The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Delhi HC order directing police to give the statement of eyewitness V K Jain to CM Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and 11 AAP MLAs, who have been charged for the alleged assault of then Delhi chief secretary Anshu Prakash. Delhi recorded the hottest July day since 2012 with the mercury rising to 43.1°C, 6 degrees above normal, at the base observatory in Safdarjung on Thursday. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:Read Less
Day after scuffle at UP Gate, 200 farmers booked; second FIR filed after they protest
A day after farmers and BJP workers clashed at UP Gate, 200 ‘unknown’ farmers were booked on Thursday for rioting, criminal intimidation and assault on the basis of a complaint by a party worker.
Delhi reported 93 new Covid-19 cases and four deaths in the last 24 hours. The cumulative positivity rate is 6.65 per cent while the case fatality rate stands at 1.74 per cent.
Youth stabbed to death by six in northwest Delhi's Adarsh Nagar
In a case of road rage, a 20-year-old youth was stabbed to death allegedly by six men in northwest Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar early on Thursday. Read more
Ex-chief secretary assault case: Supreme Court rejects Delhi Police's plea against Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a nine-month-old Delhi High Court order directing Delhi Police to give the statement of eyewitness V K Jain to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and 11 other AAP MLAs, who have been chargesheeted for the alleged assault of then Delhi chief secretary Anshu Prakash. Read more
Feed strays, but don’t hassle people: Delhi HC
Street dogs/strays have the right to food and citizens have the right to feed them, the Delhi high court has said, adding that “no person can restrict the other from feeding dogs” as long as due care and caution is taken. Read more
Hit by massive dip in earnings, Delhi Metro sends out SOS for funds
The Covid-19 outbreak has left Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) terribly sick, financially. Digging into its savings to run trains, Delhi's lifeline is now gasping for breath and desperate for Covid norms to be relaxed so that it can ferry more passengers. It is also seeking immediate financial support, a plea first made last year. Read more
The heat is on: On Thursday, Delhi recorded hottest July day in 9 years
The city recorded the hottest July day since 2012 with the mercury rising to 43.1°C, six degrees above normal, at the base observatory in Safdarjung on Thursday. Mungeshpur was the hottest area in Delhi at 45.2°C, followed by Pitampura at 44.3°C and Najafgarh (44°C). Read more