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India wasn’t ready for Naina Dalal’s nude paintings in 1960s. At 90, she gets her solo exhibition

Naina Dalal developed her art when the first wave of feminism was still gaining momentum. A week-long exhibition of her works is being held at the Travancore House in New Delhi.

Every Delhi house has a story to tell—the Mughals, Partition and migration

Like the courtyard, the rooftop was integral to Delhi's houses. It’s iconised in Bollywood as well. Today, the Delhi barsati, once a common element, has become a luxury feature.

Sattva, rajas, tamas—How ancient Ayurvedic food classifications got tied to meat politics

The meanings of terms like sattvic and tamasic shifted over time, said JNU professor R Mahalakshmi during a talk at Delhi’s IIC. ‘We are not just looking at food but also at eaters.’

Harappans’ contribution to ancient Indian knowledge is either diluted or exaggerated

Professor Vasant Shinde said at least four phases of excavations at sites such as Rakhigarhi and Dholavira have revealed that Harappans “taught the whole world how to live in cities”.

Dalit printing press to Murugan—Chennai exhibition is all about caste counterculture

Titled, ‘From Paper to Pixel: Unveiling Dalit Print Culture,’ the exhibition shows the front page of the magazine 'Tamilian' that revived Tamil Buddhism, among others.

Indians & Pakistanis don’t trust each other, Bangladeshis trust everyone, new survey shows

The report, titled South Asia in a Changing World, by CPR and the CVoter Foundation, is the latest of conversation aimed at fostering more cooperation among the three nations.

Humayun, Sher Shah, or Pandavas—who built Purana Qila? 3 historians on story of Delhi forts

Vikramjit Rooprai’s 'Delhi Heritage Top 10 Forts', is a handy guide to the city’s fortified gems. 'I hope the book will shake—or shock—young Delhiwalls,' said historian Naryani Gupta.

ISA is rallying investors toward solar funding initiatives in Africa—will partner with Africa50

International Solar Alliance’s model to elevate solar deployment worldwide is to focus on public-private partnerships and international collaboration.

Sushil Kumar Shinde never played Dalit card, said Mallikarjun Kharge at book launch

The book launch of ‘Five Decades in Politics’ was more of a Congress media event, where the LoP in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge spoke almost twice as much as Sushil Kumar Shinde.

How did ancient Indians, Africans, Greeks understand science? Panch tatva, God, myth

At the launch of his book 'Mythakon se Vigyan Tak', Gauhar Raza spoke about the development of science, scientific consciousness, and myths across ancient civilisations.

On Camera

Air India crash report shows an institutional reform of AAIB and aviation ministry is in order

The civil aviation ministry could have recognised the enormity of the Air India crash and prepared the AAIB and its investigating team for its sensitivities.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.