Investigators probing the Red Fort parking-lot blast, which has claimed 13 lives so far, have found that the driver of the explosive-laden Hyundai i20 received ₹20 lakh through illegal hawala networks,

Delhi blast: Powerful car explosion near Red Fort; several feared injured

A high-intensity blast ripped through a car parked near the Red Fort (Lal Qila) in Old Delhi on November 10 evening, with the powerful explosion leaving multiple vehicles in flames and shattering window panes. Several people are feared injured, officials said.

Delhi man arrested for raping his 65-year-old mother as ‘punishment’

A 39-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 65-year-old mother twice, claiming to be punishing her for an alleged relationship she had in the past, media reports said. According to police, the woman, accompanied by her 25-year-old daughter, filed the FIR, reported NDTV. The assaults took place shortly after the family returned from […]

Caring, not caging: India’s stray dogs deserve a kinder tomorrow

Community dog feeders and caregivers in Delhi-NCR are scared that they might be stopped by those who have been tagged the “silent suffering majority” (i.e. those who want the dogs removed immediately from the streets of Delhi-NCR) at a recent Supreme Court hearing, from doing what Article 51A(g) of the Indian Constitution mandates: “…to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife, and to have compassion for living creatures.”

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