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Man shot dead in west Delhi

6:22 pm March 23, 2021

New Delhi: A 43-year-old man was shot dead allegedly by two unidentified men in west Delhi’s Jaffarpur Kalan area, police said on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Mukesh alias Fauzi, a resident of Jaffarpur Kalan, they said. Around 5.30 pm on Monday, Mukesh was singing along with his friends in a field of […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Marine Aids to Navigation Bill passed by Lok Sabha

8:14 pm March 22, 2021

New Delhi: With technological changes taking place at a fast pace in marine navigation, Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill to replace an over nine-decade-old law governing lighthouses. The Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021, seeks to provide for a fresh framework to establish and manage vessel traffic services, besides changing the use of […]

Insurance Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha

4:10 pm March 22, 2021

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that raising the FDI limit in the insurance sector to 74 per cent was necessary to help insurers deal with issues concerning financial stress. She said this while moving the Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021 for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha. The amendment bill, that […]

Man, his nephew held for killing Nepalese woman

10:27 pm March 21, 2021

New Delhi: A 30-year-old man and his nephew have been arrested for allegedly killing a Nepalese woman during a robbery bid in north Delhi’s Timarpur area, police said on Sunday. Sameer and his nephew Faizan (25) were arrested from Geeta Colony on Saturday night, they said. The two were also involved in robbery in Rohini […]

Hot and humid morning in Delhi

3:23 pm March 21, 2021

New Delhi: It was a hot and humid morning in the national capital on Sunday, meteorological department officials said. The city recorded a minimum temperature of 16.2 degrees Celsius while the relative humidity was 87 per cent at 8.30 am, they said. According to the officials, the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 35 […]