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A man allegedly stabbed his wife to death using a knife and then attempted to end his life using a blade at their house in west Delhi’s Hari Nagar on Wednesday. Read more

The food ministry has turned down the Delhi government’s proposal for doorstep delivery of ration allocated under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) flagging shortcomings and concerns over likely operational difficulties, transparency and ensuring uninterrupted supply to poor who either shift their residence frequently or don’t have permanent addresses. Read more

Delhi’s pollution levels between March and May this year were almost the same as the pollution levels during the same period in 2019, despite the city being in full lockdown for over a month in 2021, data analysed by a climate communications initiative, Climate Trends, reveals. Read more

Almost four years after Jaypee Infratech was referred for insolvency resolution, Mumbai-based Suraksha group on Wednesday emerged as the preferred bidder in the fourth attempt, beating state-run NBCC by the narrowest of margins. Read more

The national capital on Wednesday reported 111 fresh coronavirus cases, while the positivity rate stood at 0.15%. Seven more people succumbed to the infection, which took the toll in the city to 24,940. The case fatality rate stands at 1.74%. Read more