As the water crisis deepens, can India afford to leave groundwater unregulated?

Experts say India needs a legislation on water that will incentivise conservation.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Jul 11, 2019 · 09:00 am

In Old Delhi, ten days after temple was vandalised, religious procession aims to quell tensions

But some residents felt the calm was only temporary.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Jul 10, 2019 · 09:00 am

As diabetes spreads among India’s urban poor, it could be pushing them over the edge

The recent homicide and attempted suicide by a man in Delhi’s Mehrauli are a reminder of how lifestyle diseases are no longer an affliction of the rich.

Aarefa Johari

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Vijayta Lalwani

· Jul 07, 2019 · 09:00 am

In Old Delhi, air of wariness hangs over long-time neighbours after temple is vandalised

Social media rumours added to the anxiety as parking dispute assumed a communal colour.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Jul 04, 2019 · 09:00 am

Believe it or not, IRCTC made it easier to book railway tickets – and could now get to run trains

IRCTC started in 1999 and started selling railway tickets online in 2002.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Jul 03, 2019 · 09:00 am

A new hurdle in college admissions this year: Modi government’s 10% EWS quota

At Delhi University, students are struggling to secure income certificates. College administrators worry about infrastructure and staff shortages.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Jun 22, 2019 · 09:00 am

‘Patients think we are god’: As medicos strike, a doctor and a patient in Delhi share their stories

‘We are used to waiting,’ said a patient who had travelled to the Capital from Bihar. ‘But we need the doctors.’

Vijayta Lalwani

· Jun 18, 2019 · 06:30 am

‘We’ll save more, hang out more’: Delhi women commuters welcome AAP’s free ride in metro, buses

Arvind Kejriwal’s announcement finds many supporters.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Jun 05, 2019 · 06:30 am

Free transport for women, finishing development projects: AAP is gearing up for 2020 Assembly polls

In the recent Lok Sabha elections, AAP came in third – after the BJP and Congress. But party leader say they’re confident of bouncing back.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Jun 04, 2019 · 09:00 am

‘I was living in an echo chamber’: Young urban Indians who voted against BJP react to verdict 2019

Many of them blame ‘brainwashing’ through social media and propaganda by TV news channels for Narendra Modi’s crushing victory.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Jun 01, 2019 · 09:00 am

2019 results: In Delhi, even a Congress-AAP alliance could not have stopped a BJP sweep

The BJP got 56.1% of the votes. The share of the combined Congress and AAP share was only 41.8%, according to the trends.

Vijayta Lalwani

· May 23, 2019 · 04:40 pm

Are India’s voters more disillusioned with Elections 2019 than ever before?

Expert opinion is divided.

Vijayta Lalwani

· May 21, 2019 · 07:37 pm