Sushma Swaraj pulls out all stops at trader hub

NEW DELHI: Campaigning at seven locations in south and east Delhi, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj's first stop or, as she put it borrowing from the traders' lexicon, Bohni, was at Jungpura. On Friday, Swaraj met a crowd of supporters at a Central Road crossing,...

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Delhi polls: Inflation-hit CM reaches out, crowd not impressed

NEW DELHI: Chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday tried to strike a chord of sympathy with the residents of outer Delhi by raking up the issue of onion prices and claimed that even she was affected when the prices soared to Rs 100 per kilogram last...

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Delhi polls: BJP booming but only Sheila shoots for Congress

New Delhi: At a time when the BJP national leadership is all set to raise the pitch in its campaign with prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi going on a rally blitzkrieg, a visibly jittery Congress -- still to recover from the low turnout at the...

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Delhi polls: Ravi Shankar woos Poorvanchalis with native wisdom

NEW DELHI: You have seen him debating legal issues and party affairs in Rajya Sabha and on TV channels. But Wednesday's public meeting at Kirbi Place in Delhi Cantonment assembly constituency saw another side of Ravi Shankar Prasad, deputy leader of...

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Over 1,500 sex workers set to vote in Delhi polls

NEW DELHI: Nafeesa, who has been living in Delhi's infamous GB Road red-light area for 15 years, feels lucky to be included among the over 1,500 sex workers who would cast their votes in the Dec 4 Delhi assembly elections - thanks to an enrolment drive...

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Circumstances that point to guilt

From oral and documentary evidence given by prosecution, court said it reached the "irresistible and impeccable" conclusion that only the accused were responsible for committing the murders. It enlisted circumstances that point towards the hypothesis...

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Aarushi verdict: Court lists circumstances that point to Talwars' guilt

From oral and documentary evidence given by prosecution, court said it reached the "irresistible and impeccable" conclusion that only the accused were responsible for committing the murders. It enlisted circumstances that point towards the hypothesis...

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Rape survivors attend art workshop at Jamia

NEW DELHI: Tara, 15, was helped captive over several days and raped by a former-lover a decade older than herself; another 15-year-old was waylaid by an acquaintance on her way to school and taken to a hotel; a third teen from Sonipat was similarly assaulted...

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Jamia to confer honorary degree on Najeeb Jung

NEW DELHI: Jamia Millia Islamia will hold its annual convocation on November 28, 2013 at 3.15 pm in the Lawns of Dr M A Ansari Auditorium. On this occasion, the university will confer the degree of 'Doctors of Letters' (Honoris Causa) on Najeeb Jung,...

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Korea’s Biuret, Bangladesh’s LRB and Pak’s Strings at SA Band Festival

NEW DELHI: The seventh edition of South Asian Bands Festival (SABF) is slated to be held at Purana Qila from November 29 to Dec 1.This year's line-up include Barefaced Liar, Circus and Susmit Sen Chronicles (Delhi), LRB (Bangladesh), ZnG (Bhutan), Biuret...

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Burglars vandalize Delhi's ATM

NEW DELHI: Exposing the vulnerability of the city's ATM kiosks, crooks yet again tried to rob one in north Delhi in the early hours. The thieves managed to break the panel of the screen and keypad but could not get at the cash box as it got sealed when...

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Photo slips for all voters this time

NEW DELHI: With barely a week left for polling, the Election Commission is working hard to weed out bogus voters. On Monday, the poll panel came out with a public notification on the distribution of photo voter slips, which are being issued for the first...

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AAP sues portal, channel for sting

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party on Monday filed a defamation case against web portal mediasarkar.com and a private television channel owned by a Congress MLA for a sting operation against some of its members. The party also claimed that it would be sending...

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Servant robs 82-year-old in Sundar Nagar

NEW DELHI: An 82-year-old woman was robbed of cash and jewellery worth around Rs 40 lakh after being held hostage inside her house by her servant and his accomplices on Monday.The victim has been identified as Kavita Advani, a resident of Sundar Nagar....

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Judge invokes Bible, Quran on ‘sacred’ life

In his 204-page order, the judge leaned heavily on holy books and edicts to disapprove of the parents' actions. "They have extirpated their own daughter who had hardly seen 14 summers of her life and the servant... in the breach of the commandment 'thou...

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Court drops rape charge, lets lover go

NEW DELHI: A youth accused of kidnapping and raping a minor girl had been acquitted by a Delhi court on the ground that everything between them was with the "consent" of the girl and the boy has not "committed any offence".Additional sessions judge Virender...

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Man gets life term for murder bid

NEW DELHI: A man has been sentenced to life term by a Delhi court for attempting to murder his former employer's wife after he was sacked.Additional sessions judge T S Kashyap held Wasim, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, guilty of attempt to murder under...

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Capital looks forward to pleasant Monday

NEW DELHI: Though the capital experienced some shallow fog and mist in the morning, the sky cleared thereafter with minimum temperatures settling at 11.5 degrees Celsius.The week ended on a sunny and comparatively warm note as the maximum temperature...

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Timeline of Aarushi-Hemraj murder case

May 16, 2008: Aarushi Talwar, the daughter of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, found dead with her throat slit in the bedroom of her Noida home. Nepalese domestic help Hemraj suspected of murder.May 17: Body of Hemraj found on the terrace of the...

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Who killed Aarushi Talwar and Hemraj? Verdict today

GHAZIABAD: Nearly five-and-a-half years after the sensational killings of teenager Aarushi Talwar and domestic help Hemraj, a special CBI court will on Monday pronounce its verdict whether her parents are guilty in the case, which has seen several twists...

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Aarushi-Hemraj murder: Honour killing theory: CBI ties itself up in knots

NEW DELHI: The trial in the Aarushi case concluded post-Nirbhaya. So, there was apparently greater sensitivity than ever before to gender issues. Yet, the CBI persisted with its honour killing theory although it did not have a shred of evidence to suggest...

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Framed or guilty? All eyes on Talwars: CBI judge to deliver verdict on Monday

NEW DELHI: Five-and-a-half years after the country's most sensational Aarushi-Hemraj murders occurred, special CBI judge Shyam Lal is likely to pronounce his eagerly awaited verdict on November 25. The CBI has accused the parents-Dr Rajesh and Nupur...

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Aarushi-Hemraj murder: No outsider could have entered house, CBI said

NEW DELHI: Since February 9, 2011, when the court summoned Dr Rajesh and Nupur Talwar as accused for murder and destruction of evidence, the CBI has been made its charges against the dentist couple very clear. The prosecution was led by CBI prosecutor...

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The Aarushi-Hemraj murder mystery

On intervening night of May 15-16, 2008, 14-year-old daughter of dentist couple Dr Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, Aarushi, found dead in their Jalvayu Vihar flat in Noida. A day later, body of servant Hemraj found on terrace of houseMay 23 | Noida Police arrests...

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Young environmental crusaders take the audience on a journey of adventures

NEW DELHI: The Lorax, Swechha's mega theatrical production witnessed 60 kids from Jagdamba camp embark on an adventurous journey to save the planet.Held at the American Centre, the performance was a part of the 4th Annual Creative Arts Festival of Pagdandi,...

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Man to hang for minor’s rape, murder

NEW DELHI: A trial court has awarded death penalty to a 23-year-old youth for raping and brutally murdering his minor neighbour saying the convict is a menace to the society and "does not deserve to be alive".Additional sessions judge Virender Bhat ordered...

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Ministries push for new technology in road building

NEW DELHI: Two key ministries involved in road building are pushing for the use of unconventional technology and new materials since scarcity of raw material has hit the industry hard due to the ban on mining across the country. The road ministry and...

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Polish film festival to screen movie on Lech Walesa

NEW DELHI: Not all the Indians are aware of tremendous similarities between the historical transformation of India and Poland - say functionaries of the Polish Institute in New Delhi who are now promoting Andrzej Wajda's Oscar-tipped movie, 'Walesa....

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Verdict in Aarushi-Hemraj double murder on Monday

NEW DELHI: One of India's most sensational criminal trials -- which has raised issues of police incompetence, sex with servants and media ethics -- comes to a close on Monday when a dentist couple will learn if they are to be convicted of killing their...

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AAP volunteer commits suicide

NEW DELHI: An Aam Aadmi Party volunteer committed suicide here Saturday morning, police said.Arvind Malik, in his late 20s, shot himself with a pistol of one of his family members at his house in east Delhi's Jaffrabad area."He was rushed to the Guru...

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Starved of development, trade hub weighs options

NEW DELHI: A BJP stronghold until 1998, the Sadar Bazar assembly constituency has switched sides and undergone a demographic transformation over the years. Traders—a BJP vote bank—have been moving out, and the increasing numbers of Muslims and migrant...

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Delhi cops write to RBI for safety steps

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Wednesday wrote to the chief security manager of Reserve Bank of India to take steps for making ATMs safer, a source told TOI. The step follows an attack on a woman inside a Bangalore ATM booth on Tuesday morning, and was taken...

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Nigerian held with Rs 1cr drugs

NEW DELHI: A Nigerian man was arrested near Kashmere Gate for carrying 400gm of MDMA, a party drug, in a golf kit for transporting it to Malaysia. Police said the seized drug was worth around Rs 1cr.Samuel Okeke had come to handover the consignment to...

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2 hurt in crash on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg

NEW DELHI: Two people on a motorcycle were seriously injured after coming under the wheels of a car they were trying to overtake in the Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg area on Wednesday evening."The bike was being driven at a high speed and slipped while trying...

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Upstart AAP manages to scare Cong, BJP

NEW DELHI: It may have seemed a David versus Goliath act, but it has given Delhi's big two - Congress and BJP - quite a headache.Fledgling Aam Aadmi Party's in-your-face campaign and personalized accusations have forced the mainline parties to drop their...

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Family rallies behind Mahabal Mishra's son

NEW DELHI: A family reunion seemed to be underway at the Vijay Enclave house of West Delhi MP Mahabal Mishra on Tuesday. Mishra's extended family had turned up in a show of strength for his son, Vinay Mishra, now a Congress candidate from the Palam assembly...

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Grass-roots movements key to ending world’s toilet problem: UNICEF

NEW DELHI: Toilets are still out of reach for more than one-third of the global population, with devastating consequences to the health and development of children, UNICEF said on World Toilet Day. However, the key to bridging the gap lies within communities...

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Common vision urged to turn policy into action on malnutrition

NEW DELHI: Experts and country representatives meeting at Food and Agriculture Organisation headquarters said both international political momentum and practical solutions tailored to specific countries were needed to tackle the nutrition-related problems...

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AAP promises more power to people, cheaper electricity, Lokpal Bill

NEW DELHI: Cheaper electricity, decentralization of power and a Delhi Lokpal Bill are among the promises the Aam Admi Party (AAP) has made in its manifesto for the December 4 assembly elections released on Wednesday.Announcing the manifesto, AAP leader...

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Arvind Kejriwal gets EC notice for poll code violation

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Wednesday slapped a notice on Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal for distributing a pamphlet here, containing an appeal for votes on religious grounds.The notice was issued after Rajouri Garden resident Harish...

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