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Ahona Sengupta -May 14, 2023

Mothers in sports: A sparring match

Mothers in sports: A sparring match

Women, who have been professional athletes, say motherhood has come as a blow to their sports careers. Their medal tallies dried up as the women athletes were put under societal pressure and family responsibilities. However, they hope to surmount these challenges, one day at a time

Ahona Sengupta -May 1, 2023

No respite for Capital’s Burmese refugees

No respite for Capital’s Burmese refugees

Escaping bloodbath and destruction in Myanmar, the Chin community arrived in Delhi for a brighter future, but in vain. It battles racist slurs and discrimination with women facing sexual harassment regularly  

Ahona Sengupta -April 26, 2023

Beat the Delhi heat with these summer drinks

Beat the Delhi heat with these summer drinks

Here are our top picks for summer drinks in Delhi

Ahona Sengupta -April 19, 2023

A taste of Afghanistan in Lajpat Nagar

A taste of Afghanistan in Lajpat Nagar

The Afghan delights are not only popular among locals in the area that is inhabited by refugees from other countries sharing a similar Persian cuisine

Ahona Sengupta -April 17, 2023

Plastic Shapes Our Lives

Plastic Shapes Our Lives

Notably, according to UNDP, India generates 15 million tonnes of plastic waste every year but only one fourth of this is recycled due to the lack of a functioning solid waste management system

Ahona Sengupta -April 12, 2023

Safdar Hashmi – a luminous icon

Safdar Hashmi – a luminous icon

Safdar Hashmi's sister reveals the little-known facts about the iconic theatre activist and how he remembered among the masses

Ahona Sengupta -April 5, 2023

IMD predicts mainly clear sky in Delhi

IMD predicts mainly clear sky in Delhi

On Wednesday, the minimum temperature in the national capital settled at 15.9 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average

Ahona Sengupta -March 22, 2023

Delhi likely to receive another spell of rain

Delhi likely to receive another spell of rain

Delhi recorded 10 mm rainfall in 24 hours ending 8:30 am on Tuesday, which is the maximum precipitation in a day in March in three years