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NEW DELHI: Investigation into the Red Fort blast case has led to a range of clues, involving “white-collar terror module”, a missing “red Ford EcoSport car” and Faridabad’s Al Falah university.A powerful blast in an explosive-laden Hyundai i20 car on Monday evening near Delhi’s Red Fort metro station killed 12 people and injured several others….

The study site at Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh | Credit: IISc BENGALURU: Insect-eating birds that live close to the forest floor in the Eastern Himalayas are facing serious survival challenges due to human-driven changes to their habitats, a new study by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has found.Researchers from IISc’s Centre for…

Blast near Red Fort in Delhi NEW DELHI: A Hyundai i20 exploded near the Red Fort around 6:52pm on Monday, killing at least 12 people. Investigators are treating the incident as a terrorist strike under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and tracing it to a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) network that allegedly involved radicalised young doctors and…

NEW DELHI: The Faridabad Police on Wednesday issued an official clarification denying media and social media reports claiming that the suspicious i20 car involved in the Red Fort blast had been parked at Al-Falah Hospital or University in Dhauj for several days.In a statement, the police spokesperson said, “It has come to notice that some…

The UK government has updated its travel advisory for British nationals following Monday’s deadly car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort area, which claimed 12 lives and left several others injured.In its latest guidance, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) advised British citizens in Delhi to remain cautious and follow instructions from local authorities.“There has…

Wreckage of AI-171 outside Ahmedabad airport AHMEDABAD: Ahmedabad airport has undertaken a large-scale wildlife management operation to reduce the risk of bird and animal strikes around the airfield, five months after London-bound AI-171 crashed after take-off on June 12, killing all 241 people on board.In association with the forest department, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport…

MUMBAI: TVS Motor Company chairman emeritus Venu Srinivasan has been reappointed trustee and vicechairman of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT) for a period of three years. The move, SDTT said, was made “in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.”On Oct 24, Srinivasan had been appointed permanent trustee of SDTT after his earlier term expired….

NEW DELHI: It’s official. The capital’s air quality reached emergency levels on Tuesday and was the worst in nearly 11 months. With the noxious morning smog thickening amid dipping temperatures, Delhi recorded its first ‘severe’ air day of the year, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to enforce Stage III restrictions under the…

SRINAGAR: A Kashmiri cleric who doubled as a paramedic at Srinagar’s Govt Medical College has been arrested for allegedly driving a “white-collar” terrorist module that targeted medical students and young doctors — some of whom are suspects in the network busted in Faridabad hours before Monday’s car blast in New Delhi.Moulvi Irfan Ahmad Wagay, also…

Delhi blast: “Sympathy has no value if govt can’t provide ambulance,” says AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj after meeting injured victims at hospital Following the car explosion near the Red Fort on Sunday evening which killed at least eight people and injuring several others, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi President Saurabh Bharadwaj on Tuesday visited the injured…