Not a win-win situation

For the last three years, the national capital has stood witness to an unending slugfest between the Lieutenant Governor’s office and the Secretariat. The Arvind Kejriwal-led government has repeatedly accused the LG of working like a puppet of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government. The Centre, to help matters along, kept curtailing the powers of […]

15 years a slave

Entire families are kept captive for years to pay off a small debt they incur — and this story continues in 21st century Madhya Pradesh Mukesh is 32 years old. He walks around with an obvious burden, and his face, even with a smile, shows a life led with hardship. When you speak with him, […]

DDCA elections: loss or gain?

Why the new administration needs to ensure the DDCA is run in a more professional and transparent manner The results are out. Seeing the results, where the Rajat Sharma panel swept the polls, many cricket lovers felt despondent. While Rajat Sharma comes with clean hands, most others do not. After having waged a virtual war […]

Mum’s the word

Barely three months after curfew timings were extended, the administration of Jamia Milia Islamia has issued stricter guidelines that aim to muffle female hostellers Nearly 250 women students from Jamia Millia Islamia have written an open letter to Vice Chancellor Talat Ahmad following the imposition of new hostel curfew timings and guidelines. In the letter […]

When in Russia…

MOSCOW: The outside world still portray the Russians as serious and brooding types, but there’s a smile on their faces as they embrace the world citizens from Saint Petersburg to Sochi, Kazan, Rostov-on-Don, Samara and others. Due to the relatively late involvement of Russia in modern globalisation and tourism, many aspects of their culture like […]

Rest in Peace, Pet

While people bury their pets in playgrounds and dumpyards after they die, Delhi is in dire need of more pet cemeteries so that our furry friends can rest in peace For Aakriti Tiwari, a resident of Rohini, her rabbit Fluffy was her life. After a hectic day, when she came back home, she was greeted […]

Get back to your seat!

In Japan, you can be fined for leaving your seat early for lunch. In India, the work ethic is so lax that thousands of government staff are neither present nor active on their devices despite biometric attendance Japan is known for its work ethic. Where people sleeping off on the train due to tiredness is […]

Platter from Rangoon

Get a taste of authentic Burmese cuisine during the Thingyan Festival at NCR’s Burma Burma Burma Burma, the authentic Myanmarese restaurant and Tea Room, celebrated the Burmese New Year at their Delhi-NCR outlets, June 5 – 24. Over a period of four to five days that culminate in the New Year, the Thingyan Festival is […]