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Delhi: 2 aides of foreign-based gangsters arrested after encounter
Both accused linked to cross-state extortion, kidnapping and international crime syndicates; one injured in the encounter
Delhi records minimum temperature of 23.7 deg Celsius, AQI ‘satisfactory’
IMD forecasts partly cloudy skies; city records 14 mm rainfall in 24 hours
Delhi Police slaps MCOCA on Nandu gang; ex-AAP MLA among 9 booked
The crackdown follows a rise in ransom calls and extortion attempts allegedly made by the Nandu syndicate in Dwarka, West and Outer Delhi, police said.
Downpour dampens Dussehra, artisans struggle to repair effigies
It was to have been a Happy Dussehra. But that is not to be. From Jaipur to New Delhi, that is the refrain.
Delhi govt plans to shift overhead wires underground in markets
The official said that at present, the possibility of the project happening in Chandni Chowk or Karol Bagh is low since they witness high influx of crowd.
Dowry cases rise by 14pc in 2023; over 6,100 women killed: NCRB
The NCRB's 'Crime in India 2023' report said 15,489 cases were registered under the Dowry Prohibition Act in 2023 -- up from 13,479 in 2022 and 13,568 in 2021.
Meeting national targets to reduce air pollution can lower disease prevalence in women: Experts
Health benefits of clean air were analysed to be highest in densely populated, high-burden states in the country's north and eastern regions.
Delhi pollution forecast system predicted very poor days with over 80 pc accuracy in last 2 years: Study
In 2021, IITM and IMD introduced a Decision Support System (DSS) to pinpoint the sources of pollution contributing to the forecasted levels.