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Senior Advocate Stabbed In Delhi, Husband Sought By Police

Senior Advocate Stabbed In Delhi, Husband Sought By Police

Rediff.com25 Apr 2026

A 38-year-old woman advocate was stabbed in Sonia Vihar, Delhi. Police have identified her husband as the accused, who is currently absconding. The woman is undergoing treatment, and an investigation is underway.

Delhi Woman Dies After Husband's Alleged Assault

Delhi Woman Dies After Husband's Alleged Assault

Rediff.com4 days ago

A 26-year-old woman in Delhi died after allegedly being beaten by her husband following a domestic dispute. The husband has been arrested and an investigation is underway.

Delhi Man Arrested For Stabbing His Advocate Wife

Delhi Man Arrested For Stabbing His Advocate Wife

Rediff.com26 Apr 2026

Delhi Police have arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly stabbing his wife, an advocate, in Khajuri Khas, northeast Delhi. The accused, Manoj Kumar, confessed to the crime, citing a family dispute as the motive. Police investigations are ongoing, with a prior case of abduction and murder also linked to the accused.

Supreme Court Orders Probe Into Attack On Woman Advocate

Supreme Court Orders Probe Into Attack On Woman Advocate

Rediff.com7 days ago

The Supreme Court has directed the Delhi Police to investigate the brutal assault on a woman advocate, allegedly by her husband, and has asked for a senior officer to lead the probe. The court also addressed concerns about hospitals refusing the victim admission and directed financial assistance.

Shahdara Bar Association Supports Assaulted Woman Advocate

Shahdara Bar Association Supports Assaulted Woman Advocate

Rediff.com7 days ago

The Shahdara Bar Association has pledged its support to a woman advocate who was brutally assaulted by her husband. The Supreme Court has taken cognisance of the matter and issued directions to the Delhi Police.

Supreme Court Orders Probe Into Delhi Advocate Assault Case

Supreme Court Orders Probe Into Delhi Advocate Assault Case

Rediff.com7 days ago

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu action in the case of a brutal assault on a woman advocate in Delhi, allegedly by her husband, and has directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to hand over the investigation to a senior police officer.

Delhi Police To Investigate Hospitals Denying Treatment To Assault Victim

Delhi Police To Investigate Hospitals Denying Treatment To Assault Victim

Rediff.com7 days ago

Delhi Police has formed a team to investigate allegations that two government hospitals and a private hospital refused immediate treatment to a woman advocate who was allegedly assaulted by her husband.

Delhi Advocate Battles For Life After Husband's Attack

Delhi Advocate Battles For Life After Husband's Attack

Rediff.com7 days ago

A 38-year-old woman advocate in Delhi is fighting for her life after being attacked by her husband, with her family alleging years of domestic violence and a property dispute as contributing factors.

Employee and Accomplices Nabbed in Rs 54 Lakh Chandni Chowk Theft

Employee and Accomplices Nabbed in Rs 54 Lakh Chandni Chowk Theft

Rediff.com7 Mar 2026

Delhi Police have arrested three men, including an employee of a jewellery trader, for allegedly fleeing with Rs 54 lakh in Chandni Chowk. The employee confessed to planning the theft with his accomplices.

Man Acquitted in 2014 Kidnapping Case Due to Lack of Evidence

Man Acquitted in 2014 Kidnapping Case Due to Lack of Evidence

Rediff.com23 Mar 2026

A Delhi court acquitted a man accused of kidnapping a minor in 2014 due to the prosecution's failure to present sufficient evidence and the untraceable status of the alleged victim.

Delhi orders 50% WFH for govt, private offices as air quality worsens

Delhi orders 50% WFH for govt, private offices as air quality worsens

Rediff.com24 Nov 2025

Delhi government mandates 50% work from home for offices and private establishments under GRAP stage three due to severe air pollution. Essential services are exempted.

In Pics: India twists and breathes to mark International Yoga Day

In Pics: India twists and breathes to mark International Yoga Day

Rediff.com21 Jun 2025

India on Saturday,on June 21, 2025, rolled out their yoga mats and stretched and meditated to mark the 11th International Day of Yoga.

Delhi's air quality ranks severe in some areas

Delhi's air quality ranks severe in some areas

Rediff.com5 Nov 2024

Delhiites continued to breathe toxic air on Tuesday as the air quality edged closer to the severe zone in some areas.

Delhi air quality plummets to alarming levels despite curbs

Delhi air quality plummets to alarming levels despite curbs

Rediff.com17 Dec 2024

Delhi's air quality plummeted to alarming levels on Tuesday after 24 days, with many areas witnessing a significant spike in pollution despite the strictest measures, including a ban on construction activities and the entry of trucks into the city, coming into force.

Atishi urges police to guard water pipelines as crisis worsens in Delhi

Atishi urges police to guard water pipelines as crisis worsens in Delhi

Rediff.com16 Jun 2024

The Delhi Jal Board has deployed patrol teams for the main water distribution network that carries raw water to the water treatment plants and then from them to the main underground reservoirs in different parts of the city, Atishi said in the letter.

Kejri govt moves SC for more water from Haryana to tackle Delhi water crisis

Kejri govt moves SC for more water from Haryana to tackle Delhi water crisis

Rediff.com31 May 2024

The plea, filed by Delhi's water minister Atishi, has made the Centre, Bharatiya Janata Party-governed Haryana and Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh parties to the petition and said access to water is essential for survival and one of the basic human rights.

From Siachen to Andaman, Army marks Yoga Day at 100 spots

From Siachen to Andaman, Army marks Yoga Day at 100 spots

Rediff.com21 Jun 2023

Indian Army personnel on Wednesday conducted yoga sessions at more than 100 locations along the country's land and maritime borders, forming a 'Bharatmala' on the occasion of the International Day of Yoga.

Delhi's air quality remains 'severe' for 3rd straight day

Delhi's air quality remains 'severe' for 3rd straight day

Rediff.com5 Nov 2022

Areas in the National Capital Region -- Noida and Gurugram -- recorded an AQI of 529 and 478 respectively both in the highly toxic 'severe'.

Glimpses Of Chhath Puja

Glimpses Of Chhath Puja

Rediff.com31 Oct 2022

After two years of restrictions due to COVID-19, devotional fervour gushed forth across Bihar and parts of India where Biharis are in present on Sunday when salutations were offered to the setting sun on the auspicious occasion of Chhath.

Water bills of Delhiites grew 18 times in 9 yrs: Kejriwal

Water bills of Delhiites grew 18 times in 9 yrs: Kejriwal

Rediff.com2 Feb 2013

"Our water bill, which was Rs 74 nine years ago has swollen to Rs 1,375, which is an 18-fold growth. This is due to corruption in water distribution system under which a French firm run water treatment plant in Sonia Vihar is being paid for inflated quantity of treated water by the government," he said while launching the 51-day long agitation at Najafgarh.

Delhi braces for floods as Yamuna flows menacingly

Delhi braces for floods as Yamuna flows menacingly

Rediff.com23 Sep 2010

Authorities said the water level is expected to go up further and may touch 207.30 metres by Thursday afternoon but insisted that all arrangements have been made to deal with the situation.

Delhi riots: 13-yr-old girl who went to take exam missing since Monday

Delhi riots: 13-yr-old girl who went to take exam missing since Monday

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

A police officer said a "missing person" FIR has been registered and search was on to find the girl.

Delhi Ganesh immersion: Toll in drowning goes up to 17

Delhi Ganesh immersion: Toll in drowning goes up to 17

Rediff.com20 Sep 2013

Nine more bodies were recovered from the Yamuna river on Thursday, taking the death toll to 17, during the immersion of statutes of Lord Ganesha on Wednesday.

Toxic haze over Delhi as air quality turns 'very poor'

Toxic haze over Delhi as air quality turns 'very poor'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

It is believed that the crop residue burning in the nearby states of Punjab and Haryana are contributing to polluting the air.