New Delhi: Delhi govt on Wednesday launched a talent hunt scheme to promote young people across the city in diverse creative fields such as singing and dancing to theatre and digital arts. With a proposed budget of Rs 10 crore, the scheme will offer cash prizes of up to Rs 2.5 lakh and provide a…
New Delhi: What would you ask Mahatma Gandhi if you could speak to him face to face? Did the Partition break him emotionally? Why did he leave South Africa? What did he think people misunderstood most about him? Why did he never become Prime Minister?At the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya on Wednesday, that impossible conversation suddenly felt…
Kamla Nehru Ridge at Delhi University area New Delhi: The Kamla Nehru Ridge is a lush green expanse with minimal concrete. It is away from dense urban construction and vehicular movement. Peacocks roam freely, monkeys swing from branches and mongooses, boars and reptiles thrive in the dense vegetation.Why then, does it emerge as the hottest…
EaseMyTrip Foundation & ASI Collaborate to Enhance Visitor Experience at Qutub Minar EaseMyTrip Foundation, the CSR arm of travel-tech platform EaseMyTrip, has partnered with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to launch Savee Cafeteria at the Qutub Minar complex in Delhi. The initiative aims to improve visitor experience at one of India’s most visited heritage…
JEE aspirants outside exam center As nearly 2.5 lakh engineering aspirants gear up for JEE Advanced on Sunday, Rahul Garg shares practical last-minute strategies to help students stay focused, manage pressure and avoid common mistakes during the examLast-minute mantras to stay calm, sharp & exam-ready: Use old papers wisely Solve as many previous question papers…
The Delhi High Court has sentenced YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja to six months’ simple imprisonment NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has sentenced YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja to six months’ simple imprisonment in a criminal contempt case, holding that he continued to make scandalous remarks against the judiciary and showed no remorse for his conduct.The court also…
Daily wage workers are enduring extreme heatwave conditions to maintain essential public infrastructure Amid the relentless heatwave sweeping across the region, daily wage workers continue to brave extreme temperatures to earn a livelihood and keep essential public infrastructure and informal economies running. From construction sites and expressway projects to scrap collection and roadside kitchens, their…
Man identified as Deepansh Chaudhary (R) NEW DELHI: A 29-year-old man died after allegedly setting himself ablaze outside his wife’s residence amid a matrimonial dispute in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on Monday evening.According to police, a PCR call regarding a fire incident was received at Mahendra Park police station, following which a team rushed to the…
Delhi-NCR has entered Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) as the air quality index (AQI) reached 208, falling into the ‘poor’ category NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Tuesday invoked Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR after the city’s air quality slipped into…
NEW DELHI: While lawyers were on strike on Monday, many judges in the district judiciary declined adjournment requests in several matters, imposed costs and adopted a firmer approach.In one such order, a sessions court imposed a cost of Rs 30,000 on a party for non-appearance in a matter where the court is obliged to fast-track…
