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High crime rate, lost green cover: Gurugram has many problems, but it’s getting a makeover

Enthusiastic citizens have organised themselves under the banner ‘I AM GURGAON’, and the movement has succeeded in healing 550 acres of land.

In Ambedkar’s ‘Proposed Preamble’ to Indian Constitution, there was no ‘equality’ clause

Controversies around equality in India have existed since the birth of the Republic on 26 January 1950 and continues to this day.

Of all Bollywood Khans, Shah Rukh’s life & career were built on the Nehruvian idea of India

In his films, Shah Rukh Khan was the bridge between socialist India as it moved toward its hyper-capitalistic future. Today Khan is a lonely figure.

India was not in Trump’s hit list of countries over trade but still had tariffs imposed

India’s trade surplus with US was minor compared to China, Japan and Mexico. But Trump slapped steel, aluminium tariffs & withdrew GSP benefits.

Shayara Bano wouldn’t have to move Supreme Court if she consulted this Rampur madrasa

All Shayara Bano had to do is come down from Kashipur to Rampur to consult the real scholars of Islam on the exact position of divorce in Islam.

Cartier counted on affordable ‘Hindou’ or ‘Tutti Frutti’ Indian jewels in Depression years

Made of carved gemstones Jacques Cartier brought back from the East, the ‘Hindou’ jewels combined the exotic with the modern and were an instant hit.

No IPS officer should head RAW, chief should be PM’s choice — Indira Gandhi told RN Kao

RN Kao made R&AW one of the best intelligence outfits in the world. But from very early on, it was a victim of bureaucratic apathy and peer jealousy.

Why most elite married women of Delhi prefer gurus over temples or gods

A conspicuous aspect of the cult of the guru among Delhi’s rich was the global reach and international character of the guru himself.

Believe it or not — Amitabh Bachchan’s baritone voice was rejected by All India Radio

Mrinal Sen's Bhuvan Shome not only launched the ‘art’ cinema movement, but it also launched the career of Amitabh Bachchan — ironies never cease to exist.

In wrong place at wrong time: Forgotten story of Operation Blue Star’s ‘Jodhpur detainees’

375 unarmed men, women & children were found in Golden Temple when Army entered on 6 June 1984. They remained in Jodhpur Central Jail for the next 4–5 years.

On Camera

Ingredients of Tirupati laddu row—Christian Jagan, Hindu temple, and beef panic

A humble laddu shook politics this week. Add India’s richest Hindu temple and beef panic to the mix, and things quickly became inflammatory. And Andhra Pradesh...

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?