Raj redux

A restaurant known for authentic cuisine is bound to deliver when it hosts a Mangalorean food fest Yellow Brick Road, Vivanta Ambassador, near New Delhi’s Khan Market is always a good place for authentic cuisine in an ambience of ethnic chic. On a regular day, diners enjoy world cuisine at the cheerful, colourful and happy […]

A story of love that has no name…

A middle-aged married man talks about his relationship with another married men for the last 30 years. There’s no jealousy, ill-will or need to control… They met for the first time in their twenties, three decades ago, when they joined a training academy. They stayed there for a year to emerge as the officers of […]

Spin it like Gouri

When an air hostess with spare time on her hands takes up DJing, what you get is a role model for little girls Electronic music, EDM, turntablism and spinning, are all becoming familiar terms for music lovers. As one of the cultural hubs in the country, the national capital has seen the rise of many […]

Let the heart breathe!

To mark World Heart Day, Dr Naresh Trehan, CMD of Medanta – The Medicity and Delhi’s top cardiologist, answers questions about cardiac disease, its prevention and cure A recent report suggests that exposure to even low levels of traffic pollution can lead to heart damage. Do you agree with this finding? Yes, pollution damages the […]

HOW SAFE IS DATA?

Google Pay has been accused by Paytm of sharing consumer data with third-party tech companies for monetary gains in the form of advertisements. Although Google has denied this allegation, it does raise significant questions about the safety of our personal data “Google Pay, which is an unregulated platform, has the scope of using their customers’ […]

College sees chaos as top functionaries feud

Dyal Singh College Principal IS Bakshi refuses to accept his “illegal” suspension by BJP-affiliated chairman Amitabh Sinha. an fir has been lodged at the police station On Monday, the morning of September 24, the students, faculty, working staff and even the principal of Dyal Singh (Morning) College stood outside the college premises, caught by surprise […]

Not by law alone

The Right to Education Act will only achieve its goals if fee-paying parents participate in the process of making disadvantaged children and their families feel socially included If one moves out of one’s bubble of the immediate neighbourhood, one can observe a diverse group of people. Take a stroll a couple of blocks down and […]

Outrage in the sewer pits

What will it take for the government to effect a complete ban on manual scavenging? “They offered him Rs 500 and made him enter the sewer,” recalls Suraj Kala. Her 22-year-old son Armaan entered the sewer and never returned. “He was given no safety gear,” she says. A resident of Ludhiana, Suraj Kala along with […]