The elder son in the sibling abuse case involving a school van driver reported from Prasad Nagar in September has gone missing since Friday afternoon. The mother of victim suspects the involvement of one of the accused, who was yet to be arrested, in her son’s disappearance.

A 16-year-old girl, who had gone missing on Thursday, was found murdered in a flat at Dwarka on Saturday morning. The police has arrested a 28-year-old man, who has reportedly confessed to having murdered her for resisting his attempt to rape her. The police said that the man lured her to a flat he had rented when she was returning from a coaching institute on Thursday.

The government is seriously mulling over a proposal to institute a Tagore Award to rival the Nobel Prize in Literature. The institution of such an award is being considered as part of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Rabindranath Tagore which will commence next year.

The proposed amendments to the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act to make it “more humane” are likely to be placed before the Cabinet Committee on Security soon.

US officials fear lax security at Indian laboratories could make the facilities targets for terrorists seeking biological weapons to launch attacks across the globe, according to comments in a leaked US diplomatic cable made public on Friday.

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday put the record straight about his views on “terrorism and communalism” against the backdrop of his reported statement that “radicalised Hindu groups” posed a bigger threat than outfits like the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba after the statement whipped up a political storm.

The Association of Surgeons of India (ASION) is holding its 70th annual conference in the city. The conference to continue till December 20 saw participation from surgeons from India and abroad.

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) on Friday sent a notice to the Delhi government’s directorate of education (DoE) seeking revision of the guidelines for nursery admissions. It severely criticised the guidelines saying they were clearly violative of the Right to Education (RTE) Act provisions.

The annual IILM Institute for Higher Educa-tion iFest kickstarted on Friday. The three-day event includes events like corporate walk, solo singing, management quizzes, fashion show and photography.

The Delhi government has decided to introduce cluster bus service in more areas to fill the gap created by the proposed phaseout of Blueline buses.
According to a senior official of the transport department, the government would float tender next week for cluster scheme for areas in east and west Delhi.