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08/08/2023

Offering multiple options, bigger brands and a better walk-in experience, 48 “premium” liquor vends have come up across Delhi’s upscale areas, malls and big markets so far.

Gayathri Mani reports

As the size of government vends is small, the government decided to open spacious “premium” vends where people can walk in and pick up alcohol without any hassle.

08/08/2023

In just six months, Rameen Khan has become well-known for his historical tours. Khan said history and heritage began as a passion for him, but it has now become his life.

Read more about how an Instagram account kicked off a series of 13 heritage walks in Delhi:

Rameen Khan feels that conveying historical stories in a way that “intertwines the story of the man with the stone structure” is important.

08/08/2023

Calling it a “black day for democracy in India”, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, was an attempt by the BJP to “sn**ch governance” through the “chor darwaza”.

In a video address soon after Rajya Sabha passed the Bill, Kejriwal also accused the BJP of “backstabbing the people of Delhi”, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised statehood for Delhi in a pre-poll speech in 2014.

07/08/2023

Among those batting for legal recognition for same-sex marriages during the hearing in the Supreme Court in May was a bunch of students of a Delhi school who wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India in this regard.

Read more about them here:

The letter was an extension of the ‘Breaking Barriers’ campaign, which their school — Tagore International School in Vasant Vihar — has been running for almost a decade now to promote inclusivity and dispel myths and misconceptions associated with the LGBTQIA+ community.

07/08/2023

Delhi University’s Political Science department has reinstated the “Gandhi and the Contemporary World” paper in the revised syllabus of semester IV, The Indian Express has learnt.

Vidheesha Kuntamalla reports

The chronology earlier suggested by the department was that papers on Savarkar, Ambedkar and Gandhi be taught in semesters V, VI, VII respectively

07/08/2023

Beneficiaries seeking an Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) certificate no longer have to make rounds of government offices to get the job done-- Delhi government has launched a provision for them on the e-district portal.

With this, people coming under the EWS category can apply for the ‘Income and Assets Certificate for Economically Weaker Section’ on the portal and receive the certificate online.

07/08/2023

Connecting with Pragati Maidan, the venue of the G-20 Summit, two key projects in Delhi — a three-lane half flyover at Sarai Kale Khan T-junction and an underpass at Bhairon Marg — appear unlikely to meet the deadline and be operational before the two-day event in September.

Gayathri Mani reports

The meeting — held despite prohibitory orders being in force in the district — comes days after the arrest of four men from the village in connection with the murder of the naib imam of the Anjuman Jama Masjid in Sector 57.

07/08/2023

“There have been previous books written on Irrfan’s life, but not one from the perspective of a film critic,” said Shubhra Gupta, explaining her motivation to write 'Irrfan : A Life In Movies'.

Udbhav Seth reports

“There have been previous books written on Irrfan’s life, but not one from the perspective of a film critic,” said Shubhra Gupta, explaining her motivation to pen the book.