New Delhi | A Delhi Court on Monday ordered the framing of sedition among other charges against JNU scholar and activist Sharjeel Imam in a 2019 case, in which he allegedly delivered an inflammatory speech inciting violence at Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh and Jamia area in the national capital during the CAA-NRC protests. […]
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Delhi man’s Rs 4.5 Cr cryptocurrency fraudulently transferred to Palestine’s Hamas wing
New Delhi | A Delhi resident’s cryptocurrency worth Rs 30 lakh (current value Rs 4.5 crore) was fraudulently transferred to three different foreign accounts of which one belonged to Al-QassamBrigates, a military wing of the Palestinian organisation, Hamas. “The complainant had reported that some unknown persons had fraudulently transferred his Bitcoins, Etherum and Bitcoin cash, […]
At 15,097 fresh Covid cases, Delhi sees 41% rise in a day
New Delhi | Delhi on Thursday reported 15,097 fresh Covid-19 cases, a significant rise of 41 per cent from the previous day. This is the highest single-day rise after May 8 when the tally was at 17,364. The new cases have pushed the total infection tally to 14,89,463 in the city. Total 6 Covid deaths have […]
84% of Delhi’s Covid cases of Omicron variant: Delhi Health Minister
New Delhi | As many as 84 per cent cases of Covid seen in the last two days of December 2021 are of the Omicron variant, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said on Monday, but stressed that there was no need to panic. Of total genome sequencing reports from Delhi’s three labs – ILBS, LNJP and […]
Delhi govt declares ‘yellow alert’ amid rise in Covid cases
New Delhi | Restrictions under Level 1 of the Graded Action Response Plan (GRAP) will be imposed in Delhi as its Covid-19 positivity rate continues to be over 0.5 per cent for the past few days, Delhi Chief Minister on Tuesday announced while declaring a yellow alert in the national capital. “Delhi is mostly recording mild […]
Man abducted with ‘toy gun’, released after Rs 50 lakh ransom
New Delhi | A man was abducted in the national capital with the help of a toy gun and a ransom of Rs 50 lakh was taken from his father, the police said on Saturday. The police informed that four people, including two women were arrested for the abduction of the man, identified as Kinshuk, […]
Five Tihar inmates dead in 8 days, probe ordered
New Delhi | Five prisoners at the high-security Tihar Jail in the national capital have died in the past eight days, a Delhi Police official said here on Saturday. Despite all the deaths appearing to be from natural causes, the official said that a “Magesterial inquiry under Sec 176 of the CrPC has been initiated in […]
Delhi logs 125 fresh Covid cases, highest in 6 months
New Delhi | Delhi on Wednesday reported 125 fresh Covid-19 cases, highest in last six months. According to the health department, the city had reported 134 Covid cases on June 22. The capital city has seen a steady everyday rise in cases since the outbreak of new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. However, no Covid related […]
Omicron scare: Year-end celebrations banned in Delhi; curbs tightened
New Delhi | In view of the rising cases of Omicron in Delhi, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has put a ban on all kinds of gatherings on Christmas and New Year in the national capital. “As per the DDMA order, all social, political, sports, entertainment, cultural, religious, and festival related gathering and congregations […]
3 kids die after taking ‘cough syrup’ at Delhi’s mohalla clinic, 13 hospitalised
New Delhi | Three children are reported to have died after allegedly consuming a ‘cough syrup’ which was administered by a mohalla clinic run by the state government in the national capital, the Directorate of Health Services (DGHS) has mentioned in its enquiry report. A total 16 children were admitted to the Kalawati Saran Children hospital […]