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India Gate again!

Delhiites may be getting their India Gate back soon! Last Independence Day showed what India Gate meant to them

New Parliament

The new building too has constraints of space, and some of the offices are expected to continue functioning from the existing Parliament House.

Advantage Murmu!

The leaders said Sinha’s candidature was supported by the entire Opposition. Sinha filed his nomination papers three days after Murmu, the NDA candidate.

Galleries of Memories

Dozens of journalists who covered Parliamentary proceedings from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Press Galleries over decades, will not be able to do so in Parliament’s Monsoon Session.

Rains, At last!

The only way to walk during rain is to pass through muddy slush, as the roads are meant for traffic. The pedestrians have to jump over puddles and keep their balance.

Mask Holiday Ends

New standard operating procedures (SOPs) have come for schools. One can hear the sound of police sirens again. A major worry is the Delhi Metro travel.

Ray the artist

His innovations like Ray Roman, Daphnis, Bizarre, Holiday Script, and others are still revered today. The fonts using Bengali alphabets (notable ones on Sandesh and Anandamela) influenced a whole generation of young designers.

Lemons not pretty

One can get decent apples at Rs 130 a kilo, in comparison. Vegetable vendors today keep a small stock of lemons hidden under a wet cloth.

Burning Buses

The passengers knew what the driver was up to. The low-floor long buses were brought for their low entry points. Some of them offered AC travel.

Pressing Times

With 'work from home' gradually yielding place to 'return to work place', there is renewed hope for an uptick in daily earnings of these pressers.