The incident took place at a play school in the Jaffrabad area of Delhi. (AI Image) NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Sunday registered a case against the administration of a playschool and one of its teachers following the alleged assault of a child in northeast Delhi’s Jaffrabad area.The case was filed after CCTV footage surfaced,…
Some protesters burned pages of the Manusmriti, which they deemed discriminatory NEW DELHI: Indian Youth Congress workers on Sunday staged a protest outside the RSS headquarters in Jhandewalan against what they alleged was the “discriminatory and casteist” ideology of the BJP-RSS, with some protesters burning pages of the Manusmriti during the demonstration.The protest was led…
With a new luxury collection recently opening in Khan Market, we explore how its floor-to-ceiling shelves of collectible editions and global classics are appealing to readers across NCR Remember the section of a bookstore lined with crisp coffee table books, gold-sprayed edges and clothbound classics? Now imagine an entire bookstore dedicated to them. With a…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only NEW DELHI: When the Census enumerator asks a Muslim weaver to state their caste, the answer could be Julaha, Ansari or Momin. Elsewhere, the same community may have another name.Caste is being recorded for the first time since 1931 in Census 2027, but the open-ended format poses a unique…
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Odisha and Uttarakhand. NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in seven states on Monday, with Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Odisha and Uttarakhand likely to see…
New Delhi: With around 26 heads of states and govts expected in the capital for the BRICS Leaders’ Summit next month, Delhi Traffic Police have begun putting the final pieces in place for the high-security event, including detailed VVIP routes, road repairs and real-time traffic updates through navigation and ride-hailing platforms.The 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit…
New Delhi: Three people, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly robbing around Rs 4.3 lakh from a businessman’s employee at gunpoint in outer Delhi’s Mianwali Nagar. The robbery was planned by another employee of the businessman, who was aware of the cash collection.After a PCR call was received at Paschim Vihar West police station…
The Cockroach Janata Party protest highlighted systemic issues, mobilizing students beyond traditional politics (Photo credit, L: Rajesh Mehta) NEW DELHI: For years, Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) politics has largely been a contest between two parties.The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and Congress-backed National Students’ Union of India…
Delhi hospitals are experiencing a significant demographic shift in their nursing workforce (File photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi’s hospital corridors are speaking in new accents.For decades, nurses from Kerala formed the backbone of the capital’s private healthcare system, valued for their training, discipline and clinical expertise.But hospitals are now witnessing a steady demographic shift, with recruitment…
Arvind Gaur’s childhood observations of class disparity influenced his theatre work. Children often notice things adults miss. As an eight-year-old, Arvind Gaur observed that students of a nearby public school arrived in shiny shoes carrying cool bags while kids from the municipal school in Shahdara would walk in dusty chappals.The stark class disparity would linger…
