Kushan Niyogi

Spotlight on UP amid new cases, as it records most dowry deaths across India

Spotlight on UP amid new cases, as it records most dowry deaths across India

Recent alleged dowry-linked deaths in Greater Noida and Bhopal have once again drawn attention to the persistence of dowry-related violence,…

May 21, 2026

Austerity call, then empty showrooms and idling autos

From Dariba Kalan’s jewellers to app-based taxi drivers across Delhi-NCR, businesses and workers say recent fuel price hikes and the…

May 21, 2026

Burned skin, empty pockets: Delhi’s ‘loo’ leaves workers scorched

With heatwave conditions intensifying across North India, doctors, workers, and environmentalists talk to Patriot about growing health and economic risks…

May 19, 2026

Bones in wild, bodies in tanks: Delhi’s hidden dead

Four years after the Shraddha Walkar case shocked the country, bodies continue to be recovered from Delhi’s forests and isolated…

May 18, 2026

Delhi’s shelter homes struggle amid relocation drive

Ahead of two international summits in Delhi, authorities have begun shifting the homeless into shelter homes, amid overcrowding concerns

May 16, 2026

In India’s suicide capital, every 8th victim a student

With 2,905 suicides recorded in 2024, Delhi topped all metropolitan cities in total deaths by suicide, while also reporting the…

May 15, 2026

Delhi: April heat drives surge in fire emergencies

Delhi recorded a sharp rise in fire-related emergencies in April, with incidents linked to heat, electrical faults, and waste fires…

May 12, 2026

Lack of experts stalls Delhi fire safety audit

Nearly two months after the Delhi government ordered a citywide fire safety audit, the exercise remains stalled due to a…

May 8, 2026

Delhi: After voting, migrants return to lost jobs

For many in Delhi's slum clusters, the choice between exercising their right to vote and securing their daily livelihood remains…

May 7, 2026