Dibyendu Mondal

Degrees from the UK not recognised here

Many Indian students who have completed their engineering and Masters’ degree programmes from prominent universities and educational institutions in the UK have been finding...

Government focused on reviving agricultural sector

The Ministry of Agriculture has been taking several initiatives to introduce and revive the existing pro-farmer schemes for better livelihood and organisation of the...

UNHCR not resettling us, complain Afghan refugees

Thousands of Afghans, who have sought asylum in New Delhi owing to the internal disturbances in Afghanistan, are aggrieved over the United Nations High...

Mass tribal wedding to be held in Gujarat

The NGO, India Eye International Human Rights Observer, which operates under the theme “Think” has organised a mass tribal wedding in the Valsad district...

EC mulls electoral reforms

The recently concluded meeting by the Election Commission of India with all major national and regional political parties seems to have paved the way...

Election Commission will probe Narada tapes

The Election Commission has agreed to look into the sting operation done by Narada News which showed 12 Trinamool Congress leaders allegedly accepting bribes....

Women battle ‘traditional practice’ of sex-work

About thirty kilometers from the heart of the national capital is a small village, Dharampura, where women belonging to a nomadic tribal community from...

‘Five AAP MLAs provided false information in affidavits to EC’

Former Aam Aadmi Party member and whistleblower Neil Terrance Haslam has called out the irregularities in information provided to the Election Commission by five...

Delhi’s Ring railway could soon be revived

There is new hope for the revival of the little known Ring railway line in Delhi as Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, in his budget...

Online polling likely for next MCD elections

In a first of its kind in India, citizens of Delhi are likely to elect their municipal representatives through online polling for the municipal...

JNU divided over anti-nationalism, sedition

After Kanhaiya Kumar’s return to the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus after being granted bail by the Delhi High Court, opinions of students and teachers...

Nation-wide strike of jewellers causes huge revenue loss

The national strike of jewellery traders against the levy of 1% excise on the manufacturing of gold and diamond jewellery, entered its fourth day...

Mobile apps providing home services on the rise

“I recently shifted to Delhi; I did not know much about the city. I had no idea about the local market or nearby service...

DDA ‘diverting’ houses meant for poor to general public

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is in the eye of a storm for allegedly diverting 2,400 flats meant for jhuggi dwellers to members of...

15 years later, work starts on flyover project

After a delay of 15 years, work has started, though at a slow pace, on the Rani Jhansi road grade separator project which would...

Pressure mounts on UPSC to change civil services exam format

Several aspirants and coaching institutes have been demanding changes to the existing pattern of the civil services examination, conducted annually by the Union Public...

CPM, Congress in seat-sharing talks

While the alliance between the CPI(M) and Congress for the West Bengal Assembly election has been given the final nod by the Central Committee...

Metro work inconveniences commuters

Though construction work under phase III of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) expansion project is nearing completion, complaints are piling up on the...

Automobile body backs odd-even plan

The second phase of the odd-even, road-rationing scheme announced earlier this month by the Aam Aadmi Party government in the national capital has received...

Delhi infra, tourism bodies make money from selling liquor

Rebutting a “public perception” that the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructural Development Corporation Limited (DSIIDC) and the Delhi Tourism and Transport Development Corporation (DTTDC),...

Bengal becoming a terror hub: state BJP president

Dilip Ghosh, the president of the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), talked to The Sunday Guardian on the election strategy...

Safety and security in schools: Five Delhi principals speak

Ryan International School student Divyansh Kakrora’s death after “falling” into a water tank on the school premises earlier this month, has brought the lack...

CPM votes for alliance with Congress

The CPI(M) in West Bengal has largely voted in favour of an alliance with the Congress for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state....

Second phase of odd-even scheme from April 15-30

The second phase of the odd-even scheme would be launched from 15-30 April, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Thursday at a press conference,...

Ryan alumni furious with school

The death of Divyansh Kakrora, a six-year-old student of Ryan International School in Vasant Kunj whose body was found inside an open water tank...

‘University is a place where we confront ideas, not people’

Rajendra Prasad, principal of Ramjas College, Delhi University, speaks to The Sunday Guardian, as the college celebrates its centenary year. Q: What is your core...

‘Haunted’ house in GK gets new occupants

The infamous house number W3 of Greater Kailash part 1 in south Delhi, which remained abandoned for almost 27 years because of being allegedly...

Jailed Madan will contest Bengal polls

Former West Bengal Transport Minister, Madan Mitra of the Trinamool Congress is likely to contest the Assembly elections in the state from inside the...

‘Documents prove Nehru tried to cover up truth on Netaji’

The then Jawaharlal Nehru government “Congressified” the Netaji files that were declassified by the Narendra Modi government on 23 January, the birth anniversary of...

New book traces security environment

On the golden jubilee of the All India DGPs and IGPs conference, the Ministry of Home Affairs has released a book titled Golden Jubilee...

Year-long celebrations begin at Ramjas College

Ramjas Colllege will complete 100 years in January next year. To mark the occasion, the college has launched year-long celebrations from 17 January this...

CBSE launches e-portals, helpline for students

With Class X and XII board examinations approaching, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has launched “E-CBSE”, a user-friendly web-based portal, for the...

Ex-aide of Kejriwal to take on AAP

A group of Team Anna activists, who participated in the anti-corruption movement with Arvind Kejriwal in 2011, have formed their own political party, called...

Phoolwalon-ki-Sair celebrates communal harmony

Phoolwaalon ki Sair is a festival of flowers celebrated every year in Mehrauli, Delhi. During this festival, flower sellers from across the country gather...

Odd-Even rule likely to be back soon

The odd-even road rationing scheme, the 15-day trial period of which came to an end on Friday, could be back soon. Sources within the...

CPM and Congress keen to fight Bengal polls together

The Communist Party of India (Marxists) is keen on joining hands with the Congress ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections this year, in...

Dastkari Haat Samiti Mela at Dilli Haat sees Myanmar participation

The Dastkari Haat Samiti is holding the 30th edition of its annual crafts mela from 1 to 15 January at Dilli Haat, opposite the...

Children’s hospital is a nightmare for patients

Kalawati Saran Children Hospital, the oldest and only children’s hospital in Delhi located in the heart of the city, is suffering from a funds...

Odd-even formula not able to control air pollution

After over a week of the implementation of the odd-even formula in Delhi, vehicular traffic on the roads has somewhat reduced, but the city’s...

HC rap forces mortuaries to start acting

In the aftermath of the Delhi High Court taking cognizance in September of the grim conditions in the mortuaries in the capital and flaying...

‘Modi govt has the right attitude towards special children’

Professor Anita Julka, Researcher with the Department of Education, Groups with Special Needs, of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), has...

Odd-even rule gets mixed response

The first two days of the odd-even scheme rolled out in Delhi for reducing air pollution, has received mixed reactions from residents of the...

Ittarwali Gali gets fewer footfalls as buyers opt for cheap colognes

ittarwali Gali is no longer thronged by people. Its 20 shops selling different varieties of ittar are seeing a decline in the number of...

Poverty, indifference haunt refugees from Pak

Facing religious persecution across the border, thousands of Hindu Pakistanis are migrating to India in the hope of a better life. But in India...

‘AAP will soon make public its election blueprint for Punjab’

Bhagwant Mann, MP from Sangrur and Aam Aadmi Party’s campaign committee chairman for Assembly election in Punjab election, spoke to The Sunday Guardian on...

Gorkhaland protest resurfaces, demonstrators reach capital

The agitation for a separate state of Gorkhaland has once again resurfaced. The alleged inefficiency of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) and their “identity...

Road safety, transport bill in cold storage

The National Road Transport and Safety Bill seems to have been forgotten as it has missed five deadlines for Cabinet approval. There is no...

Clean Ganga project facing many hurdles

The Centre’s ambitious Namami Gange project has not progressed much as concerned states do not share the NDA government’s enthusiasm for a clean Ganga,...

Transport museum will exhibit James Bond’s cars

India’s first and only heritage transport museum near Manesar in Gurgaon will showcase several “James Bond cars”, both old and new, for a period...

CPM switches from Mao to Deng

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is planning to get a facelift starting with its plenum in Kolkata from 27 to 31 December 2015....

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