Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh criticizes Prime Minister Modi’s silence on alleged Ram temple donation irregularities, calling it an “assault” on public faith (File photo enhanced with AI) NEW DELHI: Amid the controversy over alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple, the Congress has claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “silence” on the purported…
Widespread rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds are forecast across India as the southwest monsoon remains active. NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds across several parts of the country on Wednesday as the southwest monsoon remains active over large parts of India.Heavy to very heavy rainfall is…
MCD’s barrierless toll tender challenged in Delhi HC (File Photo) NEW DELHI: MCD’s tender for barrierless or MLFF toll collection has reached Delhi high court with two potential bidders filing petitions against the municipal body for “restrictive eligibility criteria” – experience of operating a minimum “50% of total toll lanes or 122 toll lanes under…
NEW DELHI: All four NCR states — Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan — are expected to notify the policy to waive off motor vehicle tax or road tax for buying new trucks and buses running on clean fuel after scrapping their old pre-BS-VI heavy commercial vehicles, a senior road transport ministry official said on…
Delhi is undertaking a month-long special intensive revision of its electoral roll, with over 13,000 booth-level officers verifying nearly 1.5 crore electors door-to-door. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Over 13,000 booth-level officers (BLOs) will fan out across the city from Tuesday to begin a month-long special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, covering nearly 1.5…
NEW DELHI: Delhi cabinet Monday rejected a proposal to extend incentives to hybrid vehicles, opting instead to keep the capital’s new electric vehicle policy focused exclusively on battery-powered or “pure EVs”.The newly approved Delhi EV Policy 2026 introduces a three-year lock-in period, barring beneficiaries of govt subsidies from registering their electric vehicles in other states…
New Delhi: A businessman allegedly jumped into the Yamuna from DND Flyway early Monday.The man has been identified as Ankit Sharma, a resident of Preet Vihar in east Delhi, who is involved in the purchase and resale of motor vehicles. Police said that he was reportedly facing matrimonial disputes and related court cases.Sharma’s scooter, two…
New Delhi: The city Monday continued to reel under heatwave conditions for the second straight day.However, after a thunderstorm hit Delhi in the evening, parts of the capital saw the mercury dip. India Meteorological Department has predicted the heatwave is likely to abate on Tuesday.The maximum temperature at Safdarjung, the city’s base station, was 42.2…
New Delhi: The city on Monday recorded its highest-ever peak power demand at 8,748 megawatts (MW), surpassing this season’s previous high of 8,647 MW, logged on June 18.Monday’s record electricity consumption was driven largely by the widespread use of air-conditioners and cooling appliances as the city continued to reel under sweltering heat with ‘feels-like’ temperatures…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested a woman who, along with her sister’s friend, allegedly attempted to extort her husband — a businessman — amid an ongoing domestic dispute and plotted to eliminate her mother-in-law. Police have also arrested the friend, who was allegedly in contact with gang members and had sent threat messages to…
