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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.