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Ticket to ride
Eight regional trains will make commuting within NCR fast and hassle-free in the near future Last week, the Union Cabinet approved the 82 km long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut rapid rail corridor at the cost of Rs 30,274 crore. India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) will take less than an hour from Delhi to Meerut with halts […]
An open letter to India and Pakistan
Every country reserves the right to self-defence, but Pakistan broke every rule in the book Poochte hain wo ki Ghalib kaun hai, Koi batlaao ki hum batlaayein kya Pakistan posed this question again on Valentine’s Day. India came back with a return gift on the 13th day. Love was in the “air”, you see. They […]
No bunkers at LoC
Several villages have been evacuated but the administration has failed to provide most of them with a place to go The last village in Mendhar sector on the Indian side is Chhajla Patri, Mallah. Newslaundry learnt that around 20-50 families were evacuated from the village by the police. Muhammad Hanief, a resident of Chhajla Patri, […]
Trolls attacked my art
Since childhood, I have been fond of paintings. But it was in college that I got the opportunity to nurture my hobby further. While exploring various forms, I came across erotic art. It intrigued me. I did a lot of research on it, and tried to create a few. Within a year, I became somewhat […]
Mettle and martyrdom
Pradeep Kumar’s 18-year-old son refuses to shed a single tear. It was the last thing his father had asked of him—to be strong On Friday evening—one day after more than 40 CRPF personnel lost their lives in a terrorist attack in Kashmir’s Pulwama district—Banat was at a standstill. Pradeep Kumar, one of the CRPF personnel […]
Sleights of hand
An Australian researcher has done an amazing job of recreating the world of Indian magicians in centuries past, reminding us of our rich cultural heritage. This extract is about Delhi’s Kathputli colony An air of despondency greeted me when in 2016 I visited Shadipur Depot, a West Delhi slum set up in the late 1960s […]
Pigeons’ poop all over!
I have been staying in Mayur Vihar Phase-1 in a gated society for the last few months. I live on the fourth floor, where we have an open balcony. Before we shifted to the flat, I did not think pigeons could be a big problem. Initially when I noticed pigeon droppings in the balcony, I […]
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