In India, consumption of marijuana for recreational purposes is considered deviant behaviour, and the person who smokes it is stigmatised. But 18 states of the US have already allowed such use, and more states will undoubtedly follow suit

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While using ‘he’ and ‘she’ as gender-identity pronouns is the norm in heterosexual India, there is a large section of queer India that does not want to stay confined in the tussle of choosing between these binaries. In light of the June LGBTQIA+ pride month, Patriot looks at how have Delhiites received the usage of gender and preferred pronouns

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The mass transit system which serves commuters from all strata of Delhi-NCR is abuzz with the stories of common people. Now a book by Rashmi Sadana explores the diverse lives that have a common meeting point: the Delhi Metro

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If your neighbourhood is suffering from water scarcity, you are not alone. As usual, the authorities are putting the blame on rivers drying up and Haryana’s actions but mismanagement by the Delhi Jal Board is also alleged  

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A 35-year-old man was shot in face by four unidentified people who opened fire at him from inside a car in a bid to snatch his gold chain and bracelet, police said on Monday. Pradeep Singh, who runs a salon, was injured in his cheek and was taken to a hospital. He was having an […]

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Delhiites woke up to thunderstorm and rains on Monday morning that brought a much-needed respite from the sweltering heat as the city recorded a minimum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius. Trees got uprooted in some parts of the national capital and traffic snarls were reported in various stretches, including ITO, DND and near AIIMS, on […]

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Two weeks ago, on May 13, the national capital witnessed the deaths of 27 people, most of them women, when a commercial building in Mundka caught fire. Three days later, on May 19, two consecutive fires broke out in Bawana and Mustafabad, killing one and injuring a total of six

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After the Pulitzer win for Danish Siddiqui, Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo and Amit Dave, photojournalists in the capital talk about what this international recognition for Indian journalists means for them, while also sharing their thoughts about the work culture in the capital and the overall state of photojournalism

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