Human Interest

Kushan Niyogi -July 4, 2024

Delhi 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 remain in agony, with mixed feelings.

Kushan Niyogi -May 28, 2024

Sanitation 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

Patriot Bureau -May 23, 2024

More 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 vote for candidates who resolve to create more jobs in the city

Muhammad Tahir -April 3, 2024

Sanitation 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 permanent position

Monish Upadhyay -March 30, 2024

Students 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 door

Pratyush Deep -March 13, 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

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

Kushan Niyogi -March 7, 2024

Donor 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

Idrees Bukhtiyar -March 7, 2024

The 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 a hard life with low income besides dealing with the lack of toilets and shelters