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Dwarka RWAs sending fire safety manuals on WhatsApp. What Delhi needs is more fire stations

‘Everyone wakes up only when a tragedy occurs, but then forgets after a couple of days. Even the authorities stop working soon after,' said a Dwarka resident.

Delhi’s mango lovers brave the heat, buy Rs 4,000 buffet. It turned into a sour affair

The event was organised by Kashkol Collective at the India International Centre. There was music, poetry, and a five-course meal prepared with mango. Each dish represented a different state.

Mumbai’s Poetry in Parks started in solidarity with Palestine—now a gathering of poetry lovers

Started by former journalist Peter Griffin in 2024, ‘Poetry in Parks’ began in solidarity with the Palestinian cause. It has since evolved into a gathering for poetry lovers.

This art exhibition in a Delhi mall wants shoppers to make the right choices

Before the mall’s glow registers, warnings like ‘Incognito Mode Won’t Save You’ and ‘Fast Fashion, Faster Extinction’ grab the shoppers’ attention. While some pause, others keep scrolling.

1857 rebels marched to Delhi with a plan—not a spontaneous ‘chalo maro’, says Sohail Hashmi

The 1857 capture of Delhi was planned, not a sudden uprising by ‘angry men’, said oral historian Sohail Hashmi at his talk ‘1857 Rebels Reach Delhi’ at INTACH.

Vikram Sampath has an AI startup now. He wants to transform the slow world of book translations

Vikram Sampath and Sandeep Singh Chauhan's NAAV-AI is backed by Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal and venture capitalist Asha Jadeja.

Encroachments, garbage, no facilities—Rakhigarhi has fallen prey to empty promises

Over the last five months, many politicians, including Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, have visited Rakhigarhi, promising to remove encroachments and build a site museum among other facilities.

How Subhadra Mahajan found the perfect cast of non-actors for her debut film ‘Second Chance’

Picking non-actors for her critically acclaimed film 'Second Chance' was a deliberate choice, said Mahajan, who was inspired by Iranian filmmakers Majid Majidi and Abbas Kiarostami.

‘Dilli Dark’ is about outsiders in the city. It’s the first Hindi film with an African lead

Actor Samuel Robinson's real-life experiences reflect what's shown in the film. ‘People call the cops on you for any reason,' he said.

Pyre is a film about lonely parents in the Himalayas. It stars real villagers as actors

Vinod Kapri’s film Pyre premiered in Delhi’s India Habitat Centre during the 17th Habitat Film Festival.

On Camera

India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.