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ECI summons Bengal Chief Secy to Delhi to explain 'non-removal' of 'tainted' officers

Kolkata, Aug. 12 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has summoned Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant to appear in Delhi by Wednesday evening to explain why poll officials accused of allegedly pre... Read More


Eight weeks, ten lakh dogs, and almost no shelters: Reality bites

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Delhi is estimated to have around 10 lakh stray dogs, yet the infrastructure to house them is almost non-existent. The last official dog census in 2009 recorded 5.6 lakh strays, ... Read More


Pink Line to go driverless

New delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Pink Line from Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar will go driverless, making Delhi Metro one of the largest driverless metro networks in the world, according to a DMRC official. Delh... Read More


Man found dead with multiple stab wounds

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- A man was found dead with multiple stab wounds in north Delhi, police said on Tuesday. The Bhalswa Dairy police station received information about a body lying near Bhalswa Lake... Read More


33-yr-old lawyer jumps to death from fourth floor in Lajpat Nagar

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- A 33-year-old advocate allegedly jumped to death from the terrace of a four-storey building in southeast Delhi's Lajpat Nagar on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The deceased has... Read More


Protest at JNU against alleged vote theft

NEW DELHI, Aug. 12 -- The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) has announced a protest demonstration against the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging large-scale vote theft link... Read More


School van driver gets 5-yr jail term for raping minor girl

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- A Delhi court has sentenced a man, who worked a school van driver, to rigorous imprisonment of five years for raping a 10-year-old girl in 2015. Additional sessions judge Rohit ... Read More


Two held for raping two girls at swimming pool in Narela: Cops

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Two men have been arrested for allegedly raping two nine-year-old girls at a swimming pool in outer north Delhi's Narela area, an official said on Tuesday. The incident took pla... Read More


Delhi Police Head Constable arrested for Rs 15,000 bribe

NEW DELHI, Aug. 12 -- The Vigilance Unit of Delhi Police has arrested Head Constable Vijay Singh, posted at Bindapur Police Station, for accepting a Rs 15,000 bribe from a wellness product sales busin... Read More


Mathura: Farmer set on fire over 'encroached' hut dies of burns

Mathura, Aug. 12 -- A farmer in his late 60s died of burns he suffered when his hut in Khushipura village was allegedly set on fire during a government eviction, police said on Tuesday. Satyabhan suc... Read More