Footloose in wonderland

Looking at high-end designer clothes, have you ever wondered about the source for the raw materials that go into the detailing? Let’s take a walk down Chandni Chowk to the niche market called Kinari Bazaar Sequins. Crystals. Beads. Gold thread. Gota. Pearls. Semi-precious stones. Borders. Trims. Jewels. It’s these that adorn the lehengas, western style […]

Slaying with satire

Our cartoonists, against all odds, are doing a stellar job of informing and entertaining with their cartoons “Editorial cartooning is a negative art hoping for positive changes,” says Satish Acharya, a professional cartoonist. You flip through the pages of the newspaper with your morning cuppa, and you’re greeted with two panels worth of impressive art […]

Ticket to ride

Eight regional trains will make commuting within NCR fast and hassle-free in the near future Last week, the Union Cabinet approved the 82 km long Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut rapid rail corridor at the cost of Rs 30,274 crore. India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) will take less than an hour from Delhi to Meerut with halts […]

Criss-crossing the greens

IIT Delhi students can use an app-based cycle service to get around the campus. The rental is just two bucks plus GST for 15 minutes The alarm goes off. The snooze button is pressed more than a couple of times. When our future engineer finally awakens, it’s 10 minutes to the start of class. This […]

Saving the saviours

The Delhi Fire Service will soon distribute a new suit to its 1,300 firefighters to ensure better protection. Here we look into the professional hazards that plague the firefighters Severe burns, suffocation, dehydration and direct exposure to chemicals, these are a few of the problems firefighters in the Capital face. To tackle these problems, Delhi’s […]

An open letter to India and Pakistan

Every country reserves the right to self-defence, but Pakistan broke every rule in the book Poochte hain wo ki Ghalib kaun hai, Koi batlaao ki hum batlaayein kya Pakistan posed this question again on Valentine’s Day. India came back with a return gift on the 13th day. Love was in the “air”, you see. They […]

No bunkers at LoC

Several villages have been evacuated but the administration has failed to provide most of them with a place to go The last village in Mendhar sector on the Indian side is Chhajla Patri, Mallah. Newslaundry learnt that around 20-50 families were evacuated from the village by the police. Muhammad Hanief, a resident of Chhajla Patri, […]

Trolls attacked my art

Since childhood, I have been fond of paintings. But it was in college that I got the opportunity to nurture my hobby further. While exploring various forms, I came across erotic art. It intrigued me. I did a lot of research on it, and tried to create a few. Within a year, I became somewhat […]