INDIA

Anmol Nath Bali -April 30, 2022

Adding fire to the heat wave: As Bhalswa burns, residents suffer

Adding fire to the heat wave: As Bhalswa burns, residents suffer

It's now a week of the fire at the Bhalswa landfill site in North Delhi, which has become a landmark of sorts for anyone who enters the capital city from Haryana, as a glimpse of the smoking garbage pile is unmissable

PTI -April 28, 2022

Delhi govt gives Rs 1 crore each to families of two frontline workers who died of Covid

Delhi govt gives Rs 1 crore each to families of two frontline workers who died of Covid

The Delhi government on Thursday provided financial assistance of Rs 1 crore each to the families of two frontline workers who contracted COVID-19 on duty and died fighting it.

Shruty Yadav and Judith Mariya Antony -April 26, 2022

Delhi Fire: three shops gutted at Amar Colony

Delhi Fire: three shops gutted at Amar Colony

Cause of the fire is being described  as a short circuit in the MCB board by locals

Anmol Nath Bali -April 26, 2022

‘Everything is costly, nothing is cheap’: Dismay over high prices

‘Everything is costly, nothing is cheap’: Dismay over high prices

High demand for groceries amid climate change and an international war has led to a rise in inflation. India’s inflation rate has now climbed to 6.95%, a 17-month high. Patriot takes a look at the prices of different food items across the market. 

PTI -April 25, 2022

Covid: Over six-fold rise in patients under home isolation

Covid: Over six-fold rise in patients under home isolation

The number of coronavirus patients in home isolation in the national capital has seen an over six-fold increase from 447 on April 11 to 2,812 on April 24, according to official data.

Shruty Yadav -April 25, 2022

Old churches relate Delhi’s history

Old churches relate Delhi’s history

Standing in dignified silence amid the chaos of Shahjahanabad are churches that stand today as relics of shared history, especially of colonial times 

Judith Mariya Antony -April 23, 2022

‘I didn’t choose dance, it chose me’: Anita Ratnam

‘I didn’t choose dance, it chose me’: Anita Ratnam

In a candid conversation with Patriot, Ratnam talks about her passion for dance, the development of India’s largest phone directory of dancers - ‘Narthaki’, its growth, and the invention of her dance style Neo-Bharatam.

PTI -April 22, 2022

HC seeks police stand on Khalid’s bail plea in Delhi riots case, says speech not acceptable

HC seeks police stand on Khalid’s bail plea in Delhi riots case, says speech not acceptable

A part of the speech given by Khalid in Amravati in February 2020 was read out by his counsel before the bench also comprising Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar.