Student, youth activists gather at Mandi House for march in support of protesting farmers

Activists of several student, youth and women organisations assembled at Mandi House here on Wednesday for a march in support of the farmers staging protests at the national capital borders demanding repeal of the Centre’s new farm laws The activists of AISA, SFI, AISF, DSF, NSUI, CYSS, AIPWA and AICCTU, carrying posters, banners and placards, […]

Min temp to remain within comfortable levels for next 2-3 days in Delhi: IMD

Delhi’s minimum temperature rose to 10.4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday morning, and is expected to remain within comfortable levels for the next two to three days, the India Meteorological Department said. Easterly winds, which are not as cold as westerlies from snow-clad mountains, have been blowing in Delhi under the influence of a fresh Western […]

Delhi’s minimum temp likely to rise in next two days

Delhi’s minimum temperature is likely to rise by at least three degrees Celsius over the next two days under the influence of a fresh western disturbance, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. The western disturbance will also lead to light rain in the national capital on Thursday and Friday, it said. Thunderstorms, lightning and […]

Delhi faces cuts in grants, clean air promise remains

The Union Budget presents a mixed bag for NCR while raising hopes of a greater focus on ‘swachhta’ in the Capital The Capital city will receive Rs 957.50 crore, an amount less than the grant allocated by the Ministry of Home Affairs in its last budget. Union Budget 2021-22 presented on February 1 by Finance […]

Behold the beholder

The latest exhibition, ‘Ways of Seeing’ explores the concept of gaze and how, both male and female, create and experience art A historic exhibition that focuses on one of the most contested spaces in Indian art – the gaze is here. The much-anticipated exhibition, ‘Ways of Seeing’ features over 150 works by female and male […]

JNU allows access to fourth-year PhD, MSc, MCA students in campus

The Jawaharlal Nehru University on Monday allowed fourth semester M.Phil and M.Tech students from its science school and special centre, as well as final semester MBA students, both day-scholars and hostel residents, to return to campus in its seventh phase of reopening. A notification by the university said those students who require access to the […]

Blockades and heavy traffic choke Delhi roads

Commuters faced heavy traffic jams as Delhi’s borders with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh remained closed at several points on Monday due to the farmers’ agitation The farmers have continued to camp at the Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri borders amid heavy security deployment for over two months now. The Delhi Traffic Police alerted commuters about the […]

SDMC Mayor ‘felt people were uneasy’ about halal/jhatka

An SDMC official says order has no logic There are approximately 1,800 restaurants in South Delhi Municipal Corporation, and all those serving meat here will now have to say if it is halal or jhatka. We spoke with the mayor of SDMC, Anamika Mithilesh who says the purpose of this decision was all in “public […]