INDIA

PTI -February 25, 2022

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Thursday decided to develop Shaheedi Park at ITO to pay tribute to freedom fighters where it will install statues of 11 heroes of the ‘Freedom Movement’ under its ‘Waste-to-Art’ concept, civic officials said. These moves come ahead of civic body polls, as all the three civic bodies North, […]

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Patriot Bureau -February 25, 2022

Murder in the Bylanes, authored by Aloke Lal and Maanas Lal, is a gripping novel that revolves around the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition and describes the communal disharmony with the role of the police and bystanders tearing at the social fabric. The following is an excerpt from the novel. Laid-back evenings in Kanpur […]

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Judith Mariya Antony -February 24, 2022

India saw its first batch of male nurses almost two decades ago. Yet, even now, the men who chose nursing as their profession find their gender is more of a talking point than the patient care they have been providing A woman dressed in a white caretaker’s uniform, her hair covered in a small cap, […]

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Ambica Gulati -February 23, 2022

A paradise for foodies, shoppers and heritage lovers – walking through the walled city’s redeveloped grand road is like opening a treasure box   The redevelopment of Chandni Chowk is the talk of the town. That is reason enough to visit this chaotic, mesmerizing bazaar in the walled city. But, the crowd, heat and dust […]

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Chander Shekhar Luthra -February 23, 2022

Now comfortably in the saddle to lead Team India, Rohit Sharma’s biggest challenge him will come from within. He needs to manage his injuries to make an impact   It was not that long ago when Rohit Sharma’s Test career was in the doldrums. After having a dream start to his five-day career in 2013 […]

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Anmol Nath Bali -February 23, 2022

At Shaheen Bagh, a few women have come out in solidarity with those who prefer to drape themselves in hijab or burqa while stepping out of the house The hijab controversy in Udupi, Karnataka, is finding an echo at Shaheen Bagh – once notorious for the anti-CAA protests. Women are coming out at the protest […]

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Patriot Bureau -February 18, 2022

Lightning Portraitist Usha Phenany Phatak’s solo exhibition ‘Gold Mine’ brings out the raw essence of an artist’s accuracy and precision Connecting artists with art enthusiasts, Treasure Art Gallery presents ‘Gold Mine’, an exhibition by Usha Phenany Pathak. The show is curated by Georgina Maddox and will open on 19 February. As a traveller across the […]

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Chander Shekhar Luthra -February 16, 2022

For the first time in the last 14 seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the focus of almost all the teams was on rising stars rather than the declining stalwarts. That’s how Mumbai Indians broke the bank to secure young Ishan Kishan for a whopping Rs 15.25 crore, which turned out to be the […]

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