Jobs in demand: women running fake placement agency held by police

Seven women have been arrested for allegedly running a fake placement agency and duping hundreds of people across the country on the pretext of providing lucrative jobs in reputed airline companies Police raided a building in west Delhi’s Ramesh Nagar on Saturday where the agency was being run through a call centre. The accused have […]

Delhi records 431 fresh COVID-19 cases, highest in 2 months

Delhi on Friday recorded 431 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise in nearly two months, while the positivity rate increased to 0.60 per cent, according to data shared by the health department. The death toll climbed to 10,936 with two more fatalities, as per the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi Health Department. The […]

Ambitious but attainable: Capital plans to bid to host the Olympics

The AAP government has pledged to do all that is necessary to host the Olympics in 2048. It will be a befitting way to celebrate 100 years of India’s independence Who would oppose Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia pledged to launch a bid for the 2048 Games to mark 100 years of India’s independence? […]

“Max temp likely to be 34 deg C in Delhi today”: MeT

The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 17.2 degrees Celsius on Thursday morning, three notches above the season’s average, officials said. The relative humidity at 8.30 am was 87 per cent, they said. According to the meteorological department officials, the maximum temperature is likely settle around 34 degrees Celsius. The department has forecast generally […]

High on promises low on planning: budget lacks concrete steps to combat pollution

While acknowledging environmental pollution as a dangerous health risk, the 2021-22 the budget failed when it comes to providing concrete plans for cleaning the Yamuna and the city’s air  In his budget speech Delhi’s Finance minister, Manish Sisodia raised the issue of the rising levels of pollution since independence and said the budget shows his […]

1,829 arrested, 755 FIRs lodged: Govt on northeast Delhi riots

As many as 755 FIRs have been registered and 1,829 people were arrested in connection with the northeast Delhi riots last year, the Centre informed Parliament on Wednesday. Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy told the Rajya Sabha the investigation was carried out in all the cases based on facts and evidence, using […]

R-Day violence: Man who assaulted cop with spear among two arrested

Two persons, including a 21-year-old man who assaulted a policeman on duty at Red Fort with a spear on January 26, has been arrested in connection with the violence at the historic monument, police said on Wednesday. With this, the total number of arrests made in connection with the case of violence at the Red […]

Enthusiasm and wariness: two sides of the vaccination drive  

With the vaccination against the Coronavirus underway, the Patriot talks to people receiving the shot; some of them still seem apprehensive, while others await their turn  28-year-old Sunil (name changed on request) is an employee of Service Master, a security management company. Unmistakable lines can be seen on his face as he awaits his turn […]