It took 14 years to build it, but the iconic Signature Bridge is finally ready for Delhi. The much-awaited bridge will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on November 4, Sunday, and will be thrown open to public on November 5, Monday. The grand launch will be followed by a laser show. The Signature Bridge will be the first asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge in India and will offer panoramic view […]
Whenever I see a neon-lit sign proclaiming the Italian-sounding name Giani’s in Delhi’s shopping and residential areas, I am transported back in time. I spot hordes of people — young and old — jostling for ice cream inside, and often wonder if they know about its roots which lie in a little place in Chandni Chowk. Much before the Giani’s ice cream chain came into being, there was Giani and […]
The 2012 Delhi rape shocked the world brought into focus crimes against women In 2012 police had registered 706 FIR (complaints) of rapes but it has increased In 2013 that number rose to 1,636 rapes, and again three folds higher in 2014, 2015 and 2016 with police registering 2,166, 2,199 and 2,155 FIRs respectively Despite the best efforts, Delhi Police has been unable to stop or even slow the rise […]
One Dussehra morning in the 19th century, Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar watched as a Neelkanth bird (Indian Roller) was set free from Lal Quila. According to memoirs of Munshi Faizuddin, a noble in the court of the Mughal emperor, it was among several rituals that were observed to mark Dussehra at the Delhi fort. The memoir Bazm-e-Akhir says that on the Dussehra afternoon horses with gold and silver saddles […]
The scare of Strawberry Quick was first noticed in the Indian schools in 2010 Parents are asked to make their children aware of the deadly drug which is laced with methamphetamine.Narcotics department is aware about the comeback of candy drugs in schools.Police and Narcotic teams are working to nab the peddlers If your children have a sweet tooth, it’s time to re-teach them an age old lesson: Don’t take candy […]
Delhi,As the festive mood envelopes the city in the last week of December, with most Dilliwallahs wishing for more chill to kick in, there are several ‘areas of darkness’ in the Capital where people are praying that the mercury doesn’t slide any further. For, they have no roof over their head, and those few who are provided with one by the government, they have to live in a dark, dingy […]
If you have been following social network I am sure you must have come across a plethora of posts where either Arvind Kejriwal is slamming the Modi Government about the alleged raid of the Chief Minister’s office or BJP members snubbing Kejriwal’s comments or even CBI officials defending their move as legal. According to the CBI, they raided the premises of IAS officer, Rajendra Kumar, who is principle secretary to […]
The Union government recently announced a list of 98 cities that will be developed as smart cities. The need for Indian cities to became smart becomes more important in a report published by World Health Organization( WHO) in December 2014 says that 13 of the top 20 most polluted cities are from India. India which is a developing economy and second most populous country obviously needs to improve its air […]
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s visit to the toilet-to-tap sewage treatment plant in Keshopur on Wednesday encouraged MLAs to envision similar projects in their constituencies. Kejriwal on Thursday inaugurated the plant, which treats raw sewage by a multple filtration process to convert it into potable water. “Neighbouring states will stop giving us water in the coming few years as they need to meet the requirement of their citizens. Waste water reuse […]
So, someone having Government of India provided ISP is playing around with Wikipedia to establish that Indian National Congress’s Gandhi & Nehru dynasty had Muslim lineage. 1. They started off with Gangadhar Nehru (grandfather of Jawaharlal Nehru). His page was edited to declare his name as Ghiasuddin Ghaz. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gangadhar_Nehru&type=revision&diff=668737361&oldid=666748498 It says “Gangadhar was born as aMuslim by the name of Ghiasuddin Ghazi but changed his name to a […]
