Stalkers in the cross-hairs

For a person obsessed about another, the internet and the mobile phone have become handy tools to track every movement. A bill in Parliament could be a weapon to counter this terror Around November-December last year, Antara Chatterjee was completing her post-graduation in Delhi. She had parted with her boyfriend a few days ago. Soon […]

Hola Delhi!

The visiting chef at this restaurant has created an extraordinary combination of seafood and chicken, which along with the authentic Spanish cuisine, is very popular When you have a visiting chef from Spain’s Catalonia region at a posh address serving delicious Spanish cuisine, you can expect a culinary bonanza. And that exactly happened when I […]

A German commune

Here’s a story of The wonders and limits of community living at a home shared by 120 people in Tübingen in Germany On a recent trip to Germany, I met a home. This home is an artificial person of a kind, a legal owner of property, gadgets and furniture, that shelters and feeds its owners—120 […]

A timely mediation

The top real estate giants in Delhi-NCR have failed to honour their commitment to homebuyers but a PSU has come to their rescue The health of the real estate sector is a good indicator of the overall well-being of the economy. Let’s face it. The real estate industry is in doldrums and homebuyers are the […]

CHEF OF THE WEEK

Chef Om Nayak, Executive Chef and Co-Founder, The Pasta Bowl Company Chef Om Nayak is an award-winning chef, restaurateur and a true culinary explorer. He started his entrepreneurial journey in 2009 with Chef Om’s Hospitality, where he consults for various successful hospitality businesses and has added a feather each for creating reputed ventures all across […]

‘Stalking must be made a non-bailable offence’

Although many amendments have been introduced in the Indian Penal Code (IPC), stalking is still a bailable offence. Since the problem is so pervasive in nature, a private bill was introduced by Dr Shashi Tharoor, MP, was presented in the Lok Sabha on August 3. Patriot reached out to the office of Dr Tharoor for […]

Stray thoughts

The spread of infections in monsoons brings a large number of animals to animal welfare centres in Delhi that are finding it increasingly difficult to handle the situation “An animal shelter is a very heartbreaking place,” said Ambika Shukla, Director of the Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre (SGACC), to someone over the phone. We know […]

Why the bill is needed

One man, and three cases of leading people into slavery. one of the reasons why a strong antitrafficking law is essential for the vulnerable The importance of a strong anti-trafficking law can be seen with the recent case of rescued bonded labourers. The recruiter, Ashok Reddy, is a serial offender, with two pending trials against […]