FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Chandni chowk - The Untold Story

Sherwani Guide: What to Buy, What to Rent and Why the Fit Will Haunt You Forever

The Sherwani Market Will Not Tell You the TruthWalk into any wedding sherwani showroom in Chandni Chowk or Bandra and the salesperson's job is to make every option look like the minimum acceptable choice. The embroidered silk at ₹80,000 is positioned as the sensible middle ground. The one at ₹1.2…

Times Life · Sep 9

Why Choosing Kundan Jewellery Has Always Been a Political Statement in Indian Fashion

The Weight It Carries Before You Put It OnKundan arrived in Indian jewellery not as decoration but as court language. The Mughal ateliers in Agra and the Rajput goldsmiths of Jaipur and Bikaner refined it over centuries into something that communicated rank, alliance, and aesthetic allegiance simultaneously. The technique, setting…

Times Life · Aug 11

Bridal Lehenga Buying Guide: How to Spot Overpriced Fabric, Fake Zari, and Bad Embroidery

The Price Is Not the PriceWalk into any bridal lehenga showroom in Chandni Chowk, Surat, or Banjara Hills and the first number quoted to you is a negotiating position, not a price. Margins on bridal wear routinely run between 40 and 70 percent above cost. Wedding-season pricing, peak months between…

Times Life · Jul 24

Exclusive: In 3 Lok Sabha seats swung by BJP, many wrong voter deletions, violations of EC norms

From 70 FIRs over deletion of voters earlier this year in Andhra Pradesh to allegations about erasure of voters in poll-bound Delhi, electoral rolls seem to have replaced EVMs as a primary opposition concern over the last few months.

Newslaundry · Dec 19, 2024

Delhi: Four arrested for stealing French Ambassador's mobile in Chandni Chowk market

Four people were arrested for allegedly stealing a mobile phone from French Ambassador to India Thierry Mathou while he was visiting Jain Mandir in the Chandni Chowk area of North Delhi? Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Oct 30, 2024

Cooling operation still on after 50 shops gutted in Chandni Chowk fire

The fire broke out in Chandni Chowk's Old Katra Marwadi Market on Thursday. However, there were no casualties. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 14, 2024

Two juveniles among 6 held for Rs 70 lakh heist in Delhi's Chandni Chowk

Delhi Police has apprehended six people, including two minors who were involved in a robbery case of Rs 70 lakh in Naya Bazar of Chandni Chowk the National Capital. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jun 14, 2024

Door-to-door campaign, booth cadre, apps: BJP vs INDIA bloc in Chandni Chowk

In the lead up to the high stakes political battle across seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi on May 25, workers of both the INDIA alliance and the BJP are on the ground to mobilise support for their leaders through public meetings and campaigns. The BJP is contesting all seven…

Newslaundry · May 24, 2024

‘Difficult to carry on’: Heatwave in Delhi but party workers spend long hours in the sun

On May 20, five days before polling day in Delhi, the Congress party’s Chandni Chowk president, Rahul Dabla, was rushed to a hospital.

Newslaundry · May 24, 2024

Modi vs Rahul rally in Delhi: What’s on the minds of the supporters?

Ahead of the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the national capital witnessed high-profile rallies by PM Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. While PM Modi addressed a public meeting at Ghonda in North East Delhi, in favour of MP Manoj Tiwari, Rahul Gandhi held a rally with…

Newslaundry · May 20, 2024