‘I have lived Munshi Premchand; the values which he has advocated in writing still rule me’

Donning multiple hats, Anand Raaj, the lead actor, writer and producer of Andaman, talks about his motivation behind the movie and his experience of working with Sanjay Mishra and Rajesh Tailang   The makers of ‘Andaman’ have come up with a unique distribution plan for their film after facing constant rejections from production houses.  ‘Andaman’ revolves […]

TV show to help school children pitch start-up ideas to investors launched by Delhi govt

The Delhi government on Sunday launched the ‘Business Blasters’ programme, a first-of-its-kind televised event that will give students of classes 11 and 12 of schools run by it an opportunity to present their start-up ideas to investors and obtain investment capital to take them to the next level. The show will include students’ business ideas, […]

Minimum temperature of Delhi settled at 10.3 degrees Celcius

The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 10.3 degrees Celsius on Monday morning, normal for this time of the year, the India Meteorological Department said. The relative humidity at 8.30 am stood at 69 per cent, it said. The maximum temperature will settle around 27 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature will settle around 27 […]

Unfavourable weather conditions drive up air pollution levels in Delhi

Air pollution levels in Delhi worsened on Friday morning due to unfavourable meteorological conditions — low temperature and slow wind speed — and the air quality index read 403 at 9 am, which falls in the severe category Low temperatures and slow surface winds allow accumulation of pollutants. The city’s 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) […]

Body of man found after fire breaks out in a garments’ factory of Geeta Colony

The body of a 40-year-old man was found in a garments factory after a fire broke out in Geeta Colony here on early Thursday morning, police said. The deceased was identified as Sanju who hailed from a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahar district, they said. There was no visible burn injury on the victim”s body, […]

DU announces new cut-offs to fill up vacant seats

The Delhi University  on Wednesday announced cut-offs for its second special drive to fill up vacant seats with the minimum required marks, seeing a steep decline in the range of two per cent to nine per cent at some colleges. Before this, the university had announced a cut-off under a special drive on November 13. […]

‘Noida Natya Mahotsav’ is bringing Delhi’s famed theatre to the city 

Noida Authority, in a bid to promote art and culture, is organising a 3-day theater festival in the city at the Indira Gandhi Kala Kendra    For all theatre aficionados of Noida, you don’t have to travel all the way to Delhi anymore to catch a play. Noida Authority, for the first time, has organised […]

Delhi Court orders police investigation, asks if attempt made to shield five offenders of Delhi riots

A Delhi court has ordered the police to investigate whether a deliberate attempt was made to shield five men who were discharged in a February 2020 riots case due to the lack of sufficient evidence. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat discharged five men accused of allegedly being part of a riotous mob, looting a medical […]