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From the Emergency to CAA: police at Delhi’s campuses

From the Emergency to CAA: police at Delhi’s campuses

Tracing the history of police deployments at JNU, DU and Jamia over five decades, from the 1975 raids to recent…

October 29, 2026

Strike over, promises pending at JNU

Nearly a week after students ended 17-day hunger strike, the university is yet to issue formal orders to implement the…

October 28, 2026

CPCB flags high pollution at Sahibabad, Shahdara drains

Monitoring report identifies solid waste at 32 locations and inadequate tapping at 11 drains discharging into the Yamuna in the…

October 23, 2026

Delhi markets feel the pinch: footfall down 90%, traders to move court over protests

Each day of closure costs shops in Khan Market and Connaught Place between Rs 60,000 and Rs 3.5 lakh; CTI…

October 17, 2026

Between barricades: how non-protesters were caught up in Delhi crackdown

Devotees visiting Hanuman Mandir and Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, shoppers, a gig worker and a couple were among those who were…

October 16, 2026

Capital protests: barricades, checkpoints choke Central Delhi

Commuters stranded for hours; Traffic Police issue advisory; worshippers face barricades at Hanuman Mandir and Gurdwara Bangla Sahib

October 15, 2026

Three days, 6,000 detentions: inside Delhi’s protest crackdown

Protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the SIR of electoral rolls started on October 10. At least 6,000 were detained,…

October 14, 2026

Sanjay Lake, Bonta, Hauz Khas: the DDA parks where safety lags

Audit, ordered by the DDA after the Kalkaji gang rape, categorises 190 parks as ‘high risk’; 323 need CCTV, 520…

October 14, 2026

After Astha Kunj, SC orders audits of parks, metro stations across Delhi-NCR

Bench directs district-wise teams within four weeks, vulnerability maps, audits of lighting and CCTV; police have already inspected around 1,500…

October 1, 2026

Swaroop Nagar to Astha Kunj: Delhi’s dark spots under scrutiny

Both locations share similar features — sparse lighting, broken or unmanned boundaries, patchy CCTV coverage and little visible police presence

September 24, 2026