Jantar Mantar stir brings Delhi Police’s surveillance mechanism under scrutiny

With SC agreeing to hear a plea on the use of facial-recognition tech, a wider debate opens over tracking of faces, fingerprints and vehicles

Delhi: Open drains and unguarded pits claim 12 lives in four months

Most victims were children, as recurring drownings exposed inadequate barriers, poor drainage and other lapses

Delhi: Rain, humidity keep people away from night shelters

Issues such as leaky roofs keep needy at bay; however, the facility at Nehru Place continues seeing twice as many inmates as its official capacity

Hundreds of seats remain vacant in Delhi University’s off-campus colleges

Students and teachers point to the colleges' low profile, distance, poor infrastructure and staff shortage as reasons for the unfilled seats

Delhi records 465 National Highway crashes in seven months

Parliamentary data shows that crashes killed 129 people by July 27, while no cashless-treatment claim had been approved in the Capital

Delhi’s highways account for nearly one in five road deaths

High-speed corridors comprise only 0.5% of the Capital’s road network but accounted for 18% of its traffic fatalities in 2025

AI surveillance at students’ protest raises questions over right to dissent

A petitioner in HC raises concern over surveillance’s impact on citizens’ right to protest

Delhi: Rescue teams, divers face hurdles in emergency response

Firefighters and contractual divers face equipment shortages and high risks across the city waters