Calm confidence

At age 81, Sheila Diskhit is upbeat about facing yet another big challenge in her political career: resurrection of the Congress party in Delhi Sheila Dikshit was busy at home on the last day of April, organising her team to face one more tough challenge in her political life spanning four decades. Her decision to […]

Young and relentless

Two of the three candidates in South Delhi’s triangular contest are unlikely politicians — young men in their thirties, one a boxer and the other a chartered accountant. Patriot accompanies them on the campaign trail “You call yourself a youth leader, but so is your opponent, what sets you apart?” Contender 1: “I am what […]

Smart support

Patriot provides a guide to the different apps that offer assistance to voters. Three are from the election commission itself Delhi will go to vote in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 12. As PM Modi put it, the election is the biggest festival that happens once in five years in […]

The stage is set for Delhi’s game of thrones

The line-up for Delhi’s seven Lok Sabha constitutuencies from the three major political parties was finalised this week. Sashikala VP gives a round-up of candidates from each of the constituencies whose fate will be decided when the Capital goes to vote on May 12. The triangular contests will undergo a change if the Congress and […]

Delhi’s curse: A hill as high as Qutub Minar

The Ghazipur landfill becomes a burning hell in summer, as frequent fires lead to more harmful emissions. Who will save us from this monstrosity? What if we told you that to search for a mountain you do not have to go to Shimla or Nainital? There is one right in the heart of East Delhi. […]

Never trust a stranger

The idea of meeting people through dating apps is one of the very few options that people belonging to the LGBTQI have when it comes to indulging in sexual relationships, but there are risks involved Who was it? Didn’t you see the pictures before meeting him? Why didn’t you shout? Did this happen at a […]

Swanky warehouse

Launched in February this year, this restaurant at 32nd Milestone offers five seating options and a menu to satisfy every palate The Loft by the Clock Tower is supposed to be modelled on ‘an old-fashioned meat-packing warehouse in Manhattan’. For millennials, the words ‘loft’, ‘clock tower’ and ‘meat-packing warehouse’ would probably not conjure up any […]

Celebration of Sikhism

Kapil Dev and Dubai-based entrepreneur Ajay Sethi have come out with a coffee table book on 100 gurudwaras around the world It all started when Kapil Dev visited a gurudwara in Pakistan. He was so moved by the experience that he decided to feature gurudwaras from all corners of the world in one publication. We […]