Safe and sound? Not yet!

Introduction of the commissionerate system in Noida and Greater Noida has improved relations between the public and the police but commuting in overcrowded transport is a major pain point for women who live in the area. 

First takes, good show: Mithya

Bhagyashree’s daughter Avantika Dassani debuts in Mithya, a six-part Zee5 Original series directed by Rohan Sippy

The Coquette and a ‘Murder in the bylanes’

Murder in the Bylanes, authored by Aloke Lal and Maanas Lal, is a gripping novel that revolves around the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition and describes the communal disharmony with the role of the police and bystanders tearing at the social fabric. The following is an excerpt from the novel. Laid-back evenings in Kanpur […]

Three loot over Rs 11 lakh from man in Punjabi Bagh area

Three bike-borne men allegedly robbed a person of over Rs 11 lakh in west Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh area. The incident took place on Monday. Police received information at 2:30 pm on Monday from victim Ratan Shukla Baidya about robbery of Rs 11 lakh committed by three motorcycle borne men at Punjabi Bagh underpass on Rohtak […]

‘High’ secrets of darknet  

With no regulations on the use of crypto currencies in India, they are fast becoming the preferred payment method for procurement of drugs on the darknet   Sumit (25) * name changed, likes to smoke weed every now and then. Alcohol, nor its hangovers are something he takes delight in, and weed seems the perfect […]

Psychology of a ‘jilted lover’

What is the psychology of the perpetrators who commit crimes in the name of ‘love’? Patriot takes a look  Among the crimes committed in Delhi, crimes born out of ‘love’ have reached an epidemic proportion. These crimes are categorised under the “jilted lover syndrome”. Such crimes are committed by a lover either out of revenge […]

Delhi Police claim terror plan foiled

Man found with forged identity and in possession of arms and ammunition A Pakistani national was arrested on October 12 from east Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar area, in possession of arms and ammunition, according to the police officials. The man, a resident of Pakistan’s Punjab province Mohammad Ashraf alias Ali, had reportedly been living in Delhi […]

13 arrested for running fake call centre, duping people by offering to find jobs

The Delhi police has arrested 13 people from a fake South Delhi call centre for allegedly duping at least 300 unemployed men and women on the pretext of finding them a job The call centre in Neb Sarai’s Devli area had been operating for the past three months now, they said, adding that among those […]