NEW DELHI: The Centre on Saturday directed the Delhi Gymkhana Club in Lutyens’ Delhi to vacate its premises by June 5, stating that the 27.3-acre land parcel is required for strengthening and securing defence-related infrastructure. The order was issued by the Land and Development Office (L&DO) under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, which…
For street vendors, delivery workers, sanitation staff, gig workers, commuters and others who spend long hours outdoors, exposure is constant Delhi’s weather app may tell that the temperature outside is 42°C, or it feels like 44°C, and label it as severe heat, but step onto a sun-baked pavement, sit inside an auto, wait at a…
Yuriko Locha with Dr. Rajeev Lochan Shailja Art Gallery presents The Contemporary Lore: Sojourn of Styles and Generations Unfurled, an exhibition that challenges our understanding of artistic genealogy in contemporary practice.Rather than archiving art history, this exhibition, now at Shailja Art Gallery in Gurgaon, stages a living conversation—bringing together 23 artists across vastly different career…
Memory, culture, and contemporary narratives at Sri Lankan artist Shanaka Kulathunga’s first solo exhibition in India Gallery Silver Scapes opened Silent Stories, the first solo exhibition in India by celebrated Sri Lankan contemporary figurative artist Shanaka Kulathunga, at CCA Gallery, Bikaner House, New Delhi. The exhibition witnessed the presence of diplomats, senior cultural dignitaries, artists,…
NEW DELHI: Petrol and diesel prices were increased by 87–91 paise per litre on Saturday, taking the cumulative rise in retail fuel rates to nearly Rs 5 per litre in less than 10 days, as state-owned oil companies passed on rising international crude prices.Among major cities, fuel prices remained the highest in metros such as…
Police have arrested a man for the murders of his cousin and her 13-year-old son in Delhi. DELHI: Two days after a woman and her 13-year-old son were found murdered at their residence in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri, police arrested the woman’s cousin in connection with the case. Investigators said the accused allegedly harboured resentment over…
New Delhi: Reiterating that law doesn’t require a school to obtain prior permission of Directorate of Education for increasing its fee at the start of an academic session, Delhi High Court on Friday quashed DoE’s several circulars on fee hike request by over a hundred schools.“In the circumstances, while this court is unable to offer…
New Delhi: Doctors at AIIMS Delhi on Thursday warned that preeclampsia — a dangerous pregnancy complication linked to high blood pressure — continues to remain a major cause of maternal and newborn complications and deaths in the country, although India has sharply reduced maternal deaths over the years.Speaking on World Preeclampsia Day, experts from the…
New Delhi: To enhance commuter convenience, National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) has invited bids for licensing of commercial spaces on the ground floor of Sarai Kale Khan Namo Bharat station on the Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor.Around 818 square metres of space across eight identified locations can be used for a variety of commuter-focused facilities, such…
NEW DELHI: Light rainfall and cloudy skies brought much-needed relief to residents across parts of Delhi-NCR on Saturday morning after days of intense heatwave conditions.Several areas of the national capital received light showers, while neighbouring Noida also witnessed rainfall.Grey clouds covered the sky in Ghaziabad, and cool breezes offered respite from the sweltering heat.The brief…
