Delhi Police take cognisance of activist's Uber ordeal hours after X post goes viral

Delhi Police take cognisance of activist's Uber ordeal hours after X post goes viral

Delhi Police initiated an inquiry after activist Bharti Chaturvedi's account of a distressing Uber ride went viral on X. In her post, Chaturvedi described how an Uber driver allegedly shouted at her, refused to stop the vehicle, and even twisted her arm when she tried to end the ride. She said she dialled 100 but received no response, and Uber's safety team allegedly offered little help, merely asking her to call the police again. 6 days ago
Delhi-NCR's cold intensifies, AQI again nears 'severe' in several areas

Delhi-NCR's cold intensifies, AQI again nears 'severe' in several areas

Delhi-NCR has been battling persistent air pollution for nearly a month. Although the last two to three days showed some signs of improvement, leading the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to withdraw GRAP Stage 3 restrictions with immediate effect on Wednesday evening, the overall air quality continues to remain in the very poor category. 6 days ago
Trump calls attack on National Guard an 'act of terror', orders 500 more troops

Trump calls attack on National Guard an 'act of terror', orders 500 more troops

Multiple states have sent Guard personnel to Washington in recent months as part of President Trump's public-safety crackdown. The mission has since expanded to several other major US cities. There are approximately 2,400 National Guard troops currently deployed in Washington, which includes around 958 from the DC National Guard and about 1,300 from eight other states. 6 days ago
41 armed Maoist cadres surrender in Chhattisgarh

41 armed Maoist cadres surrender in Chhattisgarh

The surrendered cadres belonged to some of the most sensitive formations of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), including five members of PLGA Battalion No 1, three area committee members, 11 platoon and area committee party members, several militia commanders and members, and office-bearers of front organisations such as DAKMS and KAMS. 6 days ago
West Bengal BLO suffers heart attack due to 'SIR work'

West Bengal BLO suffers heart attack due to 'SIR work'

The incident comes within a week after two female BLOs died, allegedly by suicide due to stress and "SIR workload", while another BLO suffered a cerebral attack. Another BLO reportedly suffered a heart attack in the Gosaba area of South 24 Parganas district. 6 days ago