OUR CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI: As the record breaking monsoon last year inundated several parts near the Indira Gandhi International Airport, causing officials to seriously start looking for a solution, the Delhi Development Authority this week approved over Rs 47 crore to speed up the work to build and rehabilitate drains in the area — which, when finished will redirect and reuse rainwater and drain water to city parks for horticulture purposes.
Continue reading your story on the app
Continue reading your story in the newspaper
Doctor Strange 2 earns $800 mn, second biggest earner in pandemic era
Before the pandemic, the summer box office season generally brought in more than four billion dollars annually
Maybe I don’t give myself enough credit: Deepika
The actor is serving on the Cannes jury alongside filmmaker Rebecca Hall, Noomi Rapace and others
Osaka loses to Anisimova in 1st round
Defending champ Barbora Krejcikova loses to French foe in 1st round
Modi meets Japanese business leaders, discusses investment
Modi appreciated Softbank Corporation’s role in India’s startup sector during his meeting with Son, founder & CEO of Japanese investment major
RBML writes to Oil Min over fuel pricing, says ops unsustainable
Government’s over the weekend duty cut was passed on to consumers, but was not adjusted against the losses oil cos make on selling petrol & diesel
Biden launches Indo-Pacific trade deal, warns over inflation
Biden and Kishida were joined by PM Narendra Modi while representatives from the other countries appeared by video to help launch the pact
Oppn decries bulldozer revenge
Admin had carried out eviction & bulldozed houses of deceased, other relatives
Mumbai civic body keeps isolation ward ready in hospital
In the wake of monkeypox cases reported from some countries, the Mumbai civic body has kept a 28-bed ward ready at the Kasturba Hospital here for the isolation of suspected patients, officials said on Monday.
11-degree drop in 1.5 hours: Rain cools Delhi’s scorching heat
WATERLOGGING, POWER CUTS REPORTED
Khadi commission head Vinai Kumar Saxena is Delhi’s new LG
Vinai Kumar Saxena, the chairperson of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), was appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi on Monday, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement.
THE CAB RIDE
I sat in the cab on my way to the airport as the driver zoomed over Delhi’s wide roads. The sun was rising over the horizon as a new day dawned – quite literally, as election day approached the city of Delhi.
The Birds of Kanha
RAJESH MENON is a photographer from Delhi, who specializes in images from nature. Here he shares some of the beautiful birds of Kanha Shanti Vanam, the 1300 acre property outside Hyderabad, India, that is the international headquarters of the Heartfulness Institute. It is also a green sanctuary.
Memories
ANIRUDH DHANDA explores the way memories trigger heartfelt events and people from the past, and remind us of situations that evoke emotional responses. Is this what being human is all about?
El derecho a estar segura
Desde que un ataque horrendo conmocionara a India, las mujeres de ese país han demandado -y obtenido- más protección frente al acoso y el abuso en espacios públicos,
Building A Sporting Nation
Marathons are changing the shape of the nation. We ask the brains behind the Delhi and Mumbai Half Marathons, how exactly.
आंधी-बारिश ने दिल्ली को भीषण गर्मी से दिलाई राहत
सुबह तापमान 29 डिग्री सेल्सियस से गिर कर 18 डिग्री पर पहुंचा
महिला आयोग ने निगम के स्कूलों में सुरक्षा जांची
दिल्ली महिला आयोग ने दिल्ली नगर निगम द्वारा संचालित स्कूलों का दौरा कर वहां छात्राओं की सुरक्षा की स्थिति की जांच की। निगम के एक स्कूल में लड़कियों के साथ यौन शोषण का मामला सामने आने के बाद आयोग ने सुरक्षा की स्थिति की जांच शुरू की है।
विनय कुमार सक्सेना बने दिल्ली के नए उपराज्यपाल
विनय कुमार सक्सेना दिल्ली के नए उपराज्यपाल बनाए गए हैं। राष्ट्रपति रामनाथ कोविंद ने सोमवार शाम उनकी नियुक्ति को मंजूरी दे दी। राष्ट्रपति भवन की ओर से जारी बयान में यह जानकारी दी गई । सक्सेना फिलहाल खादी और ग्रामोद्योग आयोग के अध्यक्ष हैं।
Rain catches Capital off guard again
Experts say age-old system of preparing for monsoon doesn't work any longer, highlight need for year-round efforts to tackle erratic weather
Free rides on 150 new e-buses for 3 days as govt bolsters fleet
The Delhi government will roll out 150 new electric buses on Tuesday and allow free rides on them for three days, transport minister Kailash Gahlot announced on Monday.