Delhi

UP: Man kills minor girl after failed rape bid, arrested

3:54 pm March 3, 2021

Bulandshahr (UP): A 22-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly killing a minor girl after a failed rape attempt, police said, adding that the victim’s body was exhumed from his house. The accused, identified as Harendra, was arrested from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The body of the 12-year-old girl was exhumed from a pit in […]

Delhi records second highest mean max temp for Feb in last 120 years

10:22 pm February 28, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi has recorded mean maximum temperature of 27.9 degrees Celsius in February, the second-highest recorded for the month in the last 120 years, the Indian Meteorological Department said on Sunday. The highest mean maximum temperature recorded for February in Delhi was 29.7 degrees Celsius in 2006, the IMD officials said. On Sunday, a […]

Delhi: Nine-year-old girl killed with iron rod, four held

11:52 pm February 26, 2021

New Delhi: Aman and his three associates were arrested on Friday for allegedly abducting and killing a nine-year-old girl with an iron rod, police said. Johnny alias Shiva, who is a driver by profession, and his associates Naresh, Kailash and Tarun were arrested from Modinagar in Uttar Pradesh and the minor’s body was recovered from […]

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

UN human rights chief hopes for equitable solution to farmers’ agitation; India responds forcefully

11:42 pm February 26, 2021

Geneva: UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday expressed hope that the ongoing dialogue efforts between the Indian government and the farmers protesting against the new farm laws will lead to an ”equitable solution” to the ”crisis” that respects the rights of all. Updating the UN Human Rights Council on recent human rights issues in more than 50 countries, including China, Pakistan and Russia, Bachelet also […]

NDMC, IIT-Kanpur offer platform to start-ups for innovative solutions for civic issues

11:12 pm February 26, 2021

New Delhi: A first-of-its-kind initiative to offer a technical launchpad to start-ups to present innovative solutions through a 15-day competition to address civic issues such as waste management, town planning and sanitation has been started in Delhi, officials said on Friday. The ‘CiTe- Civic Tech Innovation Launchpad’ is organised by the the North Delhi Municipal Corporation in […]