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Aalya Singh is a Delhi girl on the way to becoming a top-notch actress. She already has a few Bollywood films to her credit. In this interview, she tells us about her experience of being a budding star in the Hindi film industry: Can you tell us a little about your background and what inspired […]

Mindful munching

This café styled specially for millennials has introduced a meaningful element that encourages people to talk about social issues Looking for good food and meaningful conversations? Head towards Café StayWoke at South Point Mall in Gurugram. Here is a millennial style café that serves gourmet food in a casual setting. “Gourmet Casual” is what the […]

Trust your doctor on antibiotics

Got an infection? The worst thing you can do is rush to buy antibiotics directly from the chemist. It’s best to let the doctor prescribe them, if warranted, and certainly not for viral infections The human body has its own ways of coping with health challenges. Fever, for example, is the body’s way of defending […]

Lethal negligence

Some might call them ‘accidental’, but deaths by electrocution are definitely more than ‘unfortunate’ accidents. They are the outcome of sheer apathy of civic authorities Like any other evening, the 13-year-old boy was playing football with his friends in the community park when he sat near a high-mast light in the middle of the playground. […]

Where live music goes to die

Despite Delhi’s love for music, why don’t more concerts happen with bigger acts in the city? Is it the people, the tax hurdles, or the bureaucracy? Delhi may seem like it has it all in terms of entertainment, but when it comes to live music its residents are less fortunate than its siblings. Enjoying music […]

A Modiesque speech

If Modi goes down as one-term PM, his 2018 Red Fort speech would be judged against the speech he delivered in 2014 Among the few regular sights at the Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort is seeing a large number of people fanning themselves to cope with a sultry morning. Somehow it comes across as […]

Falling prey to dreams

Nepal has alerted its airport to prevent trafficked women from being flown out to foreign destinations, whereas the authorities in Delhi have yet to prevent the Capital from being used as a transit point Three operations conducted in July saw the rescue of 73 Nepalese women from human trafficking rings in the Capital, highlighting the […]

Re-wilding an estate

Loss of habitat is one of the major reasons why the Asian elephants are endangered. The Naxalbari Tea Estate has taken several steps for their protection, aiming at the larger goal of environmental preservation The Nuxalbari Tea Estate, nestled at the foothills of Eastern Himalayas, not far from Siliguri, is all geared up to be […]