Police abdicated responsibility

Former commissioners of police express their disappointment in the way riots in Delhi were handled. They stop short of calling it ‘deliberate’ but surely ‘avoidable’ had the cops performed their duty LANES IN riot-affected North East Delhi look war-torn, nothing but half-burnt houses and mangled automobiles remain on the streets, the devastation staring you in […]

When death came knocking

The victims of the Delhi riots were no criminals, they were ordinary people going about their daily life. they were killed on their way back from work, others while coming back home after visiting their relatives, some who had gone out to buy milk, another who had gone shopping for a wedding; many were also […]

In the line of fire

As a journalist, I’ve had many experiences, but reporting on the ground during the riots was both scary and exciting at the same time When I first read on the Internet about the violence in North East Delhi, I was at home enjoying my weekend. I thought that it was just a part of the ongoing […]

Be your own bodyguard

The bad news is that international flights have brought the coronavirus to India, especially tourist destinations. The good news is that prevention is in your own hands – literally With 30 cases of people testing positive for the Coronavirus, the government of India has swung into action to control the spread of the virus. Of these, […]

Smoke and fury

From Jaffrabad to Gokulpuri, armed men prowled the streets, homes burned, and police stood watching: An eyewitness account of Mob Raj in North East Delhi on the night of 24th THE BILLOWING smoke could be seen from quite a distance. As I travelled on the metro through East Delhi’s Karkardooma, plumes of grey smoke several […]

No place to nest

A first-of-its-kind study shows that the number of birds in India has seen a sharp decline over the past decade. The situation in Delhi is no different ON FEBRUARY 22, the Florida Keys weather department recorded a  huge patch  of yellow and blue dots moving  together in the sky. What weather experts thought was an […]

Dying Notes

Leading public sector banks are deciding against disbursing Rs 2,000 notes, but the RBI is maintaining a studied silence THREE YEARS after India launched a unique demonetisation/gradual remonetisation scheme in November 2016, we seem to be at the cusp of another unnerving experiment. Some leading public sector banks in the country have decided against disbursing […]

CHEF OF THE WEEK

A maverick who gave up his three Michelin stars, Chef Marco Pierre White was in India recently for spearheading the ‘World On A Plate’ festival in Delhi. The Britisher was the youngest chef at 33 to have received a Michelin star for his restaurant Harveys, which he started at the age of 24. Among the world’s […]