Delhi rains: Sweet September showers grace parts of capital

Delhi received the first showers of September as heavy rains lashed parts of the national capital on the second day of the month. The moderate level downpour on Friday afternoon brought relief to the Delhi residents who have been reeling under a deficit monsoon. However, the blinding sun returned on Saturday morning. While it was […]

Defying all odds, bodybuilder Harmeet Singh proves age is just a number

Forty-two-year-old Singh has won Mister World 2021, held in Uzbekistan by Indian Body Builders Federation. Today, he owns a gym and trains young bodybuilders.

Polluting WTE plant being expanded instead of shifted

For Sukhdev Vihar and Haji Colony, especially for residents of buildings closely overlooking the waste-to-energy plant, the day often breaks with a horrible smell, and then comes the smoke under a grey sky

Shahbaz Ahmed: From Mewat’s backwaters to the India squad

Though this region in Haryana has a lot of emerging sports talent, it doesn’t have enough facilities to nurture this talent. One such talent has struggled against odds and with his determination, found a place in the Team India squad – a feat that’s a dream for many Mewatis

‘I do not’, says the bride and breaks free from tradition

From wearing sneakers under lehengas to silver jewellery from Sarojini Nagar, the modern Delhi bride is claiming freedom from social pressures on her big day

Jamia’s ‘obscure’ department of fine arts

Founded in 1951 as Art Institute by Abul Kalam, the department ‘was envisaged as an integral part of the life for the post-independent citizens of the country.’

The ‘crushing’ labour of guarding monuments

Security personnel at Delhi’s monuments struggle to survive because of meagre wages, delayed salaries and penalties. They often spend the night at their workplace as there is no provision for night transport. And yet, they continue

Only murders in the Capital!

When a senior Police officer was approached by the Patriot, about the rising murder cases in Delhi, he stated that Delhi has dangerously changed after the lockdown.