Thought provoking movies to watch this International Day of the Girl Child

On International Day of the Girl Child, observed globally on October 11, Patriot brings to you a medley of movies that capture the grassroot reality of the girl child, her struggles hopes and aspiration  The International Day of the Girl Child  aims to increase awareness about gender inequality, equal access to education, nutrition, legal rights, […]

Unvaccinated Delhi govt employees will not be allowed to attend office from October 16: DDMA

Unvaccinated Delhi government employees will not be allowed to attend office from October 16, according to a Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) order on Friday. All such unvaccinated Delhi government employees, including teachers and frontline workers, will be treated as “on leave” till they get the jab, the order stated. The employees “who do not […]

Delhi airport to resume operations at T1 terminal from Oct 31

The Delhi airport will resume flight operations at its T1 terminal from October 31 onwards after almost 18 months of closure, said its operator DIAL on Friday. The T3 terminal and the T2 terminal of the Delhi airport resumed handling flight operations from May 25, 2020, and July 22, 2021, respectively, the GMR group-led DIAL […]

Delhi’s dapper yoga guru

Zubin Atré is a dapper yoga teacher who has invented his style of yoga. His modern interpretation of ancient yoga has benefited many Zubin Atré is a new age yoga teacher who has already made a mark for himself in the capital. A stickler for good things he uses technology to deal with the details […]

Temples in Delhi open for Navratri under strict Covid rules

The nine-day Navratri celebrations began in temples across Delhi on Thursday with government-mandated COVID-19 protocols in place. Temple authorities said they have made provisions for proper sanitisation of the premises and to ensure social distancing among visitors. “Our temple has lakhs of visitors during Navratri, which is why we will be allowing two thousand visitors […]

As theatres reopen, Bollywood gears up for its big comeback

With the Indian film exhibition industry losing revenues close to 120 billion rupees in 2020-21 due to the pandemic — the opening up of theatres in Maharashtra and rest of the country along with upcoming big Bollywood releases give hope for better times ahead    When the news of theatres opening up since October 22 […]

A rendezvous with imagery 

This latest exhibition in the Embassy of France explores a myriad of hues and textures, including glass, paper and cloth 2021 marks the 195th anniversary of the first successful experimentation with photography as a novel form, and patented as a new invention by the French practitioner Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1827.  In honour of this occasion, […]

Delhi breathes its worst air from Nov 1 to 15 reveals DPCC data

People in the national capital breathe the “worst” air between November 1 and November 15 every year, an analysis of data collated by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) over the last five years showed. The capital’s average PM2.5 level oscillates between very poor and severe categories from October 16 to February 15. It records an […]