The associations requested permission to stage a peaceful demonstration from 11am to 5pm at the designated protest site. (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police Retired Officers’ Association has sought permission from the Delhi Police to hold a one-day dharna at Jantar Mantar on July 31 in solidarity with police and paramilitary personnel injured during…
Waterlogging reported in several parts of Delhi-NCR NEW DELHI: Delhi-NCR woke up to heavy rain on Tuesday, bringing some relief from the humid weather but also triggering waterlogging and traffic snarls at several locations.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Delhi, forecasting moderate rain at many places and heavy rain at…
Many Indian cities lack dignified pet cremation and burial options. As pet ownership booms across urban India, most cities still have no dignified way to say a final goodbye — and the few facilities that exist are frequently overwhelmed, underfunded, or broken downFor hundreds of thousands of pet owners across India, the death of a…
Devotees walk on a road carrying Kanwars weighing 101 and 151 kg during the commencement of the annual ‘Kanwar Yatra’, in Haridwar on Saturday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Kanwar Yatra, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has directed all its zones to shut down illegal or unlicensed meat shops operating along Kanwar…
IB staffer murder case: Prosecution seeks death sentence for Tahir Hussain, other convicts New Delhi: The prosecution Monday sought death penalty against former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others convicted of the murder of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.The court of additional sessions judge Parveen Singh was hearing…
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Vidarbha and west Uttar Pradesh. NEW DELHI: Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to continue across several parts of the country on Wednesday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing rain warnings for parts of north, central, northeast…
New Delhi: Noting that “things have cooled down”, Delhi High Court Monday advised a petitioner alleging intrusive surveillance of protesters at Jantar Mantar to file a general plea seeking framing of guidelines in this regard.“You better file a petition where we can examine the provisions. This petition, as we understood, was confined to a particular…
Union minister Nitin Gadkari filed a civil suit seeking removal of deepfakes. NEW DELHI: Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has claimed in a proposed civil suit before the Bombay high court that he had no role in the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme or the E20 initiative, alleging that AI-generated deepfakes and…
Protest site empties, but efforts continue to echo NEW DELHI: Nearly two days after protesters vacated Jantar Mantar, the designated site of the students’ movement from June 20 to July 25, Delhi Police personnel Monday were seen scraping newspaper sheets pasted across the glass walls of Jantar Mantar Metro station, trying to erase the traces…
The Supreme Court will establish nationwide guidelines for peaceful protests New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said it is duty bound to protect the constitutional guarantees for right to peaceful protest but said it will examine PILs alleging both excesses by police on student protesters and violent attacks on policemen and journalists before laying down…
