JNU students Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, who have been granted bail by the Delhi High Court in the riots ‘conspiracy’ case, have moved a trial court here seeking immediate release from the jail. Additional Sessions Judge Revinder Bedi is slated to hear the matter shortly. The court on Tuesday had sought the verification report […]

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Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said the Centre has denied approval to a committee set up by the Delhi government to probe deaths caused by the lack of oxygen during the second wave of COVID-19 and award compensation to the families of the deceased. He urged the Centre to not obstruct the formation […]

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Despite subsequent Master Plans the promise of making Delhi’s nightlife safe and secure for all seems like a distant dream Master plan 2041 wishes to create a Capital city which will be awake, thriving with a nightlife. But the main concern when such a plan emerges, in a city where crime is rife, is security. […]

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The Delhi Prisons Department on Tuesday said that only one inmate has tested positive for the coronavirus this month so far. The officials said that the last inmate tested positive for Covid on June 8 and the last staff member tested positive for the virus on May 29. Director General (Prisons) Sandeep Goel said, “The […]

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From panic-ridden people flocking to astrologers, to Covid-related WhatsApp forwards inciting fear about vaccines, cure and more – here’s how misinformation seems to be rife amid the second wave On May 5, Prabhjot received a WhatsApp forward from his father. It was labelled as “forwarded many times”, and contained a message inciting fear about vaccines. […]

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There’s a tug of war going between social networking giants and the Indian government over who will control user data, while this plays out the privacy of users is being compromised Information, read data, is power. And with the advent and spread of social networking sites, particularly in the last decade, there has been wholesale […]

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Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday inaugurated a special COVID-19 vaccination centre at a city school for students, athletes and people who have to travel abroad for work. People who come under the above categories will be able to get their second vaccine dose at the camp under special provisions after a gap […]

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After being shut for almost two months, restauranteurs in the national capital breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday and welcomed the Delhi government’s decision to allow dine-in facilities to operate with 50% occupancy Dine-in facilities were barred in Delhi since April 17, when the first weekend lockdown was imposed in a bid to curb […]

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