Medical aid used as explosive
A lethal cocktail of chemical pentaerythritol trinitrate (PETN) used for heart ailments to smoothen blood flow, and nitrate-based explosives, were used by terrorists in the high court blast on Wednesday.
By HT Correspondent | PTI, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 08, 2011 01:06 AM IST
A lethal cocktail of chemical pentaerythritol trinitrate (PETN) used for heart ailments to smoothen blood flow, and nitrate-based explosives, were used by terrorists in the high court blast on Wednesday.
The chemical, discovered by German forces in WW1, has become a favourite terror toy in the hands of Lashker-e-Taiba, Hizbul Mujahideen and Al-Qaeda.
The bomb that exploded outside the HC seems to be similar to the one that was kept at the parking lot of the high court on May 25 this year, which did not go off.
In the Wednesday blast, forensic reports suggest use of ammonium nitrate with little amount of TNT or PETN. The May 25 bomb was kept in a bag, while this time the culprit used a briefcase to mingle with the crowd of litigants and lawyers.
Farmer part of rally dies, protesters allege cops fired at his tractor
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
UPDATED ON JAN 26, 2021 02:45 PM IST
Traffic was affected in several parts of the national capital on Tuesday due to the farmers' tractor rally.
Tractor rally: Farmers reach Red Fort, ITO intersection
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON JAN 26, 2021 01:51 PM IST
Delhi Police officers said the farmers had violated the terms of agreement on which the farmers were allowed to hold their rally today
Farmers’ tractor rally throws Delhi traffic out of gear
UPDATED ON JAN 26, 2021 01:37 PM IST
Roads around Meerut Expressway, Akshardham, Pragati Maidan, Vikas Marg, ITO, Mandi House, India Gate, Mukarba Chowk, Outer Ring Road, Delhi-Noida Link Road, Ghazipur border, Singhu border, and Chilla border had to be closed for general traffic
Farmers’ tractor rally: Protesters reach Delhi’s Ring Road
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 01:00 PM IST
Deviating from the routes agreed upon during the meeting where they were to hold their rally, the farmers entered parts of central and North Delhi
In Photos: Protesting farmers break barricades, deviate from tractor rally route
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 12:59 PM IST
Clashes between the police and farmers broke out on the roads of Delhi with farmers coming in from the Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri borders of the Capital.
Tractor rally: Farmers clash with police, try to enter central Delhi
By HT Correspondents | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON JAN 26, 2021 12:23 PM IST
At Singhu border, thousands of farmers have got into both carriageways of the GT Karnal Road and are trying to enter the central parts of the national Capital
Delhi’s air quality slips, no change expected for the next 2 days: IMD
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 11:22 AM IST
Meanwhile, the minimum temperature at the Safdarjung observatory, which is considered the official marker for the city, was recorded as 2.1 degrees Celsius
Tractors fall short, protesters from Singhu border set on foot to Delhi: Farmers
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 10:22 AM IST
Tractors, many of which were decorated with the colours of the national flag, have been stacked with food and water as farmers from all borders will join the rally this afternoon.
50% of Delhi population has Covid antibodies: What the latest sero survey shows
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sameer
UPDATED ON JAN 26, 2021 10:28 AM IST
For an infection like Covid-19, it is thought that herd immunity would be achieved when there is a seroprevalence between 60 and 80%
All you need to know about farmers’ Republic Day tractor rally
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sameer
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 10:07 AM IST
The procession will be taken along three routes centered around the farmer protest sites of Singhu, Tikri, and Ghazipur
Farmers' tractors ready with tricolour for rally after R-Day parade in Delhi
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar
UPDATED ON JAN 26, 2021 09:03 AM IST
To ensure the tractor parade remains peaceful, farmers have formed groups to look after security.
LIVE: Farmers continue to storm Red Fort
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shivani
UPDATED ON JAN 26, 2021 02:46 PM IST
Within a short span of time, the tractor parade took a violent turn as the protesters broke the police barricades which led to the latter firing tear gas at the farmers.
Delhi: Minimum temperature drops to 2.1 degrees Celsius; moderate fog over city
UPDATED ON JAN 26, 2021 09:55 AM IST
Cold, dry northwesterly winds have set in over the northern plains and adjoining parts of central India which are likely to persist for the next three or four days
Delhiwale: Like chai by the Seine
By Mayank Austen Soofi, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 05:30 AM IST
- A cafe that gives a most glorious view of the city’s river—the Yamuna
‘Over half of city may have Covid antibodies’: Experts say after 5th sero-survey
By Anonna Dutt, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 04:16 AM IST
- The number was particularly high in the south-east district at 62%, the people said, and now appears to fall in a territory that experts believe is close to the herd immunity threshold.