New Delhi: On Saturday, in the blistering afternoon heat at Delhi Gate in central Delhi, motorists expecting a routine traffic check instead found themselves in an open-air classroom. Along with reaching for challan books, traffic police officers asked them to picture the people waiting for them at home. The question was: “Is saving a few…
New Delhi: Days after the protest against the alleged NEET-UG paper leak was withdrawn, academicians, students and legal experts Saturday raised concerns about the alleged police action in several states.During a discussion on ‘The Movement Against Paper Leaks, State Repression and The Way Forward’, a panel comprising SC advocate Colin Gonsalves, journalist and human rights…
New Delhi: Dermatologists are warning of an emerging side effect linked to the growing use of GLP-1 weight-loss medicines: excessive hair loss.Doctors say they are seeing a growing number of patients complaining of sudden hair fall after rapid weight loss on these medications, with many having started the injections without medical supervision after being influenced…
New Delhi: The registration for the much-awaited Delhi Lakshmi Yojana, which promises Rs 2,500 in monthly financial assistance to eligible women, opened Saturday with chief minister Rekha Gupta launching the portal, www.dly.delhi.gov.in.The scheme “aims at strengthening women’s dignity, financial security, the culture of savings”, Gupta said at a programme in east Delhi. In a cabinet…
New Delhi: Parts of the city saw drizzle that led to humid weather. The heat index at 2.30 pm was 46.5 degrees celsius against the actual temperature of 34 degrees celsius. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 32-34 degrees celsius Sunday.On Saturday, base station Safdarjung recorded 35 degrees celsius, a notch above normal….
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) commissioner Sanjeev Khirwar Saturday inspected the waterlogging-prone Qutub Road–Teliwara Akhara stretch in Sadar bazaar and directed civic agencies to work in close coordination to find a permanent solution to the recurring problem.During the inspection, which was attended by local officials from MCD, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Delhi Metro,…
Sharmistha Panoli (L) was jailed for remarks, while Ruchika Singh (R) faces a zero FIR for alleged abuse. NEW DELHI: Last year it was Sharmistha Panoli, the law student jailed over a communal post on Operation Sindoor. This year it’s Ruchika Singh, named in a zero FIR for allegedly abusing PM Narendra Modi at a…
Exhibition prompted Delhiites to rethink relationship with textile waste At Weave The Future 4.0, a mountain of discarded clothes confronted visitors even before they entered the exhibition. The mirror in the backdrop, stated that India generates 7.8 million tonnes of textile waste every year. Visitors paused, and, inside Dilli Haat INA, that stark reality gave…
Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi, reopened its Residence Hall after four years of extensive renovation today (Pics: LSR) Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi, reopened its Residence Hall after four years of extensive renovation today. Reaffirming its commitment to providing a safe, inclusive, and student-centered residential experience, the…
“Critics belonging to a particular ideological school have never accepted Premchand as a nationalist. Although Premchand was not writing overtly nationalist literature, a covert nationalist outlook is clearly visible in his works.” said Prof. Satyaketu Sankrit, Senior Professor at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, during a lecture on the theme “Premchand’s Philosophy of Life,” organized by…
