76 samples of new Covid variant XBB1.16 found in India: INSACOG

The XBB 1.16 variant of COVID-19 has been found in 76 samples across several states in India, according to data from the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG)

DDCA league weekly round-up

Mayank Malhotra, Ankur Kaushik, Keshav Dabas, Umang Sharma, Neel Chikara and Shivam Tyagi score centuries in the preceding week’s matches

Pathaan: SRK fans in NCR share how they worked for the movie’s success

The film became the most successful Hindi film ever, grossing Rs. 500 crore in Hindi, had the biggest opening day for any Indian film, and came as a career-high for Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham

Delhi HC rejects home buyers plea against loan EMIs without possession of flat

Delhi High Court dismisses pleas by 123 Supertech homebuyers claiming that EMIs were disbursed sans possession of flats

Traffic woes continue as key stretches remain closed for repair works in south Delhi

Repair and construction works cause traffic snarls in south Delhi

Trans-ition to a respectable life 

The Trans Empowerment Mela was thronged by transgender people who looked for job opportunities to gain financial independence

Class divide ensures art scene is no pretty picture

Behind the glitz of art galleries, haunts of the upper class and culture connoisseurs, is a story of exploited workers, who work for a pittance and are also ignored and invisibilised. Artists from humble backgrounds also can’t succeed due to their lack of social status. Merit doesn’t count

Who let the dogs out?

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram has banned 11 foreign breeds of dogs after complaints of dog bites but lack of any alternate plan for their care and housing has left many residents angry and fuming