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Delhi civic body clears budget, no major changes moved

Published on Mar 29, 2023 11:32 PM IST

The meeting was an 11th hour approval to the financial spending proposals before the financial year ending on March 31 and, had it been delayed, could have otherwise led crucial payments to be held up

The House also approved an increase in funds for municipal press and printing of official letterheads, visiting cards and reports from <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10 lakh to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 crore, citing an increased number of members due to the unification of the three erstwhile corporations. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

Rain, gusty winds batter Delhi; 9 flights diverted

No rain was reported at any weather station in Delhi till 5.30pm. However, Safdarjung, representative of Delhi’s weather recorded 8.8mm of rain between 5.30pm and 8.30pm

Commuters caught in the rain in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Poto)
Published on Mar 29, 2023 11:30 PM IST

Delhi’s IP College students protest harassment at fest; 11 detained

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) issued a notice to the police and the college administration, seeking an explanation for lapse in security during the festival. It also sought an action-taken report by April 3

Krantikari Yuva Sangathan (KYS) students participated in a protest at Indraprastha College for Women (IPCW) in New Delhi on Wednesday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 29, 2023 11:25 PM IST
ByShiv Sunny

Delhi logs 300 new Covid cases in 24 hours, highest since September last year

According to a bulletin issued by the Delhi Health department, the national capital also reported two Covid-related deaths.

The positivity rate in Delhi climbed to 13.89 percent, while the active cases stand at 806. (File photo)
Updated on Mar 29, 2023 09:53 PM IST

Heavy rain lashes Delhi-NCR, 9 flights diverted to Jaipur due to poor weather

Several parts of Delhi-NCR witnessed sudden rainfall coupled with thunderstorms on Wednesday evening.

A downpour in New Delhi(HT File Photo)
Published on Mar 29, 2023 08:17 PM IST

Delhi excise policy case: Court extends interim bail of accused Sameer Mahendru

Mahendru had moved an application for the extension of his interim bail on the grounds that he has been recommended a lower back surgery by the doctors

The matter will be next heard on April 5. (Representative file image)
Published on Mar 29, 2023 05:48 PM IST

BJP withdrew no-confidence motion after failing to poach AAP MLAs: Kejriwal

Kejriwal said the BJP also tried to unsuccessfully topple the AAP government in 2017 and should not ever try to do so if it has any shame left

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Mar 29, 2023 04:45 PM IST
ByAlok KN Mishra

'Under review…': Election Commission on AAP's 'national party' status

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party became eligible for 'national party' status after it won nearly 13 per cent of the votes in the Gujarat election.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. (ANI Photo)
Updated on Mar 29, 2023 01:14 PM IST

Civil defence volunteer attacked by goons in East Delhi, disarms them

The woman escaped unhurt, even as locals from the area thrashed the knife-wielding boys, aged 15 and 16, police said

Forty four-year-old Sapna Kumar fought with teenaged goons who allegedly robbed her son. (HT Photo (Sourced))
Published on Mar 29, 2023 09:05 AM IST
ByShiv Sunny

Delhi man live streams his suicide, saved by police

After receiving the alert from Facebook, the Delhi Police informed the Nand Nagri police station, which scrambled men to avert the suicide bid.

Delhi police
Updated on Mar 29, 2023 08:12 AM IST
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Victims of torture by IPS officer in Tamil Nadu narrate their ordeal

At around 1:30 pm on March 10, E Esakimuthu, his three brothers and brother-in-law were in an altercation with four other men near the Ambasumadram police station in Tamil Nadu

Victims of torture by IPS officer in Tamil Nadu narrate their ordeal
Published on Mar 29, 2023 01:00 AM IST
ByDivya Ch, Chennai

EPS named AIADMK general secy after HC rejects pleas by rivals

Following the court’s order, the OPS camp immediately moved a larger bench against the single bench’s verdict. The division bench is scheduled to hear the petition on Wednesday.

Edappadi K Palaniswami was elevated as All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary on Tuesday . (Agencies)
Published on Mar 29, 2023 12:31 AM IST
ByDivya Ch, Chennai:

Govt school teacher booked for sexually harassing students

The suspended teacher has been identified as Manjunath and head teacher as Nataraj, working in Boranakunte government primary school in Madhugiri taluk of Tumakuru district.

According to officials, Manjunath sexually harassed girl students of classes 4,5 and 6 for several months. (Representative Photo)
Published on Mar 29, 2023 12:22 AM IST

Returnee medical students get special chance to clear exams

Once the students clear their Part 1 and 2 theory and practical MBBS examinations, they will be eligible for a two-year internship

The one-time concession, given by an expert panel constituted by the Centre, was endorsed on Tuesday by the Supreme Court (ANI)
Published on Mar 29, 2023 12:00 AM IST
ByAbraham Thomas

Contempt plea against Maha: Must condemn hate speech for harmony, says SC

earing a contempt petition filed by Kerala-based Shaheen Abdullah, a bench of justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna, said that it was mindful of what is happening in the country and asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta what is to be done to check hate speeches.

The petition cited a similar rally organised by the same organiser, on January 29 where calls were made to socially and economically boycott Muslims. (ANI)
Published on Mar 28, 2023 11:57 PM IST
ByAbraham Thomas, New Delhi

Rare Eurasian griffon vulture spotted at Delhi biodiversity park

The bird was spotted at the park on Sunday by Anip Shankar, a regular birdwatcher at ABP, officials said

The Eurasian griffon vulture at Aravalli Biodiversity Park. Birders say the vulture is generally seen in the National Capital Region once a year, with the last sighting being in RK Puram in November 2022. (Anip Shankar)
Published on Mar 28, 2023 11:56 PM IST

Shah: Making efforts to create awareness about cyber crime

He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government has created a robust system to handle these cybercrimes where people can lodge online complaints that lead to registration of FIRs and prompt action.

Union home minister Amit Shah said that over 20 lakh cybercrime complaints have been registered on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal so far on the basis of which 40,000 FIRs have been registered. (ANI)
Published on Mar 28, 2023 11:54 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Ammonia levels in Yamuna may affect water supply: Delhi Jal Board

DJB, in an official statement issued on Tuesday, said the ammonia levels of the Yamuna near the Wazirabad pond area has crossed 5 parts per million (ppm) — five times more than the maximum treatable limit of water treatment plants.

Toxic foam floats on the surface of the polluted Yamuna river in New Delhi on March 21. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 29, 2023 04:36 AM IST

Law tweak to save Delhi Metro assets from seizure

In an office memorandum passed by the ministry of housing and urban affairs dated March 17, the central government said attaching DMRC’s assets would entail closure of DMRC, bringing the city to a halt

The ministry said the decision was taken because of a recent Delhi High Court order in the case of Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Ltd (DAMEPL) versus Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). (HT Archive)
Published on Mar 28, 2023 11:44 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Men scale IP College walls, harass students in Delhi

The officers added that four students also suffered injuring during a ruckus which took place due to the forceful entry of the accused men

Some women students and members of All India Students’s Association (AISA) alleged that some men scaled the college boundary walls during the festival, and “harassed several students”. (Representational Image)
Published on Mar 28, 2023 11:44 PM IST

Kejriwal links Modi with Adani in House

The Delhi chief minister was participating in a debate on a resolution moved by AAP MLA Sanjeev Jha in the Delhi assembly demanding a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into allegations against the Adani group

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal at the Delhi assembly on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
Published on Mar 28, 2023 11:44 PM IST

MEA official robbed in rush hour in Delhi

The incident occurred on Monday evening, when the victim, a deputy secretary with the ministry, was driving to his Greater Kailash home when he spotted a man lying on the side of road and stopped to help him.

Police are still probing whether the unconscious man the MEA official helped was part of a distraction leading up to the theft.
Published on Mar 28, 2023 11:43 PM IST

Sharjeel, Safoora to face charges in Jamia clash case

The court said that prima facie, as seen in the video evidence, the accused were part of the first line of the mob and were raising slogans against the Delhi Police, adding that they consciously chose to be a part of the unlawful assembly.

The FIR in the case was lodged after violence broke out near Jamia Millia Islamia on December 13, 2019, when a gathering of approximately 700-800 people protested the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The police indicted 12 people, including Sharjeel Imam. (PTI)
Published on Mar 28, 2023 11:43 PM IST

J&K’s policies, law and order worthy of investment: Amit Shah to industrialists

Addressing an event organised by industry body Assocham, Union home minister Amit Shah said right policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have taken the country forward on the path of progress

Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday that said Jammu and Kashmir’s policies and law and order situation are worthy of making investment and asked industrialists to pay attention to it. (ANI Photo)
Published on Mar 28, 2023 11:39 PM IST
ByPress Trust of India, New Delhi

Chhawla case: Supreme Court upholds acquittal, rejects review plea

A three-judge bench, led by then CJI Uday U Lalit, had on November 7, 2022, acquitted the three men after noting that the prosecution failed in proving their guilt through “cogent and clinching evidence”.

The bench, which also included justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi, also rejected a plea by the Delhi Police and the victim’s father to hear the case in open court instead of deciding it in judges’ chamber through circulation. (ANI)
Published on Mar 28, 2023 11:02 PM IST
ByUtkarsh An

Delhi budget not tabled, MCD meet adjourned till Wednesay

MCD needs to ensure that the budget is cleared by the House before March 31 to ensure that the financial allocation of the civic body is not disrupted

Delhi mayor Shelly Oberoi on Tuesday adjourned the special meeting till 2pm on Wednesday in New Delhi. (Hindustan Times)
Published on Mar 28, 2023 11:02 PM IST

Delhi excise case: Court extends interim bail granted to accused Amit Arora

ED had alleged that Arora was involved in the activity connected to use of proceeds of crime and was therefore allegedly involved in money laundering

Amit Arora, the director of Buddy Retail Pvt. Ltd., was chargesheeted by both ED and CBI. (Representative file image)
Published on Mar 28, 2023 08:05 PM IST

Delhi HC sets aside discharge of Sharjeel Imam, 8 others in Jamia violence case

The Delhi high court has charged Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and others under rioting unlawful assembly and other offences.

Sharjeel Imam. (File Photo)
Updated on Mar 28, 2023 11:47 PM IST

Delhi’s Vikaspuri tragedy: Mom did not know 9-yr-old was in lift

A police team reached the hospital and received the boy’s medico legal certificate which stated that he had suffered “crush injury in a lift”.

The residential building in west Delhi’s Vikaspuri. (HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 29, 2023 04:36 AM IST

Revised NCERT textbooks likely to be introduced from 2024-25

New textbooks by the NCERT, revised in line with the national curriculum framework, are likely to be introduced in schools from the 2024-25 academic year, education ministry officials said on Monday

For the first time, the NCERT textbooks will be available in at least 22 languages, mentioned in the eighth schedule of the Constitution. (Representational image)
Published on Mar 28, 2023 12:58 AM IST
By, New Delhi
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