Gliding with colors 

Nature Morte’s new exhibition “Grammar of Randoms” showcases Rm Palaniappan’s paintings on canvas and paper, his hand-colouring and collage elements For the sixth edition of IN TOUCH, gallery Nature Morte presents a new exhibition – “Grammar of Randoms”. IN TOUCH, the digital platform was created in partnership between 11 galleries in India and Dubai to present online exhibitions. […]

Appeal to Centre to cancel Class 12 board exams: Delhi CM

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday appealed to the Centre to cancel Class 12 board exams in view of the Covid situation and suggested students be evaluated on basis of past performance. “Students and parents are really worried about Class 12 board exams. They want that the exams should not be conducted without vaccination. […]

COVID-19: Antibody cocktail treatment begins at Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

The Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Tuesday started administering monoclonal antibody cocktail (MAC) to coronavirus patients, the medical facility said in a statement. The hospital is administering a combination of casirivimab and imdevimab to consenting patients with mild and moderate COVID-19 symptoms at high risk of developing serious illness, it added. The MRP of one […]

Events of the week

Reimagining boundaries What: Experimenter gallery’s online viewing room has on display ‘In Search of New Names’. In this online video lab, 18 participants from Karachi, Delhi, Pune, Lahore, Khanewal, Mumbai, Vadodara, Assam, Quetta, Bangalore, Srinagar and London explored the possibilities of creating and thinking together across geographies and borders. The lab was imagined to assemble a […]

Central Vista essential project, work to continue: HC

Describing the Central Vista project as “vital and essential”, the Delhi High Court on Monday allowed construction work on the project to continue and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioners for their “motivated” plea The court said the legality of the project was already upheld by the Supreme Court. It added […]

36 documents, yet no compensation 

Number of deaths from Covid are mounting amongst healthcare workers, yet when it comes to the question of compensation for their families, the process is slow and tedious Akhil Kumar pauses mid sentences, describing his mother Ambika’s last 28 days, struggling and then succumbing to Covid-19. Ambika, a nurse in Delhi’s Kalra Hospital, in Kirti […]

Children—the most vulnerable—need protection

Children, it is feared, will be the target of the third wave of Covid. Experts allay fears—no evidence to support this theory. Data presents a different picture    The son of a senior district official in Ghaziabad just recovered from covid-19. “Ramesh (name changed) is brave. But tired, lacking enthusiasm, this will continue for some time. […]

Delhi hospital reports ‘first-ever’ white fungus case causing severe damage to entire intestine

Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) has come across a first-of-its-kind case of white fungus which causes multiple perforations throughout the intestine in a COVID-19 patient, doctors said on Thursday. White fungus (Candida) causing multifocal perforations in the food pipe, small bowel and large bowel in COVID-19 infection has not been reported in literature to […]