Crime branch busts digital arrest syndicate, six arrested

Crime branch busts digital arrest syndicate, six arrested

Monday, 17 November 2025 | Abhinav Kumar Jha

The Cyber Cell of the Delhi Crime Branch has busted a major digital arrest syndicate that extorted a 71-year-old woman of 49 lakh rupees. Officers said the gang used fear, lies, and fake law enforcement identities to trap the victim for almost a full day. Six men who handled mule...

Woman shot dead by lover

Sunday, 16 November 2025 | Pioneer News Service

A 24-year-old woman was shot dead allegedly by a jilted lover, who then allegedly turned the gun on himself at her house in West Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh on Saturday. Police received a call around midday regarding two people lying in an injured condition in a house in the Old Slum...

MACT awards Rs 18.32 lakh to kin of man killed in accident

Sunday, 16 November 2025 | Pioneer News Service

A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded compensation of Rs 18.32 lakh to the family members of a man who died in a road accident in 2023. Headed by Presiding Officer Tarun Yogesh, the MACT was hearing a petition filed by the family members of Ashif, who died after...

Police track down vehicles parked near exploded car

Police track down vehicles parked near exploded car

Sunday, 16 November 2025 | Pioneer News Service

Investigators probing the Red Fort blast that killed 13 have traced dozens of vehicles parked near the exploded Hyundai i20 and are questioning their drivers and owners to reconstruct the events, an official said on Saturday. Police have prepared a detailed log of every vehicle that entered the Sunehri Masjid parking...

Lajpat Rai Market reopens

Lajpat Rai Market reopens

Sunday, 16 November 2025 | Pioneer News Service

Shopkeepers at Lajpat Rai Market, which reopened on Saturday after remaining shut since the blast near the Red Fort earlier this week, said it may take several days for business and footfall to return to normal. Most shops had their shutters down after the explosion near the Red Fort on Monday,...

Air quality in very poor category

Air quality in very poor category

Sunday, 16 November 2025 | Pioneer News Service

Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘very poor’ category for a second consecutive day on Saturday with 16 monitoring stations logging ‘severe’ AQI, while the minimum temperature dipped to 9.7 degrees Celsius — the season’s lowest so far. The Capital’s three-day streak of ‘severe’ air quality ended on Friday, with the...

CM unveils online portal for fire safety certificate renewal

CM unveils online portal for fire safety certificate renewal

Sunday, 16 November 2025 | Pioneer News Service

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday inaugurated the Portal for Online Renewal of Fire Safety Certificate at the Delhi Secretariat in the presence of Delhi’s Home and Education Minister, Ashish Sood, and senior officials of the Delhi Fire Service (DFS). Developed jointly by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and the Delhi...

Govt asks corporations to ensure proper running of liquor stores

Govt asks corporations to ensure proper running of liquor stores

Sunday, 16 November 2025 | Pioneer News Service

The Delhi Government has issued an advisory to its four municipal corporations, urging them to ensure the proper operation of liquor stores and to address customer complaints promptly. This advisory follows an incident at a liquor store in Narela, operated by the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC), where...

State Editions

Act to regulate private school fees notified

13 December 2025 | Pioneer News Service | Delhi

NDMC launches drive to curb pollution

13 December 2025 | Pioneer News Service | Delhi

Man shot multiple times in Shahdara

13 December 2025 | Abhinav Kumar Jha | Delhi

Namo Bharat crosses 2 crore trips in two years

13 December 2025 | Pioneer News Service | Delhi

Proposal approved for granting of honorary ranks

13 December 2025 | Pioneer News Service | Delhi

Sunday Edition

A Pivotal Engagement in the 1971 Indo-Pak War

14 December 2025 | Gaurav Bhakhri Lt  Colonel | Agenda

The 15 second rule: A pause is powerful

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The Indian paradox of power, participation, and exclusion

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A passage through ritual

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Mizoram: Where scenic splendour meets soulful cuisine

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