‘How can 800-yr-old masjid be an encroachment?’ Mehrauli mosque demolition confounds historians
On Tuesday, DDA razed 13th-century Akhunji Masjid in Delhi’s Mehrauli. While the authority claims it stood on reserved forest land, mosque authorities say they got no notice. Read Zenaira Baksh’s report.
Israeli forces, dressed as doctors & patients, assassinate 3 in West Bank Hospital
An Israeli newspaper has identified the deceased as Basil Ayman Al-Ghazawi, Mohammad Ayman Al-Ghazawi & Mohammad Walid Jalamneh. Operation bore an eerie resemblance to A famous OTT show, reports Smruti Despande.
Assam to Mizoram & 20-hour bumpy ride—how Kuki-Zomi students return to Manipur to get degrees
Andrew and Vaiphei dropped everything and fled when ethnic violence broke out in Manipur in May 2023. Their journey back is more treacherous than their pending medical exams, reports Manisha Mondal.
Tata Motors lands the right ‘Punch’ with their new electric car. It’s superior to Nexon EV
Tata Punch EV, with the larger battery and more powerful motor, is an excellent value proposition for those seeking a comfortable ride, writes Kushan Mitra.
Muslims need a Ram Mohan Roy or Ambedkar of their own. Ditch Hindu left and liberal leaders
The patron-client relationship between Hindu liberals and Muslim communalists is the greatest impediment to the secularisation, mainstreaming, and progress of Muslims, writes Ibn Khaldun Bharati.
Modi-Shah completing their unfinished 2020 agenda by backing Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar will become eminently dispensable for the BJP after the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP won’t wait for the next Assembly election in 2025 to have its own CM in Bihar, writes D K Singh.
This BJP govt is easy to understand. If you read what Modi, Shah, Nadda read when they were young
The key difference between BJP & Congress governments is that ideology guided Congress’s policies, never governed them, while BJP’s commitment to ideology is almost fundamentalist, writes Shekhar Gupta in this week’s ‘National Interest’.