The Latest Breaking News from New Delhi

NEW DELHI: There is a sense of disquiet among parents, who have sent their children back to school now after a long break due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But with cases being reported in schools both in Delhi and in neighbouring cities, the parents are a concerned lot. Delhi deputy…

NEW DELHI: An undergraduate student was on Thursday injured after a chunk of the ceiling at JNU’s Sabarmati Hostel collapsed on him. The incident raised concerns among students and JNUSU members, who alleged they had flagged the “crumbling infrastructure” at varsity hostels but the administration had failed to take any…

NEW DELHI: A day after a medical care attendant and her accountant husband were arrested for allegedly stealing valuables worth Rs 2.4 crore from the Amrita Shergill Marg house of actor Sonam Kapoor and her husband Anand Ahuja, police on Thursday claimed to have recovered the jewellery.

NEW DELHI: A gang of cyber cheats, allegedly involved in duping people on the pretext of providing loans, has been busted. Three people, including a juvenile, have been apprehended, police said.

NEW DELHI: Special Cell of Delhi Police said it has arrested three people from separate places in Delhi on Wednesday in a murder case of a 51-year-old man who was shot dead in south Delhi's Sangam Vihar. The accused were identified as Mohammad Rashid (43), Deepak (32) and Rohit (22).…

NEW DELHI: Delhi police on Thursday said it has recovered three bodies after four boys had drowned in Yamuna near Kalindi Kunj on Wednesday. The rescue operation, senior officials said, was underway to trace the fourth boy.

NEW DELHI: Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) early on Thursday morning raised CNG (compressed natural gas) and PNG (piped natural gas) prices in the national capital and neighbouring townships by nearly 4% and more than 10%, respectively, because of a two-fold rise in the price of domestic natural gas from April…

NEW DELHI: Lady Shri Ram College for Women’s (LSR) SC/ST cell withdrew an invitation to BJP spokesperson Guru Prakash Paswan who was to speak at an Ambedkar Jayanti event on Thursday. The move was attributed to objections raised by a students’ group regarding the choice of speaker in the light…

NEW DELHI: Parts of Delhi recorded heatwaves on Thursday despite strong winds, while clouds and drizzle in the evening brought much needed respite in some areas. The drizzle broke the dry spell that had gripped the region since February 25, weather scientists said.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has taken a dim view of the Delhi Minorities Commission opposing a plea by a minority-run school that challenged the DMC’s power to hear the matters of teacher appointment.

NEW DELHI: An air conditioner mechanic died and several others suffered injuries when the compressor of an AC exploded at a restaurant in southeast Delhi’s Tikona Park. In a second incident, a major fire broke out at a restaurant-cum-bar in west Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh on Thursday, though no one was…