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‘Law and order in Delhi remains broken’: Kin of man killed over spilling food in bus

14.02.2025 10

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In Mehrauli, the rich and poor have different concerns but a common complaint

02.02.2025 2

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The Rs 2 crore tweet: Inside corporate India’s legal war against online critics

28.01.2025 2

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Kalkaji’s women voters on Bidhuri remarks: ‘Not the first time, what else to expect?’

BJP’s Kalkaji candidate Ramesh Bidhuri has done it again. Months after directing slurs at MP Danish Ali, his remarks on Congress leader Priyanka...

08.01.2025 6

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‘Harder to breathe…no space to play indoors’: Delhi kids face a double chokehold each year

Working long hours at a poorly ventilated tyre repair shop in Delhi’s Shahdara, each breath feels like a battle for 13-year-old Rajesh. But he must...

27.12.2024 3

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Ahead of polls, AAP and BJP wage social media war with memes, satire videos

With the Delhi assembly election looming, the BJP and AAP have turned social media into a battleground, using memes and satirical videos to target...

19.12.2024 5

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How Delhi’s soaring rent is eating into savings, triggering a student housing crisis

“I make Rs 10,000 through household chores and cooking, of which I pay rent of Rs 4,000 for a single room. Sometimes it gets difficult to put food...

12.11.2024 4

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Working mothers struggle, quit jobs as govt shuts down 22 crèches across Delhi

The Delhi government has closed 22 of the 44 standalone crèches operated by NGOs under the PALNA scheme, affecting families and working women...

18.10.2024 3

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BJP workers, journalists, educators: Meet Lawrence Bishnoi’s online PR brigade

The murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, the investigation into the assassinations of pro-Khalistani activists that have soured India-Canada ties,...

17.10.2024 5

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From planting drive to smog towers: An audit of Delhi’s air crisis solutions

It’s that time of the year again when Delhi’s air pollution crisis becomes an anxious talking point.  Last November, stagnant winds and low...

15.10.2024 6

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Leadership void, ‘mounting arrears’, defunct help desk: The crisis at Delhi Commission for Women

Three dysfunctional helplines. A commission without any nominated members since July. Most workers allegedly without pay since November last year....

30.09.2024 6

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Free movie tickets, burgers, vandalism, and QR codes: How to win a DUSU election

Free stationery, movie tickets, and even burgers – the range of freebies being offered ahead of the Delhi University Students’ Union election on...

25.09.2024 4

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Locked, unclean, little upkeep: An audit of 16 public toilets across north west, south Delhi

A leaking roof results in a pool of water in the women’s section of the public toilet on Teen Murti Marg outside the famed Pradhan Mantri Museum....

16.09.2024 30

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‘Hardest decision’: As Manipur remains on boil, several Kuki students quit studies

Lian*, a 30-year-old PhD scholar from Churachandpur, was among 284 Manipur University students from the Kuki-Zo communities who had approached the...

04.09.2024 5

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Monk accused of molestation flees Bengal village, locals allege police delay

There are allegations of “delayed police action” as a Buddhist monk named Bimal Lama, 55, allegedly “molested” a woman at his...

16.08.2024 1

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‘Unfair…will lead to more backlog’: Disquiet over SC, ST sub-classification order

The 6:1 landmark judgement of the Supreme Court allowing states to create sub-classifications within the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe...

13.08.2024 3

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