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Ayodhya after SC verdict: Nirmohi Akhara’s Mahant says Ram temple becoming RSS office

In 'Ayodhya: Past and Present', Sutapa Mukherjee delves into Babri Masjid demolition and why Ayodhya still ‘remains a divided city’.

What traditional ‘Theyyam’ ritual means to Dalit community in Kerala

There are over 600 theyyam rituals today, performed primarily by Dalit communities by incorporating transgression from the established caste and social order.

How NDTV’s ‘Walk the Talk’ was born & some highlights — Sachin Tendulkar to Ustad Bismillah Khan

ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta recounts his experiences with TV & anchoring an iconic programme in introduction to his 2017 book, 'Walk the Talk: Decoding Politicians'.

Why Pakistan lies at the heart of Intelligence Bureau’s lack of imagination in Kashmir

In 'A Life in the Shadows', former R&AW chief A.S. Dulat uncovers why Indian intelligence considers dialogue and engagement as 'soft' strategies.

How the world demonised masturbation—blindness, hairy palms to tuberculosis

In 'Dr Cuterus: Everything Nobody Tells You About Your Body', Dr Tanaya Narendra breaks the stigma around sex, reproduction, and lots more.

The Kamathipura cages: Where women lived and died

In ‘Tales of Crimes Past’, Sunil Nair talks about scandals, murders, poisoning, and delinquency in pre-independence India.

After World War II, how the US established its total dominance over Keynesian Revolution

Paul Samuelson was very much a proselytizer of Keynesian economics. But he added some elegant maths to what came to be known as the Hicks-Hansen Keynesian model.

How Rajiv Gandhi govt wrested small cardamom market from Guatemala

In 'As Good as My Word', K.M. Chandrasekhar mentions that the govt improved its cardamom exports and rivalled that of Malaysia, the gold standard in the market.

This is what Charles Sobhraj told a journalist on ‘what makes a man a murderer’

Charles Sobhraj wouldn’t live on the street as his mother had; he would have a respectable life. But punishments only angered Charles further.

Getting princely states into the Constituent Assembly was a Patel and Menon masterstroke

In ‘We, The People of the States of Bharat,' Sanjeev Chopra talks about the formation of Indian states prior to 1956 as a result of historical accidents and circumstances.

On Camera

Mumbai blasts acquittal must not set a precedent. It’ll hurt both agencies and judiciary

Several terror attack cases have been concluded by following the methods Maharashtra ATS used in the 7/11 case. It’s surprising that the high court didn’t find them worthy of legal scrutiny.

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.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

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.