Joshi’s personality and writing were clean, simple: Digvijay

Sunday 22 November '09

Friends and former colleagues recounted the salad days, while political leaders cutting across party lines, joined together at the India International Centre on Saturday....

Social responsibility recognised

Saturday 21 November '09

The Sanskriti Pratishthan celebrated its 30th anniversary at India International Centre on Friday by giving away its annual awards...

Maoism a local problem, with local solutions: activists

Monday 16 November '09

In a decrepit hall at the Press Club of India, a handful of people watched glimpses of Gopal Menon’s film, When the State Declares War on the People.

Punjabi saga: oral tradition thrives, script on decline

Friday 13 November '09

Delhi saw a moment of cultural transition in 1947, as Partition forced out several refugees in from Punjab that effectively made Delhi a primarily Punjabi-speaking Delhi.

Jinnah lacked personal warmth: Hasan

Tuesday 10 November '09

The spectre of Mohammed Ali Jinnah shows no signs of losing importance in Indian public discourse. After the controversy that has raged on for many months...

Dengue draws the curtain on a dream, say teachers, friends

Monday 9 November '09

When 32-year-old Shashi Bhushan Verma arrived in Delhi four months ago, he was ready to begin a new chapter. He had lived most of his life doing theatre in his hometown Patna. Street theatre was his passion.

Apex court sticks to Ghazipur shift, meat dealers in a huddle

Thursday 5 November '09

The Supreme Court refused to stay its previous order on Wednesday and asked butchers and livestock traders to move to Ghazipur.

In Old Delhi, it was a close shave

Monday 2 November '09

For 56-year-old Karnal Singh the day begins at 5 am at Sisganj Gurdwara.

Capital grit — on the run

Monday 2 November '09

The collective excitement of nearly 9,000 participants of the Delhi Half Marathon easily defeated the slight winter chill of the clear Sunday morning.

As Idgah closes, uncertainty looms large on Quresh Nagar

Friday 30 October '09

As the Municipal Corporation of Delhi sealed the buffalo section of Idgah, it meant curtains for the abattoir which had been providing livelihood to many over the years.

Poultry, fish associations may join the mutton stir

Tuesday 27 October '09

As meat prices continue to rise, everyone in the business — butchers, suppliers and retailers are anxious about the outcome of the stalemate which shows no sign of resolution.

Resistance films make compelling cast of five

Monday 26 October '09

Visually stunning, Abdrashev’s Gift to Stalin is a story of resistance set against a brutal, dictatorial regime of Stalin, when Kazakhstan became the dumping ground for Soviet ethnic minorities.

Police artists: a sketch fading with time and technology

Monday 26 October '09

Seventy-one-year-old Charan Singh’s freckles mirror the fine lines he draws to capture the elusive faces as he sits in the Tilak Marg police station.

CM to look into abattoir feud

Sunday 25 October '09

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has promised to look into the abattoir dispute after meeting India Islamic Centre president Sirajuddin Qureshi late on Friday night.

No end in sight for abattoir dispute

Saturday 24 October '09

As the Delhi government ignored the 24-hour ultimatum from meat associations to resolve the slaughterhouse issue, a meeting was held at Qureish Nagar near Idgah on Friday to decide the future course of action.

Indian cinema in focus at Osian’s 11th edition

Friday 23 October '09

Osian’s Cinefan trained on Indian cinema will include the 'predictable' Love Aaj Kal in the newstream section.

Indian cinema in focus at Osian’s 11th edition

Friday 23 October '09

Osian’s Cinefan, the annual film festival that has firmly entrenched itself in the city’s cultural calendar, will begin its 11th edition on Friday.

Death in dawn train crash

Thursday 22 October '09

At least 22 people were killed and 26 injured when the Delhi-bound Goa Express, whose engine driver is suspected to have ignored a signal....

10-year-old hasn’t been told mother is dead

Thursday 22 October '09

In a morose, empty ward in Mathura’s District Hospital, 10-year-old Ashish Sharma sits numbly, with a small gash on his forehead....

Security up, budget down for Diwali

Friday 16 October '09

Security preparations have been stepped up ahead of Diwali this year, the first after the Mumbai terror attacks in November last year.

At meet, spotlight on writers from Northeast

Thursday 15 October '09

The evening lacked drama, but firm steps in bringing writers from the Northeast to the mainstream were taken on Wednesday night at the India Habitat Centre.

Arthritis can strike in teens too

Saturday 10 October '09

For half of his life, 32-year-old Prakash has woken up with severe neck and back pain....

5 things to look out for

Monday 5 October '09

A city court on Friday will decide whether Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi can finally be let off the hook in the Bofors payoff case.

IGNOU invokes God and Gandhi in new philanthropy course

Monday 5 October '09

When Shahid Habib graduated from Jaunpur University with a major in economics, he wanted to do a master’s in the same subject. After a couple of attempts...

Idol immersion: Overwhelming, emotional finale to four days of frenzy

Tuesday 29 September '09

As usual, a bullock cart appeared outside the Kashmere Gate puja pandal around 4 pm as the time for immersion drew near.