Human Interest

Delhi: Lack of supply leads to soaring prices of vegetablesDelhi: Lack of supply leads to soaring prices of vegetables

Delhi: Lack of supply leads to soaring prices of vegetables

Prices of tomatoes and potatoes have nearly quadrupled over past few days due to incessant rain, which has severely impacted…

July 18, 2024
Delhi: Displaced Yamuna farmers scramble for shelterDelhi: Displaced Yamuna farmers scramble for shelter

Delhi: Displaced Yamuna farmers scramble for shelter

Over 15,000 residents of the Yamuna floodplains’ stretch from Mayur Vihar Phase-1 to the Yamuna River Bridge rendered homeless after…

July 12, 2024
Delhi Rains: Mother gives birth to one, mourns death of otherDelhi Rains: Mother gives birth to one, mourns death of other

Delhi Rains: Mother gives birth to one, mourns death of other

Spread across their six feet by four feet rented room in North East Delhi’s New Usmanpur, the parents of Salman…

July 4, 2024
Sanitation worker at JNU ends life; delayed payments to blame: familySanitation worker at JNU ends life; delayed payments to blame: family

Sanitation worker at JNU ends life; delayed payments to blame: family

His dues had been delayed by over three months, says victim's family; JNU says the employee's salary was paid regularly

May 28, 2024
More jobs, lower crime rate: What Delhi’s youth seeks from its MPsMore jobs, lower crime rate: What Delhi’s youth seeks from its MPs

More jobs, lower crime rate: What Delhi’s youth seeks from its MPs

Youngsters in the national capital state that distress caused by unemployment is hurting them and their families, say they will…

May 24, 2024
Sanitation worker’s suicide sparks row in the MCDSanitation worker’s suicide sparks row in the MCD

Sanitation worker’s suicide sparks row in the MCD

Dhananjay, a worker who allegedly died by suicide, blamed his seniors for forcing him to pay bribe in exchange of…

April 3, 2024
Students left in the lurch after Daryaganj school shuts downStudents left in the lurch after Daryaganj school shuts down

Students left in the lurch after Daryaganj school shuts down

Frustrated parents seek admission for their wards in other schools in far-flung areas as new academic session knocks on the…

April 2, 2024
‘Alive, but every organ failing’: GN Saibaba’s painful 10 years behind bars‘Alive, but every organ failing’: GN Saibaba’s painful 10 years behind bars

‘Alive, but every organ failing’: GN Saibaba’s painful 10 years behind bars

Surviving a decade-long incarceration, the disabled former professor of Delhi University reveals harrowing details of systemic failures in prison healthcare

March 13, 2024
Donor who gave hands to an amputee, also lends lease of life to four othersDonor who gave hands to an amputee, also lends lease of life to four others

Donor who gave hands to an amputee, also lends lease of life to four others

Meena Mehta, the donor, had already asked for her organs to be donated a month before her death

March 7, 2024
The lives of city’s gardeners not a bed of rosesThe lives of city’s gardeners not a bed of roses

The lives of city’s gardeners not a bed of roses

Workers at the Rose Garden, Nehru Park and Tulip Garden, which are located in Lutyens’ Delhi, say they are leading…

June 27, 2024