Confined without consent

Two months of rehab for being arrogant? this is just one of the cases of persons being restrained in de-addiction centres against their will. Soon, the capital will have its own set of rules for them to abide by This month the Delhi High Court pulled up Indian Air Force officials for confining corporal Kriyad […]

Dasvidaniya Russia

Moscow’s red square street remained the world’s nerve centre as the curtain came down on the month-long tournament last week Moscow: Thousands thronged the iconic Red Square for one last time on Sunday night after the World Cup final to catch up with the activities that has kept the adrenalin flowing ever since the tournament […]

What’s up, cops?

Delhi Police’s solution to rumour mongering via social media is to deploy Cyber Forensic Vans that can scan a suspect’s digital devices, social media and messaging platforms. The last few months have seen a disturbing trend in India — of mob violence growing exponentially. July 13, a man was lynched by a mob of at […]

WHAT GOES IN THE MAKING

There are people who connect us with fashion by pulling the very chord inside of us. With no set rules or benchmark involved, they use their own narrative through a body language and a second skin. One such heretic is Nikhil D, a stylist, who tells us about his recent collaboration with Péro and everything […]

Memories of cantonment life

Speaking of thoroughfares, here’s a walk down a memory lane which cuts through a cantonment. Military cantonments have been in the news due to the opening of some roads which had been closed to civilian traffic for years, due to security concerns. Cantonments were established as composite military-civilian townships, beginning with Danapur (originally known as […]

Highway cuisine

Sitting comfortably in this Gurugram restaurant, you can have dhaba-style food with popular dishes from different Indian states There was a time when highway dhabas had the same classic menu ­­— parathas, urad chana dal, yellow dal, kadhi, jeera alu, alu gobhi and a paneer bhurjee — all rounded-off with lassi or chai, depending on […]

Rare Booknook

The store ‘Chapter 101’ is as rare in today’s world as the books it holds, bought from unlikely places by a collector who doesn’t mind if you don’t buy anything. Imagine going shopping in a glitzy mall, stepping into shiny glass showrooms and then suddenly coming across a heavy wooden door which says ‘Chapter 101’. […]

LITTLE HEART, BIG DREAMS

Tavishi Singh, all of 15 years, has taken her place in the ranks of those working to make the world a better place for those less fortunate Tavishi Singh, 15 years of age, began a rainwater harvesting drive in June 2018, an initiative she undertook in an effort to provide sustainable drinking water for the […]