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JNU amid dispute
New hostel rules also mandate a dress code for mealtimes and 11 pm curfew, and bar male and female students from visiting each other’s hostels Controversies are swirling around Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University once again. It is witnessing two simultaneous protests by the students — against “draconian” new hostel rules and against the delay in […]
Terminator tower
The proposed construction of a high-rise building has led to outrage in Delhi University as it poses a security threat to girl students The construction of a private high-rise building right next to the North Campus of Delhi University has been a matter that has provoked a lot of hue and cry over the past […]
Trial by taunts
Sarvjeet Singh was declared a pervert based on Jasleen Kaur’s testimony. Four years later, the court acquitted him In August 2015, a Facebook post by Jasleen Kaur, a student in Delhi, went viral. She alleged that a man, later identified as Sarvjeet Singh, “made obscene comments” to her at a traffic signal in Tilak Nagar. […]
Smacking snacks
Manek Chowk in Ahmedabad, surrounded by heritage structures, is the place to go to in the evening for a generous variety of street food It’s a beautiful breezy night — the air replete with festive fervor. Ahmedabad may have just bidden goodbye to Diwali but the warmth of the fun-filled continues to charge every corner […]
Waging a war
Peeing Human, the creator of the popular YouTube channel, says nationalism now trumps rationalism on TV news My name is Ramit and I am not a journalist. I have no formal training as a journalist. However, I do understand and hold in great regard the four pillars of modern democracy. Outside of the elected legislative, […]
How to get the elderly up and moving
Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are a diverse group of diseases that commonly affect the joints, but can also affect the muscles, other tissues and internal organs. There are more than 200 different RMDs, affecting both children and adults. They are usually caused by problems of the immune system, inflammation, infections or gradual deterioration of […]
Most snatchers are school dropouts and first-time offenders
Delhi Police seem helpless about the alarming rise in incidents of snatchings by bike-borne youngsters – about 17 per day – but Mumbai Police was able to stem the tide In Sadar Bazar, one of the most hustling-bustling areas of New Delhi, a small colony Basti Julian seems to go silent when enquiries are made […]
Be patient, they’re told
One of Aam Aadmi Party’s flagship schemes – Mohalla Clinics – has proved so popular with the public that it is already groaning under the overload of patients “My daughter is suffering from high fever. We have been sitting here for the last two-and-a half hours, but I know my turn will come,” says Rubaiya, […]