A poor man sold the jewellery of his beloved to build a Taj for her. An extraordinary story of love and loss…. Urdu poet Sahir Ludhianvi famously wrote about the Taj Mahal, Ek shahanshah ne daulat ka sahara le kar, hum girbo ki mahubat ka udaya hai mazaka (One emperor, with support of his wealth, […]

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If Chhath is the most visible unifier in Bihar, Sharda Sinha is its voice In November 2016, the white collar non-resident Bihari had his Chhath moment in a Sharda Sinha number, one of the only two festive songs she has sung this decade. The viral video of the song shows an English-speaking Bihari’s wife finding […]

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As the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority pushes for a ban on non-CNG vehicles, Patriot imagines what the city will be like if the ban is imposed They’re not a fashion accessory, obviously – pollution masks on faces out on the streets. They’re a layer of protection against the monster we all know now […]

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People die mysteriously and live dangerously along the railway tracks, which are also a venue for festivals, drinking, dining, dating and even marriage Under the Defence Colony flyover, a dirt road leads to the railway track. Nearby, for those who know the area well, is a tandoori chicken shop and an outlet for booze. People, […]

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What’s in a name if it can’t allow you to vote? AAP alleges that lakhs of voters’ names are missing from Kalkaji, Tughlaqabad and Bijwasan Ashwani Bhogal, his wife Poonam and mother Jharna Devi, find themselves in a precarious situation. Their names have been deleted from the voters list — a right that 65-year-old Jharna […]

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As part of a series on the shadowy world of manual scavenging, Patriot visits the family of the second person who died on July 15, 2017. The first was Swarn Singh, whose family we met last week “I still remember the sight when I saw his body lying there. His clothes were wet and dirty […]

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Who would have thought that people would be arrested for bursting firecrackers on Diwali? But considering the unprecedented pollution levels in the capital, this became inevitable In light of the rising pollution in the Capital, the Supreme Court ordered that Delhiites can only burn ‘green crackers’ and that too between 8 pm to 10 pm […]

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The ‘first copy’ looks just like the original brand. The ‘second copy’ has a similar-sounding tag. Delhi’s grey market flourishes Nike’s advertisements are inspiring. People at their fittest, running and playing, wearing the coveted sneakers. But these shoes can set you back by anywhere from Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000 for a pair of Jordans […]

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