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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicNight shelter

Topic: Night shelter

From yoga to Slumdog Millionaire, Delhi govt hosts 1st ‘slum festival’ for night shelter residents

Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board hosting 6-day event along with civil society & NGOs. Idea is to celebrate potential of people from humble backgrounds, says official.

Thin blankets & no masks — How Delhi night shelters are coping in a freezing Covid winter

Those in the shelters have to not only contend with one of the coldest winters in the national capital but also the Covid-19 pandemic.

Delhi’s homeless prefer cold nights on the streets to government shelters

Delhi's night shelters can accommodate nearly 18,000, but occupancy peaked at 13,000 this winter.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.