Trade unions stage protest at Jantar Mantar in support of farmers’ ‘Bharat Bandh’ call

A section of the trade unions and civil society groups held a protest at Jantar Mantar in solidarity with the “Bharat Bandh” called by farmers against three agriculture laws of the Centre The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of over 40 farm unions spearheading the agitation against the tree contentious laws, had appealed […]

Gunmen dressed as lawyers kill gangster Gogi inside Rohini court, 2 attackers dead in police action

Jailed gangster Jitendra Gogi was shot dead Friday inside Delhi’s Rohini court by two assailants dressed as lawyers who were also killed in a swift police counter-fire, officials said. In video footage of the shootout involving the two attackers, who were from the rival gang, gunshots could be heard and policemen and lawyers seen in […]

Diesel generator users in Delhi asked to install emission control devices

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has directed all users of diesel generators of 125 KVA and above capacity in the capital to install emission control devices on their DG sets by October end. In a reminder to an order issued on July 2, the pollution control authority said owners of such DG sets will […]

The new age CEO 

Vicram Sharma, president and CEO of Baidyanath group, has made some interesting, unusual and bold choices in life. And that comes naturally to him.  Vicram Sharma is a third generation entrepreneur. The president and CEO of India’s biggest and the most reputed, now more than 100 years old, one of its kind Ayurveda company—Shree Baidyanath […]

Over 2.10 lakh Covid vaccine doses administered in Delhi

More than 2.10 lakh people were vaccinated against coronavirus in Delhi on Monday, and over 1.11 lakh of them got the first dose, according to official data. Over 1.64 crore doses have been administered in the city since the inoculation exercise started on January 16, the government data showed. As many as 49.98 lakh people […]

Delhi slum residents struggle to stay afloat amid monsoon

The Capital City’s poor drainage makes life tougher for the ones living in JJ clusters — as they are at the receiving end of the hazards caused during monsoon, be it water-borne diseases or waterlogging; with no significant help from the authority   Come monsoon, every year the flooded Minto bridge in Delhi becomes a […]

Revisiting jamdani’s exquisite touch 

This latest exhibition at India International Centre, in collaboration with Art Konsult, presents a unique look of the jamdani sarees representing the quality and skill of artisane from pre-British Raj era  From the late 19th century, some from an even earlier period, to some rare pieces produced by the East India Company – here is […]

105 of 272 municipal wards to go dry from October 1

With new retail licences coming into force from mid-November, no liquor vends will open in 105 of the 272 municipal wards of Delhi from October 1, officials said on Monday Under the new excise policy of the city government, retail liquor sale licences have already been allocated to the highest bidders in 32 zones, each […]