enraged by the incident,…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have nabbed two men in connection with a robbery case earlier this month.A team of personnel of police’s Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS), Dwaraka engaged in an exchange of gunfire with the culprits who attempted to flee, police said on Thursday.The accused were identified as Satish Saka (35) and Sonu (25) both…
NEW DELHI: The Times of India launched a new campaign, ‘India For Financial Literacy’ on Monday with the Right To Excellence Financial Literacy Summit that saw experts and business leaders discuss the need to democratise financial planning and create broader conversations.The initiative aims to equip the public with knowledge, skills and resources to help manage…
In an important judgment, Delhi High Court has exempted custom duties and charges on medicines for rare diseases.The order will benefit several patients of rare diseases, who are reeling under the huge costs of therapy running into crores. The treatment– mostly imported and out-of-pocket– can force families coping with rare diseases to financial distress, depletion…
