Lack of transport from residences, offices and markets to the nearest Metro station puts women’s safety at risk, especially at night. Solutions are not yet in sight It was around eight in the evening, when Jaya Sudha was walking home from the market she had stopped off at in Dwarka on her way home from […]

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What are the chances of a restaurant sending you stale food when you order online? More than the chances of a street vendor serving you rotten stuff, apparently It was late in the evening. The menu at home did not seem inspiring. It was, after all, a Monday. The blues had kicked in the previous […]

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Muslim religious leaders are cautious of The Centre’s move to fund madrassas. now they see the need to push forward with much needed progress Concern is being expressed about the central government’s introduction of a scheme whereby madrassas — informal education institutions which primarily teach Muslim religious studies — will be equipped to also impart […]

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Delhi is not a model city when it comes to health indices, according to a report by NITI Aayog comparing all the states and UTs While the Delhi government and the Centre squabble over who gives better health cover and facilities to the residents, a report shows declining Health Index in the country’s Capital. The […]

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It’s not only nondescript villages of Uttar Pradesh where lower castes face discrimination. In Delhi too, Dalits and minorities find their rights being violated The film Article 15 has received rave reviews. People are calling it a film much needed for our times, for people to really understand the depth of discrimination that permeates India’s […]

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If a handset is stolen, the number will be blocked and be registered on a central black list. But the tradeoff is that your personal data could be easily leaked When one speaks about privacy, one thinks about one’s home, one’s bedroom — and of course, goes without saying, one’s mobile. One thing that follows […]

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Despite promises by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal himself, settlements where the poor live are heavily dependent on tankers for their survival Delhi is one of the cities – including Chennai and Bengaluru – which were warned by a NITI Aayog report of its groundwater running completely dry by 2020. This crisis is already evident in […]

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Delhi’s discoms have been able to cut down losses but not completely, because of electricity mafia. for now, its residents can be happy that this summer the distributors seem ready to take on the sun The heat is scorching and the advice is to stay indoors — which means more demand for electricity and thus, […]

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