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PTI -June 16, 2022

A seven-year-old girl was allegedly molested in North Delhi’s Wazirabad area by her neighbour, police said on Thursday. According to police, an incident was reported on Tuesday around 9 pm about a child’s molestation in Wazirabad area. Police reached the spot and spoke to the victim, who alleged that she was molested by her neighbour […]

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PTI -June 16, 2022

Police in Greater Noida have busted an illegal luxury bar being run in a clandestine manner with Chinese nationals living in India as its major patrons, officials said on Thursday. The three-storey facility, located in Gharbara village with its interiors designed in traditional Chinese-style, was busted on Tuesday night, close on the heels of the […]

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Wara Samar -June 15, 2022

With Neelima’s untimely death in a road accident on 6 June, importance of organ donation resurfaced when her family decided to donate her eyes. Patriot gets an insight into what it is like to be at the centre of the life-saving process of organ donation

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Ali Fraz Rezvi -June 15, 2022

With its first event titled ‘Ba-Yaad e Ijteba Rizvi’ and held on 2 October 2021, started what is arguably the most recent literary movement in Delhi – the Doha Movement. It aims at reviving the lost art of Doha writing- a classical form of self-contained rhyming couplet used by poets like Kabir, Rahim, Tulsidas and others

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Jayali Wavhal and Judith Mariya Antony -June 14, 2022

With evolving technology providing better and easier laundry alternatives, and recurring water supply issues in the capital, Delhi’s traditional dhobi ghats are facing an existential crisis. Limited consumer market and lack of support from the administration is adding to their woes

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MURTAZA ALI KHAN -June 12, 2022

Walk of Courage is a thrilling short film that resulted from an Indo-German collaboration. It was made for the ongoing ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrating 75 years of India’s independence. In this interview, Johannes Olszewski talks about his creative vision and the challenges he faced while making it

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Ali Fraz Rezvi -June 12, 2022

Members of the intersex and trans communities, called khwajsaras in the Mughal era, made huge contributions to Delhi’s history. The architectural wonders they left behind still survive but the significance of this heritage is getting lost with time

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SA Sneha -June 11, 2022

As summer days in Delhi become unbearable for many, people have started visiting popular ‘cool’ spots like parks, and even the Delhi Metro, to beat the scorching heat

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