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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
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Topic: Delhi

This Delhi art exhibit on throwaway culture is full of ‘trash’. The medium is the message

A set of new installations at the two-week Sustaina India art exhibition in Delhi forces the viewer to receive what they throw.

‘How can 800-yr-old masjid be an encroachment?’ Mehrauli mosque demolition confounds historians

New Delhi: It was the sound of bulldozers at Akhunji Masjid, a 13th-century mosque in Mehrauli that lay some 400 metres from the Qutub...

Delhi RWA vs Aiyars — ‘regret, or leave’ warning to Mani Shankar, daughter over Ram Mandir post

President of Jangpura Extension RWA says awaiting Congressman Mani Shankar Aiyar & daughter Suranya's response to letter sent to them regarding her ‘rant’ on Ram Mandir consecration.

1 dead, 17 injured as stage set up collapses during ‘jagran’ at Delhi’s Kalkaji temple

According to police, a 'jagran' (religious function) was organised at the Mahant Parishar of Kalkaji temple Saturday and around 1,600 people attended it.

A Tamilian and a Malayali want to make Urdu accessible using Delhi’s poets

The narrator of the mehfil highlighted how Urdu, disdainfully labelled rekhta or "assorted dialect", clashed with the refined Persian monopolisation of poetry.

Hindus didn’t record their history right. Indraprastha’s foundation, age still uncertain

In Sawaneh-i Dehli, Mirza Ahmad Akhtar Gorgani explores the history of Delhi and how revered the city has been in Indian history.

Congress bulldozed centuries-old homes to beautify Delhi in 1976. It was never reported

'An Education for Rita' is the story of a remarkable transformation, of grit and perseverance, and of courage.

Govt housing colonies give way to highrises, as Centre’s redevelopment push changes Delhi skyline

Since 2014, Modi govt has sanctioned 5 major redevelopment projects, including the ambitious 7GPRA, in the capital. Experts believe lack of vacant land makes redevelopment necessary.

‘Ghost patients, fake numbers, attendance fraud by doctors’ — why Delhi mohalla clinics are under lens

L-G recommends CBI probe based on report by Directorate of Family Welfare after random monitoring of the clinics, a flagship initiative of Kejriwal govt. AAP points finger at Centre.

70 yrs of Bahrisons: How a maths student came to India after Partition & opened iconic Delhi bookstore

Nestled in heart of Khan Market, Bahrisons, founded by Balraj Bahri in 1953, is a landmark with loyal clientele, says proprietor Anuj Bahri. It now has branches in Chandigarh, Kolkata.

On Camera

Buses are stuck on third gear in India. It’s time to privatise with London-style GCC model

Using a GCC model, where the state contracts private operators, lowers costs and subsidies. It’s possible to run a high-quality service, as anyone who has used London’s buses will attest.

Noida International Airport, Delhi NCR’s 2nd, delayed. To begin operations by April 2025

According to a statement by the airport, commercial operations likely to begin next year 'in view of the current construction status'. It was supposed to commence operations by 2024 end.

Amid tensions with China, Philippines says BrahMos a ‘credible defence’

At interaction in Delhi Monday, Ambassador of Philippines also highlighted talks over possibility of high-level delegation visit later this year to mark 75 yrs of diplomatic ties.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.