Toolkit case: Court grants one week to Delhi Police to file reply to Nikita Jacob

A court here on Tuesday granted a week’s time to the Delhi Police to their file reply to the anticipatory bail plea of Nikita Jacob, a co-accused along with Disha Ravi The two were earlier arrested in connection of their allegedly involvement in sharing a “toolkit” on social media related to the farmers’ protest. Additional […]

Capital one step closer to electrifying public transport

The Delhi Transport Corporation on Monday, March 1, approved bids for procurement of 300 air-conditioned low-floor e-buses, a move hailed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who said his government was committed to switching public transport to electric mode The 300 electric buses, after approval by the cabinet, will start arriving from October and the entire […]

Sculpting the way for art amidst a pandemic

Geeta Singh is an art curator who sees opportunity during adversity—has opened new galleries during the pandemic “Keep going” is the advice of Roy T Bennett, the famous author of The Light in the Heart, “Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in […]

Elderly queue up as 2nd phase of vaccination drive begins in the city

With the second phase of the covid-19 vaccination drive starting on Monday, elderly people received their first shots of the vaccine In the first phase, starting January 16, over 3.6 lakh beneficiaries comprising healthcare workers and frontline workers, were vaccinated in Delhi. On Monday, the drive began to give jabs to persons aged 60 and above, and […]

Manu Bhaker vs Air India: The saga continues

Shooting prodigy Manu Bhaker claims that she was harassed by Air India officials at the IGI airport in Delhi. Patriot spoke to both parties to find out what exactly happened With just days to go for the shooting World Cup in Delhi, wherein the top shooters in the world compete for a place in the […]

Covid vaccine rollout: individuals suffering from comorbidities, those above the age of 60 eligible

The Covid-19 vaccination drive for people above 60 years and those aged 45 and above with comorbidities will begin on Monday at 192 health facilities, including 136 private hospitals in the national capital, Delhi government officials said The vaccines will be administered free of cost at government hospitals and health centres while Rs 250 will […]

Sadar Bazar goes online

Delhi’s iconic Sadar Bazar market has now its own e-commerce website to help traders increase their businesses in a post Covid world The iconic Sadar Bazaar, one of Delhi’s oldest markets, is now available for customers across the country in a digital avatar, sadar24.com. People can now buy products from a long list of categories […]

Another plea in HC for recognition of same sex marriages

Four more people belonging to the gay and lesbian community urged the Delhi High Court on Thursday to declare that marriages between any two persons irrespective of their sex be solemnised under the Special Marriage Act (SMA). The Delhi government in response to a similar petition filed earlier has said that there is no provision […]