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 […]

CHEF OF THE WEEK

This chef’s life has been a crazy rollercoaster ride. Born and raised in Bhopal, he decided to become a chef at the age of 17. His passion and dreams were too big for his city. He left his house at the age of 18 to follow his dream and there was no looking back. Soon, […]

Up on a tasteful terrace

Pita pockets and bajra tacos are just two of the glocal cuisine items on the menu at this Air Bar Why is it called Air Bar, I wondered as I entered the restaurant interestingly done on the theme of World War II with bunker-style décor. I got my answer when I was escorted to the […]

When speed kills

It’s not an exception but a trend: inebriated rich brats drive their expensive luxury car rashly, and often end up killing people. Most cases go unreported Two weeks ago, 51-year-old Turkmenistan national Gulshat Alijanova was killed, three others were critically injured when a speeding Bentley car banged an auto-rickshaw she was travelling in. The speeding […]

A discovery of rural India

Varun Gandhi’s magnum opus is a comprehensive and anguished exploration of the missed opportunities and botched policies that have kept the marginal farmer mired in debt and deprivation The timing of this book is serendipitous, for a BJP Member of Parliament comes out with a book on the rural economy in the same winter that […]