Bonfires light up Singhu border life

Farmers celebrated Lohri, the harvest festival, with the clear intent of not returning till their demands are met. They don’t seem to be in any hurry Thousands of farmers protesting at Singhu border on the night of Lohri lit dozens of bonfires to commemorate Lohri and reaffirm their resolve to insist that the Narendra Modi […]

Delhi riots: Court grants bail to two persons

A Delhi court has granted bail to two persons in a case related to the communal violence in north east Delhi in February last year. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted the relief to Shanu and Zarif on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 20,000 with one surety of like amount each in the case […]

Historical frames 

A rare glimpse into the past of the Qutub Minar is being exhibited in the form of archival photographs, lithographs and sketches at India International Centre  After a long break, due to the pandemic, IIC has finally opened its door for their first physical exhibition on Qutub Minar at the Main Art Gallery. Titled ‘The […]

Delhi courts resume physical hearings; lawyers in two minds about safety

Delhi lawyers are worried about safety from Covid-19 infection but most want normal functioning of courts — a few feel the online mode has its advantages Lawyers practising in Delhi’s Tis Hazari and the Delhi High court believe that physical hearings are required now just as everything else is starting to function normally. But not […]

Red Fort shut for public till Jan 26 after sample of dead crow tests positive for bird flu

A sample of a dead crow from Red Fort has tested positive for bird flu and orders have been issued to restrict the entry of public into the monument, officials said on Tuesday. Around 15 crows were found dead in the premises of Red Fort a few days ago. A sample from a dead bird […]

COVID vaccination drive gets underway in Delhi on day two

After administering shots to over 4,300 healthcare workers on the opening day, Covid-19 vaccination teams across the national capital started to give vaccines to more medical staff at various hospitals on Monday. Officials said that the vaccination drive started at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital at 10 am. The immunisation drive in Delhi was […]

Smiles, sanitizers welcome students as schools reopen in Delhi

Balloons, flowers, sanitisers and smiling faces welcomed class 10 and 12 students in schools in the national capital on Monday as they returned to campuses after over 10 months. The students who were elated to be able to attend the first offline class of the academic session wore masks and queued up outside schools maintaining […]

Moderate fog in Delhi, minimum temperature rises to 6.7 degrees Celsius

A cloud cover over the national capital on Friday led to the minimum temperature rising to 6.7 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. However, moderate fog lowered visibility to 201 metres at Safdarjung and 300 metres at Palam in the morning, an IMD official said. Dense fog is predicted […]