Laid off workers wait for auto sector revival

Meet the twenty-something workers in Gurugram’s automobile industry who lost their jobs this year and now hang around NCR’s major intersections in the hope of being hired for a day’s unskilled work Seated at the roundabout in Manesar’s ‘Labour Chowk’, Malik is hoping that some work might come his way today. The worry lines on […]

Challan chaos

Delhi drivers are feeling the sting of the amended Motor Vehicles Act as they discover that no mercy will be shown to them for violating traffic rules You can afford to forget your lunch before leaving home but not the official documents pertaining to your vehicle. Licence, insurance papers, vehicle registration documents, pollution under control […]

Decoding millennial mindset

Millennials need to realise that it’s all their fault. All of it

An encounter

When life seems a burden and death a solution, an escape  Atul, 22 years old, is ambivalent about life in general. Hailing from Bihar, he has a scattered family and is studying alone in Noida. Tall and lanky with a muscular frame, an expression of innocence hovers on his face like mist of an early […]

Shake and stir!

In the ever-evolving F&B industry, cocktails form a crucial part of the dining experience. Mixologists are experimenting as consumers look for new creations and concoctions On a Facebook group for foodies, someone wants to know where he can find good cocktails in Delhi and the recommendations pour in—a long list indeed. Cocktails seem to garner a […]

Drapes and yarns

When a textile historian gets together with a sneaker brand to hold a workshop, some unusual matchups take place A conference room is an unlikely place for a bunch of sari enthusiasts to sit together and discuss its journey and the various ways it is worn in. Yet this dark room with a wall lit […]

Clean sweep

The bold anti-encroachment drive in Noida has led to reclaiming of acres of valuable government land. street vendors displaced from pavements have been promised rehabilitation in special zones In a bold step undertaken by the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA), an anti-encroachment drive has been carried out across Noida city. The crackdown brought nightmares […]

In the hotbed of politics till 1.45 am

The JNUSU presidential debate is where the Left can be accused of being ‘capitalist’ and the Vice-Chancellor of being a puppet in the hands of the government — all to the accompaniment of loud cheers and fervent sloganeering The general consensus is that Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), apart from being a premier academic institution, is […]