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‘Customers are not considerate’
The weather is so harsh these days that it adds to our troubles. You can imagine how difficult it can be to drive a bike the entire day in the intense summer heat. The loo (wind) also makes me feel nauseous and dizzy at times when I am out for really long or when I […]
Cuppa chai for Rs. 333?
FROM SITTING ON THE FOOTPATH NEAR A TEA VENDOR’S STALL AND SIPPING TEA TO RELISHING ON THE SPICY JUICY MOMOS OF THE ROADSIDE MOMO SELLER. FROM GOBBLING UP AS MANY PIECES OF GOL GAPPAS AS POSSIBLE TO THE CHAAT STALLS, AND GORGING ON THE DELECTABLE SOYA CHAAP THAT HAS BECOME A RAGE AMONG DELHIITES. OUR […]
Graffiti goes legit
Breaking out from the confines of galleries and museums to expansive public spaces, the creativity of artists is now brightening up entire walls, with help from civic authorities Delhi-NCR seems to be on its way to being an aesthetic treat for tourists, commuters and residents. After the public art district at Lodhi Colony comes the […]
Not a private matter
Had he not interviewed PM Modi on national television during elections on national and notional issues, a doting audience may not have questioned his politics Mr Akshay Kumar didn’t vote. He didn’t vote because he chose not to. He chose to give up his Indian citizenship for a Canadian passport. A few years ago, in […]
‘Schemes for disabled is required’
People First Organisation was started in 2014. It works on various states in India – Bihar, Delhi, Maharashtra. Basically, we have a tie-up with an organisation which is engaged in skill development activities, i.e., intelligence manpower services. They conduct counselling and mobilisation of people with disability. We train people in government-based skill facilities. They are […]
Oriental adventure
Bungee jumping, walking on air and a theatrical stunt show make this Chinese outpost such a unique tourist spot “So what if you don’t want to go bungee jumping — just partake in the thrills that the Macao Tower offers,” suggests our host Jenny Kou as we step into the lift that soon zooms its […]
Master act
With his latest film Setters about to be released, Pavan Malhotra bares his heart about his acting journey Veteran actor Pavan Malhotra has spent the last three decades essaying diverse andcharacter-driven roles in films like Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro, Bagh Bahadur, Brothers in Trouble, Aithe, Black Friday, Jab We Met, Delhi-6, Road to Sangam, […]
Corporate calumnies
Did due process let Sonam Mahajan down? On October 15, 2017, a month into working at Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF), Sonam Mahajan, political commentator and consultant, wrote to Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the founder and director of NBF, to tell him that she was being sexually harassed by his Chief of Staff, Abhinav Khare. The allegations Mahajan […]