Jignasa Sinha is a Senior Correspondent with The Indian Express. She writes on Delhi crime, gender and labour. Her Twitter handle is @jignasa_sinha

January 26, 2020 03:48 IST
An FIR has been registered against the building owner. Police said that initial investigation revealed two brothers were allegedly illegally running the coaching centre in the building for the past 10-15 years.
Sun, Jan 26, 2020
January 26, 2020 03:48 IST
Lakshmi, Krishna's mother, sat at the steps of the hospital: “I still cannot believe what happened. My three children were studying in the same class for months.
Sun, Jan 26, 2020
January 25, 2020 07:13 IST
The four — Mukesh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31) — are scheduled to be hanged on February 1.
Sat, Jan 25, 2020
January 22, 2020 02:50 IST
Before CM Arvind Kejriwal, over 40 people filed their nominations.
Wed, Jan 22, 2020
January 21, 2020 02:54 IST
For auto drivers plying in the city, the main issue is the growing popularity of app-based cabs in the city, which they believe AAP has failed to rein in.
Tue, Jan 21, 2020
January 18, 2020 03:27 IST
“I will challenge the court order that stops me from protesting rightfully in Delhi. We shouldn’t be treated like slaves in our own country. I am a lawyer and a follower of Ambedkar — I will do the right thing,” Azad said.
Sat, Jan 18, 2020
January 11, 2020 04:35 IST
Apart from the Left outfits, DCP (Crime) Joy Tirkey also named a WhatsApp group called ‘Unity Against Left’, and said Yogendra Bhardwaj, a PhD student from JNU, is the group administrator. Bhardwaj, who is among the nine named by police, is an ABVP member.
Sat, Jan 11, 2020
January 11, 2020 03:18 IST
The accused, now 22, had fatally run over Sharma in his father’s Mercedes on April 4, 2016. He was charged under IPC section 304 A, which carries a maximum punishment for 10 years to life imprisonment and no minimum punishment.
Sat, Jan 11, 2020
January 10, 2020 03:01 IST
According to senior police officials and women safety experts, high reportage of cases of crime against women is to be encouraged, as it means that more people are willing to lodge complaints in such cases
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
January 08, 2020 04:30 IST
Death warrant signed, Tihar prepares for execution; lawyers of convicts say filing curative pleas
Wed, Jan 08, 2020
January 04, 2020 05:13 IST
“My husband survived because his seniors stopped him from entering. I wish someone would have stopped my brother as well,” Pawar’s wife Monika said.
Sat, Jan 04, 2020
January 03, 2020 04:50 IST
Amit and his family hail from UP’s Muzaffarnagar. In February 2019, three months after joining the Fire Safety Management Academy in the capital, he got married. His wife, Shivani, is a constable with Ghaziabad police.
Fri, Jan 03, 2020
January 03, 2020 01:28 IST
According to Delhi Fire Services director Atul Garg, they received a call at 4.23 am about a fire at a four-storey building owned by inverter battery manufacturer Okaya. The structure houses a godown, a factory and the company office.
Fri, Jan 03, 2020
December 30, 2019 02:14 IST
Police said the accused feared he would get caught for Deepti’s murder, as he had used her phone to call the cab. Singh’s body was found near Chandwaji on the Delhi-Jaipur highway on December 8.
Mon, Dec 30, 2019
December 28, 2019 02:06 IST
Police said they have been deploying personnel at “sensitive spots” in the area since the December 17 incident, when a protest by over 2,000 people had ended in stone-pelting by some people, and lathi-charge and teargas shelling by police.
Sat, Dec 28, 2019
December 27, 2019 04:17 IST
The data also states that South West Delhi, North West Delhi, Dwarka and Rohini saw a higher number of incidents of fire. Areas such as Rohini, Janakpuri and Nehru Place have recorded more than 1,000 incidents each in 2019.
Fri, Dec 27, 2019
December 24, 2019 01:36 IST
Udaykant and his family lived as tenants on the first floor. Initial probe by police has revealed the main door to Udaykant’s house was locked from the inside.
Tue, Dec 24, 2019
December 24, 2019 01:33 IST
The fire started in godown below the residential building. DFS officials not told building had godown, led to delay in rescue
Tue, Dec 24, 2019
December 23, 2019 02:28 IST
Umar Khalid, a former JNU student and activist, said, “Muslims who live in India are not ‘accidental’ Muslims. They made a choice years ago and the government must think about their loyalty rather than question them.”
Mon, Dec 23, 2019
December 21, 2019 06:01 IST
With their phone flashlights in hand, the protesters read the Preamble of the Constitution in unison — a practice now common at protests against the new Act — after sunset.
Sat, Dec 21, 2019
December 18, 2019 02:47 IST
Police said more than 2,000 protesters gathered around Seelampur Chowk at 2 pm and held a “silent protest” against the new citizenship law for an hour.
Wed, Dec 18, 2019
December 17, 2019 04:14 IST
One of the injured policemen, Maqsood Ahmed, a head constable posted in the South district, was allegedly hit with stones and bulbs, and was thrashed after he fell on the ground.
Tue, Dec 17, 2019
December 10, 2019 03:10 IST
Rehan was arrested from his relative’s house as he was allegedly trying to leave the city, and on Monday his custody was granted to the special investigation unit (SIU) of the Crime Branch, police said.
Tue, Dec 10, 2019
December 09, 2019 04:30 IST
Tenders struggled to enter narrow lane, most victims suffocated to death
Mon, Dec 09, 2019
December 07, 2019 01:16 IST
According to the family, over the years Satish had become increasingly hostile towards Pragya, incessantly questioning her about her salary, expenses and daily routine. A relative claimed he didn’t eat with the family and would order his own food from outside.
Sat, Dec 07, 2019


