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Apple retail stores to come up in Mumbai's BKC, Delhi's Saket: Report

Apple bought 20,000 sq ft space in BKC's Jio World Drive in 2019 and the first store is likely to open there

Delhi hit-and-drag case: Court sends six accused to 14-day judicial custody

A court here on Monday sent six accused in the case involving the death of a 20-year-old woman, who had got trapped in the underside of a car and killed, to 14 days' judicial custody. "14 days judicial custody granted," Metropolitan Magistrate Sanya Dalal said. The prosecution said it was found during their custodial interrogation that the accused were aware of the victim's body being dragged under the wheels. The additional public prosecutor, however, did not disclose the identity of the two accused who got down from the car to inspect what was under the wheels. The investigating officer informed the court that CCTV footages were being obtained, the route taken by the car was being established, and around 20 witnesses had recorded their statements. He also said a new witness, who was around 100 metres from the spot of the accident, has joined the investigation. Police had initially arrested Deepak Khanna (26), Amit Khanna (25), Krishan (27), Mithun (26), and Manoj Mittal in the

MCD brawl: BJP leaders protesting outside Kejriwal's house detained

The ruckus erupted during the MCD Mayor elections at the Civic Centre on January 6, as the members from the BJP and AAP protested inside the House

Repeated implementation of GRAP III curbs delaying projects: CTI to CAQM

The Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) has written to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), saying repeated implementation of curbs under Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan has delayed projects and affected labourers. The Centre's air quality panel had invoked restrictions under Stage III of GRAP including a ban on private construction and demolition work on December 30 in view of a spike in air pollution. The commission revoked the curbs on Wednesday but reimposed them on Friday due to frequently changing air quality scenario. On Sunday, the CTI wrote to the panel that traders associated with under-construction projects are very upset due to repeated implementation of curbs under Stage III of GRAP and the work is getting delayed. Besides, the livelihood of the labourers has also been affected, CTI Chairman Brijesh Goyal and president Subhash Khandelwal said. They urged the CAQM to give relaxations to private construction works under Stage III of GRAP.

Delhi govt to soon launch common mobility cards for DTC, cluster buses

The Delhi government will soon provide digital ticketing solutions compliant with National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) across all its buses run by Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS). The NCMC-compliant digital ticketing solution will enable public transport in Delhi, beginning with buses, to move away from manual ticketing, according to an official statement. The Delhi Transport department issued a notice inviting an e-tender for this on Sunday. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal recently flagged off 50 new electric buses taking the total number of buses running in the city to 7,379. The digital ticketing solution is also part of the Route Rationalisation study conducted by the Transport department whose pilot phase is in progress since October last year. The tender floated by the Transport department includes the supply and operation of Electronic Ticketing Machines (ETMs) for 7,500 buses in Phase 1. In addition, it also ..

Thousands join post-pandemic queer Pride march in Lutyens' Delhi

Lutyens' Delhi was immersed in hues across the spectrum as thousands of members of the LGBTQ community took to its streets to join the 13th year of the Delhi Queer Pride March after almost a three-year lull due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The annual march from the Barakhamba Road to Jantar Mantar was celebrated with dancing to drumbeats, sloganeering and carrying rainbow flags and placards. Noor Enayat, a volunteer, said thousands of participants joined the parade this year. "Due to the pandemic, the parade was not held for the last three years. This year, people gathered in large numbers braving the winter chill," she told PTI. Despite the winter chill, more than 2,000 people participated in the march. In a statement, the organisers said, "We march against the oppressive attacks and discrimination against... transpersons, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, pansexuals, asexuals, gender nonconforming, and intersex people." "We assert that legal rights remain valueless unless we build a cult

Real estate developers urge relaxation of norms under stage III of GRAP

Real estate developers have urged for some relaxation in the provisions of stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) which was reimposed on Saturday in Delhi-NCR due to severe air pollution

Delhi prisons department transfers 19 DSPs, over 30 ASPs, 3 head warders

The Delhi Prisons department has transferred 19 Deputy Superintendents and over 30 Assistant Superintendents, including the one who had complained against jailed minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain of "intimidation and threat", according to an official order. "A total of 19 Deputy Superintendents, 35 Assistant Superintendents and three head warders were transferred," the order, which was issued on Saturday after the approval of Director General (Prisons) Sanjay Baniwal, said. Top officials of Tihar Jail here had accused jailed Delhi minister and AAP leader Jain of "threat and intimidation" and lodged a complaint against him with the Director-General (Prisons), sources said. An assistant superintendent, who was one of the complainants, is one of those who has been transferred. The AAP government, in a statement, termed the allegations against Jain "totally false and concocted" and charged that BJP behind the move. Sources said that the Additional Inspector General -

Ahmedabad sees maximum rise in office supply last yr among 9 cities: CBRE

Ahmedabad saw the maximum increase in fresh supply of office space in 2022 among the nine major cities, with more than a five-fold jump to 4.6 million square feet, according to CBRE India. In its latest report on the office market, CBRE India mentioned that the new supply of office space during the 2022 calendar year rose 2 per cent to 50.6 million square feet from 49.7 million square feet in the previous year. While Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad markets witnessed an increase in office supply, the report pointed out that supply in five cities Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Pune and Kochi declined last year. As per the data, the new office supply in Ahmedabad jumped by over 400 per cent to 4.6 million square feet in 2022 from 0.9 million square feet in the preceding year. Not only in percentage terms, but Ahmedabad also topped in an absolute increase in fresh supply with an addition of 3.7 million square feet area last year. Explaining the reason behind the sharp jump, .

Delhi Police asks all officials to send live location on night duties

The decision has come at least a week after 20-year-old Anjali was killed in the early hours of January 1 after her scooty was hit by a car that dragged her for over 12 kilometres

Delhi's overall air quality 'very poor' at 374, to dip more in coming days

Delhi's overall air quality was recorded in "very poor" category at an AQI of 374 on Saturday

At 2.2 degrees Celsius, Delhi records season's lowest minimum temperature

Delhi on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius, five notches below the average and the season's lowest so far, according to the India Meteorological Department. Very dense fog reduced visibility at Palam to around 50 metres, affecting road and rail traffic. The visibility at the Palam observatory near the Indira Gandhi International Airport was 25 metres at 5:30 am. A Railways spokesperson said 36 trains were delayed by one to seven hours due to the foggy weather. According to the weather office, 'very dense' fog is when visibility is between 0 and 50 metres, 51 and 200 metres is 'dense', 201 and 500 metres 'moderate', and 501 and 1,000 metres 'shallow'. The Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, logged a minimum temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius. Lodhi Road, Ayanagar and Ridge weather stations recorded minimum temperatures of 2 degrees Celsius, 3.4 degrees and 1.5 degrees, respectively. The humidity at 8:30 am was recorded at 100 per c

Delhi road accident: Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia sanctioned for victim's family

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Delhi government has sanctioned an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh for the family of Anjali Singh, who died after being dragged under a car last week. Singh, 20, was killed in the early hours of the New Year after her scooter was hit by the car which dragged her for 12 kilometres from Sultanpuri to Kanjhawala in outer Delhi. Her body was later dislodged and found lying on a road in Kanjhawala. "Anjali's painful death shook the entire country. It cannot be compensated for but to help her family, the Delhi government sanctioned an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh today. We are standing with her family and will help them in every possible way," Kejriwal said in a tweet in Hindi. Police have arrested six people in connection with the accident, while the seventh surrendered before them on Friday evening.

Delhi: MCD House adjourned without mayor election amid AAP's protest

The maiden meeting of the newly elected MCD House was adjourned without electing the mayor and the deputy mayor amid loud protests by AAP councillors over first administering oath to the 10 aldermen The MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) House meeting has been adjourned for the day. The next date will be announced later, BJP councillor Satya Sharma, the presiding officer overseeing the process, said. Chaos ensued during the first meeting as AAP councillors and MLAs raised slogans and entered the Well when Sharma began the process of administering oaths to the 10 aldermen. The AAP councillors and MLAs protested over the alderman and not the elected representatives being administered oath first. The BJP councillors retaliated by raising slogans against AAP and its convener Arvind Kejriwal. Amid the chaos, both sides also alleged manhandling by the opposite camp. The meeting began with Sharma being administered the oath as presiding officer for the elections to the posts of MCD may

Delhi's overall AQI worsens due to dense fog, Stage III of GRAP re-imposed

Index spikes unexpectedly to touched 400, inadequate sunlight, dip in temperature hasten deterioration

Delhi's peak winter power demand rises to a record 5,526 MW amid cold wave

Delhi's peak winter power demand rose to a record 5,526 MW on Friday as a numbing cold wave swept the national capital, officials said. An official of the BSES said its power distribution companies are geared to ensure adequate availability for its around 47 lakh consumers (around two crore residents) during the winter months. "According to data, Delhi's peak power demand on Friday clocked 5,526 MW at 10.58 am, highest-ever recorded in the national capital during winter months. This is the third day in a row that Delhi's peak power demand has crossed the 5,000 MW mark," the BSES official said. The power demand had peaked at 5,104 MW last year and 5,021 MW in 2020. The peak winter power demand in BRPL and BYPL areas had reached 2,140 MW and 1,122 MW, respectively, during the last winter. Delhi recorded a cold wave for a second day on the trot on Friday, with the minimum temperature at Ayanagar in southwest Delhi plunging to a numbing 1.8 degrees Celsius, according to the India ...

Delhi hit-and-drag case: Sixth accused sent to three-day police custody

A court here on Friday remanded in police custody for three days the sixth accused arrested in the case of death of a woman who was hit by a car and dragged on the roads for about two hours in the national capital. Police had arrested Ashutosh earlier in the day. Metropolitan Magistrate Sanya Dalal allowed his three-day custodial interrogation after the Delhi police sought his remand for five days. The five people accused of causing the death of 20-year-old Anjali Singh had allegedly borrowed the car from Ashutosh. Those arrested earlier are: Deepak Khanna, Amit Khanna, Krishan, Mithun and Manoj Mittal. The victim was killed in the early hours of the New Year Day after her scooter was hit by a car and she got entangled underneath the vehicle before being dragged for more than 12 kilometres. Her body later got dislodged and was found lying on the road in Kanjhawala. The court had on Thursday extended the police custody of the five accused by four days.

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Women dragging death case: Court sends five accused to police custody

A court here on Thursday remanded in police custody for four days the five men accused of causing the death of the woman who was hit by a car and dragged a long distance in the national capital. Metropolitan Magistrate Sanya Dalal allowed the Delhi police to have the accused in their custody for four days more for interrogation instead of their prayer for a five-day remand. During the hearing, the investigating officer said their further custody was required as police needed to establish the nearly 13-km-long route the accused had taken to traverse in two hours on the fateful night when the victim woman had got entangled under the vehicle after being hit. The IO also said one of the accused was "planted" as the driver of the vehicle. He said all of them were subjected to sustained interrogation over the last three days in custody. The victim Anjali Singh (20) was killed in the early hours of the New Year after her scooter was hit by a car, which dragged her for about 12 kilometres

Delhi recorded 4,469 dengue cases; 9 deaths due to dengue in 2022: MCD

According to the data, in the last week of December, 108 dengue cases were reported till December 31