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17 iconic Punjabis are now part of a new book by Ajeet Cour

For 91-year-old Ajeet Cour, speaking at the book launch was a challenge. So, the event at the India International Centre opened with a documentary featuring the author.

Mamdani to Muzaffarnagar, Rajmohan Gandhi links ‘Dastan-e-Nehru’ to the present

Historian Rajmohan Gandhi broke down in tears at a lecture as he recounted India’s drift from the principles of Nehru, MK Gandhi, Patel — ‘Nobody had the guts to say this is terrible

Shashi Tharoor convinced ex-DU VC to turn tweets into 101 Twisted Tales

A series of tweets on Gandhi’s lessons to celebrity anecdotes turned into 101 Twisted Tales by KR Mangalam University chancellor Dinesh Singh. Shashi Tharoor wrote the foreword.

‘Ram temple is for Hindus what Mecca, Medina is for Muslims,’ says archaeologist KK Muhammed

Anirudh Sharma and Sridhar Potaraju’s new book, ‘Case for Ram’, was launched at the Chinmaya Mission in Delhi. It was an elaborate affair, where the crowds ran into hundreds.

Kumaon Festival of Literature and Arts is doing something no one else is—refusing to grow

Most people associated with the festival—whether it’s the hospitality partners, travel coordinators, and volunteers—share a family history of over 100 years in Nainital.

Archaeologist Amalananda Ghosh pulled ASI away from colonial roots. New book celebrates him

The book, Indian Archaeology after Independence, challenges the notion that the institution primarily indulged in the discovery of Harappan sites.

Carnatic music’s ghatam doesn’t have any nakhra of tuning, says Sumana Chandrashekar

According to Sumana Chandrashekar's guru, ghatam ‘grows up’ in the company that embodies certain qualities of women, like resilience, strength and vulnerability.

Amish Tripathi has invested in India because European economies are failing

At a chat held to commemorate the launch of his book The Chola Tigers, Amish Tripathi delved into examples of India’s cultural fluency and forward thinking.

Delhi’s RSS@100 discussion turns into a debate on caste system

To observe the upcoming centenary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Prafulla Ketkar, Meenakshi Jain and J Nandakumar gave speeches at Delhi’s India Habitat Centre.

Rajasthan has a Sistine Chapel of its own. It’s in Bundi, says art historian

German scholar Joachim Bautze gave a lecture titled ‘Bundi: The Earliest Surviving Royal Murals of Rajasthan’ at New Delhi's India International Centre on 30 October.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.