On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court granted anticipatory bail to Prabir Purkayastha, the founder of NewsClick, in a foreign funding case initiated by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna’s bench also approved anticipatory bail for Prabir in the money laundering case linked to the EOW investigation. “Bail granted,”...
New Delhi: On Tuesday, a Delhi court granted custody parole to Engineer Rashid, a jailed Lok Sabha MP, allowing him to attend the Monsoon Session of Parliament from July 24 to August 4. Rashid has been incarcerated in Tihar jail since 2019 after being arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Unlawful Activities...
A large fire erupted on Friday afternoon at a chemical plant located in the Sabhapur region of North East Delhi, which is under the jurisdiction of the Sonia Vihar Police Station. The event caused panic among local residents as thick black smoke rose into the sky, visible from several kilometers away. Numerous fire engines from...
New Delhi: Over 20 schools in Delhi have received bomb threats through emails, officials reported on Friday. The police stated that the Richmond Global School, located in the Paschim Vihar area of Delhi, has indicated it received a bomb threat. The Delhi police and fire department quickly responded to the scene after being informed about...
Following 10 bomb threats directed at various Delhi schools over a span of three days, authorities have discovered that the emails were dispatched via encrypted networks, complicating tracking efforts. Cyber specialists collaborating with Delhi Police have identified the use of virtual private networks (VPNs) and the dark web by the senders. “Tracking an individual on...
A police officer conducted a search operation at the St Stephen’s College grounds following a bomb threat received via email, in New Delhi, on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. On Monday, both Delhi’s St Thomas School in the Dwarka area and St Stephen’s College of Delhi University were reported to have received bomb threats, according to...
Over 40 schools in Delhi, such as the Delhi Public School in RK Puram and GD Goenka Public School in Paschim Vihar, were targeted with hoax bomb threats sent via e-mail. On Monday, the Delhi Police confirmed that these threats were false, as no suspicious items were discovered during their investigation. According to the Delhi...
New Delhi: A four-story building fell down in the Welcome area of northeast Delhi on Saturday morning, and authorities believe that some individuals may be trapped beneath the debris, according to police reports. In a separate incident, a three-story building collapsed in the Bada Hindu Rao area of Delhi, resulting in one fatality. A rescue...
Intense tremors were experienced in Delhi and the surrounding national capital region on Thursday morning. A 4.4-magnitude earthquake hit Delhi-NCR on Thursday morning, surprising residents in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, and nearby areas. The tremor, although short-lived, prompted individuals in various parts of the region to flee their homes. Currently, there have been no reports of...
Celebrating a long-standing tradition steeped in devotion and community spirit, Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party President Virendraa Sachdeva participated alongside hundreds of attendees in the fifth symbolic Pandharpur Yatra held in the national capital. The event reflects the annual Pandharpur Wari in Maharashtra, one of India’s most renowned pilgrimages dedicated to Lord Vitthal. Speaking to ANI...