NEW DELHI: Even as Delhi Police‘s crime branch initiated a financial investigation into the criminal empire of UK-based gangster Kapil Sangwan, it claimed that probe had revealed that arrested AAP MLA Naresh Balyan and Sangwan were “frequently in touch” and reportedly exchanged around 40 calls last year.When questioned in custody, Balyan claimed all these calls…
Arvind Kejriwal accused the Home Minister of arresting Balyan for speaking out against gangsters and called for the apprehension of the actual criminals involved. NEW DELHI: AAP leader and national Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday claimed that MLA Naresh Balyan, who was arrested by Delhi police on Saturday on charges of “extortion,” was actually a…
Head constable Azad Akhtar NEW DELHI: In another brazen attack on a man in uniform, a Delhi Police head constable was stabbed by a criminal in northeast Delhi’s New Usmanpur on Saturday. The attack came a week after a constable was stabbed to death in Govindpuri in southeast Delhi. While the assailant in the earlier…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality continued to remain in ‘very poor’ category with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 346 on Saturday as compared to 331 a day earlier. No improvement in air quality is expected over the next few days.Central Pollution Control Board‘s data shows that the air quality of the city stayed in…
NEW DELHI: It is “strange” that Delhi govt does not want financial aid through a centrally-funded health scheme when hospitals under it are “in such a mess”, Delhi High Court said on Wednesday. It was hearing a PIL filed by all seven BJP MPs demanding the implementation of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s air quality index receded to the poor range on Sunday, aided by consistent winds and less moisture, after a Saturday with a sever AQI score.The air quality index (AQI) was 348 at 11am, fell to 323 by 3pm and was 308 by 6pm. By 9pm, it was 297.The average AQI of the…
NEW DELHI: A high-voltage encounter in south Delhi resulted in the death of the main accused in the murder of Constable Kiranpal. The accused, identified as Raghav alias Rocky, was killed in an armed encounter with a joint team of local police and the Special Cell. A .32 bore pistol with two live rounds was…
NEW DELHI: The city’s air quality relapsed to severe by Friday evening after staying in the very-poor range till afternoon. The air quality index (AQI) was 373 at 10am. In the absence of strong winds, it saw a marginal deterioration to 379 by noon, reaching 388 by 3pm, 393 by 4pm, and 401 by 6pm.On…
Sannati Mitra, a Kolkata-based model, is facing backlash for a video posted on Instagram. The video, intended as a tribute to men, shows Mitra dancing in a towel at Delhi’s India Gate. NEW DELHI: A recent Instagram video posted by Kolkata-based model Sannati Mitra has gone viral, sparking widespread outrage online. In the video, Mitra…
Kailash Gahlot joins BJP a day after quitting AAP NEW DELHI: Former Delhi transport minister and Aam Aadmi Party’s prominent Jat face in Delhi, Kailash Gahlot, on Monday joined the BJP ahead of the assembly elections. Gahlot join the BJP in the presence of Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, day after resigning from his post…
