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VIVEK SHUKLA -June 21, 2024

Dhirendra Brahmachari: The rise and fall of India’s first celebrity Yoga guru

Dhirendra Brahmachari: The rise and fall of India’s first celebrity Yoga guru

Dhirendra Brahmachari had shot to fame thanks to access to ex-PM Indira Gandhi but his fall was equally drastic after her death

Saurav Gupta -June 21, 2024

Delhi: How a milk bank in Capital is helping save infants’ lives

Delhi: How a milk bank in Capital is helping save infants’ lives

The bank at Lady Hardinge Medical College is instrumental in preventing child mortality rates in India, where breastfeeding rates remain quite low compared with other countries.

Kushan Niyogi -June 20, 2024

Delhi Fire Services got over 11,000 calls since April: Data

Delhi Fire Services got over 11,000 calls since April: Data

From January 1 to May 26 alone, the fire department recorded 8,912 emergency calls

Kushan Niyogi -June 20, 2024

Jumbled wires, electrical theft, cramped spaces: How 2 markets in Chandni Chowk were reduced to ashes

Jumbled wires, electrical theft, cramped spaces: How 2 markets in Chandni Chowk were reduced to ashes

The fire at Chandni Chowk’s Marwadi Katra has gutted 200 shops, leaving shopowners devastated and employees without a source of income; several such incidents have happened in the city over the past few weeks owing to greater pressure on power infrastructure.

Monish Upadhyay -June 18, 2024

Delhi: Cancer survivor, now Capital’s water warrior

Delhi: Cancer survivor, now Capital’s water warrior

Alag Natarajan, 75, has taken upon himself to provide water to the thirsty through his water van.

Kushan Niyogi -June 17, 2024

Delhi: Homeless in night shelters burn sans water, desert coolers

Delhi: Homeless in night shelters burn sans water, desert coolers

Non-functional desert coolers and water dispensers make life inside the hot, claustrophobic and overcrowded porta cabin shelters tough; water shortage compounds the problem

Tanisha Saxena -June 16, 2024

People have literally poured their hearts out: Chhaya Kadam after ‘Laapataa Ladies’ success

People have literally poured their hearts out: Chhaya Kadam after ‘Laapataa Ladies’ success

The actress talks about her eye-opening experience at Cannes Film Festival and life in limelight following success of her films

Kushan Niyogi -June 16, 2024

Eid Al Adha: Rising temperatures hit ‘bakri mandis’, sellers complain of low footfall

Eid Al Adha: Rising temperatures hit ‘bakri mandis’, sellers complain of low footfall

The heat wave conditions in the city are set to prevail till June 20 and that has affected goat markets in Jama Masjid and Okhla Mandi