Bearing the weight of big fat Indian weddings

Amid the wedding season, the plight of the horses is generally forgotten. Patriot takes a look at the deplorable condition of Rani, one such mare who was rescued from South Delhi Delhi, as is common for this time of the year, saw thousands of weddings taking place. In fact, on November 21, a whopping 8,000. […]

Sculpting emotions 

Showcasing works from 20 artists, ‘iSculpt for Delhi’ at  IIC’s Gandhi King Plaza will be an enhancer for the configuration between the sculpture and the space it inhabits  The third chapter of the ‘iSculpt for Delhi’ featuring works by 20 artists and is all set to transform the Gandhi King Plaza at IIC into a sculpture court. […]

Is Iyer’s arrival the answer for a team in transition?

For the five Indian selectors, Shreyas Iyer’s 170 runs in his Test debut has become more of a headache, even though he might be exactly what the Indian team needs right now The 26-year-old got this chance against New Zealand in Kanpur simply because regular Team India skipper Virat Kohli was ‘rested’ after a hectic […]

30,000 beds and ramped up oxygen supply; Delhi prepares for possible threat from new Covid variant

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government is gearing up to fight a possible threat of the Omicron variant of coronavirus and has prepared 30,000 oxygen beds and also ramped up oxygen supply and storage facilities The chief minister held a meeting with government departments to review the preparations to deal with […]

Delhi HC asks Centre to respond to plea for live streaming of proceedings on same-sex marriage petitions

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Centre’s response on a plea seeking live streaming of proceedings on petitions to recognise same-sex marriages under the special, Hindu and foreign marriage laws. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh granted time to the Centre’s counsel to take instructions on the […]

Events of the week

Antique art What: Lithographs, portraits, maps, watercolours, depicting the history of India from the late 1600s. There has been a lot of hype about the Indian Art which was taken overseas. India Habitat Centre presents, ‘Art of Hindustan Through The Ages’ by curator and collector Nikhil Gupta. The current government is doing a lot to […]

Feeding the poor, Gambhir’s Jan Rasois are winning hearts 

The Jan Rasoi initiative undertaken by East Delhi’s MP Gautam Gambhir is a hit amongst the people, with many waiting in lines for their chance to munch on what “feels like home made food”  Established at Gandhi Nagar on 24 December 2020, the first Jan Rasoi serves food to around 500-600 people on a daily […]

Dengue cases over cross 8,200; more than 6,700 in November alone

Dengue cases in Delhi this season has jumped to over 8,200, with more than 6,700 of those being recorded in November alone, according to a civic report released on Monday On November 17, the city had recorded a total of 5,277 dengue cases, making it the highest number of cases of the vector-borne disease recorded […]