For days before the alleged killing of his domestic help, dermatologist Dr Manish Gupta was caught in a disturbing spiral of thoughts, police claimed. NEW DELHI: For days before the alleged killing of his domestic help, dermatologist Dr Manish Gupta was caught in a disturbing spiral of thoughts, police claimed.The 50-year-old doctor, who had been…
Pop-up choirs are reclaiming that nostalgia of school choir practice For many Delhiites, the last time they sang in a choir was during a school assembly, annual day performance, or inter-school competition. The lyrics may have faded, but the memory of dozens of voices coming together in harmony remains. Ahead of World Music Day (June…
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has issued an advisory to all States and Union Territories, urging immediate and effective implementation of measures under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, also known as the POSH Act. NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has issued an advisory…
NEW DELHI: It was an eagle-eyed local’s tip that helped crack what was a well-oiled trafficking machinery. He spotted a woman with an infant in Paharganj. Two weeks later, when he saw her carrying a different baby, he alerted police.Delhi Police soon busted an inter-state child trafficking racket and rescued five infants in an operation…
Police say Meena was attacked with a cricket bat and later stabbed with a knife in the final moments of the assault at the Mount Kailash apartment. NEW DELHI: The calm of a posh Mount Kailash neighbourhood in South Delhi was shattered on Thursday morning when cries of a woman in distress echoed from a…
A Delhi dermatologist, Dr. Manish Gupta, allegedly murdered his long-serving domestic help after struggling with violent thoughts, police revealed. NEW DELHI: In the days before he allegedly murdered his domestic help of over 15 years, dermatologist Dr Manish Gupta was struggling with violent thoughts and debating whom to harm, police claimed on Friday.“He was struggling…
A US cargo plane, carrying vehicles and other supplies, flies over the slums near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, in Ahmedabad. (PTI Photo) For millions of travellers, the first glimpse of a country comes through an aircraft window. Long before they experience its food, culture, economy or people, they form an opinion based on what…
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on an interim bail plea filed by Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, an accused in the Al-Falah Trust money laundering case.Siddiqui has sought six weeks’ temporary release, citing his wife’s ongoing treatment for cancer.Justice Madhu Jain issued notice to the agency after Siddiqui…
New Delhi: Delhi govt will set up special “cooling zones” for parents accompanying candidates appearing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) on June 21, chief minister Rekha Gupta said Thursday.The arrangements will be made at all 97 exam centres across the capital, including 69 govt schools and 28 Kendriya Vidyalayas. The cooling zones…
A dermatologist allegedly bludgeoned his long-serving domestic help to death and slit her throat on his terrace. NEW DELHI: What began as a routine workday for Meena, a domestic help who had served a south Delhi family for over 15 years, ended in a gruesome killing that has shocked the city’s Mount Kailash neighbourhood.Police say…
