While the Left-led CPI(M)’s dominance in West Bengal and Kerala has had a rich history, the Left in India has struggled to find space for its ideology in contemporary politics, rarely gaining momentum for expansion.
The launch of Daneesh Majid’s new book, ‘The Hyderabadis’, coincided with the 77th anniversary of Operation Polo, the annexation of the erstwhile princely state.
Nepal scholar Shanker Thapa handed over digitised copies of over 1,200 Buddhist Sanskrit manuscripts to IIC’s international research division. He had to coax many out of people’s shrines.
At the third Kapila Vatsyayan Memorial Lecture at IIC, the historian’s one-hour speech was nothing short of a ‘Romila Thapar ki Paathshala’ for today’s India.
At the launch of his book, Democracy’s Heartland, former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi said he attempts to highlight why the Indian subcontinent matters.
‘Politics is a boys’ club. Muslim women face a double entry barrier,’ said TMC leader Sagarika Ghose at the launch of ‘Missing from the House’ by Rasheed Kidwai and Amber Kumar Ghosh.
Arshi Javaid’s essay collection ‘Yaadgah: Memories of Srinagar’ brings out bittersweet memories of a multicultural Srinagar where Kashmiri Muslims and Pandits co-existed.
India’s democratic drift was analysed threadbare at the launch of The Dismantling of India’s Democracy: 1947-2025 by senior journalist Prem Shankar Jha.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
Left now is a Islamist . Sare Mulla ek Sath Ho kar book launch wo bhi left ke naam per 😭😂. BJP now is more left then this Islamist 😂