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Mughal-era ruins to heritage park—architect, author trace journey of Delhi’s Sunder Nursery

Gillian Wright said Alick Percy-Lancaster was the last British horticulturist in India to oversee the upkeep of Sunder Nursery. After him, it went into a ‘sleepy place for decades’.

JioStar’s Uday Shankar wants media to embrace AI—’Board the train or get run over by it’

Shankar recalled when a senior journalist shifted to a regional publication, unable to handle the internet. 'He only wanted to write with his pen. Reluctance to change has cost us dearly.'

Gartang Gali wooden bridge linked Tibet to India. Modi renovated it for border tourism

In the last few years, photos of Gartang Gali have flooded Instagram. It’s a favourite among travel bloggers.

This professor wanted to translate ‘A Passage to India’ to Hindi. King’s College rudely denied

A new anthology discussing Forster's A Passage to India brought scholars together last week in Delhi. The consensus— it's 'the greatest novel written by a Westerner about India ever.'

How a conflict mediator made Manipur communities feel their enemy’s pain

The 'WISCOMP Dialogues: Conversations on Mediation' brought together experts at the India International Centre to examine the power of compassion in resolving conflicts.

India’s Constitution governs its destiny. It has framed the way we live: Ram Madhav

Speaking at the launch of his new book, Our Constitution, Our Pride, Madhav reflected on the key milestones that shaped the Constitution, and how India’s identity is rooted in the document.

We’re obsessed with ‘heroes’, people like Chatto & Roy are forgotten, says author Kavitha Rao

At the launch of her book, Spies, Lies and Allies, Kavitha Rao trimmed the colourful lives of Roy and Chatto into an hour-long conversation with historian Manu S Pillai.

Shashi Tharoor is a fan of Modi’s vaccine policy. Not of Make in India and PLI

At the launch of Satya Mohanty's book, ‘Unpolitically Correct’, Tharoor discussed the successes of India’s vaccine diplomacy and the failure of its initiatives to tackle unemployment.

How Priyamvada Natarajan got more women access to the Hubble telescope

Astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan talked about her work in black hole origins, and challenges of being a woman in STEM during her lecture at the India International Centre in Delhi.

Humayun’s Tomb to Golden Temple—how people, food, traditions keep heritage alive

Behind every monument are lifetimes of culture, from Nizamuddin basti kitchens to Amritsar’s paratha stalls. At a book discussion, scholars explored how traditions and community power heritage

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Where is Skill India money going? It’s a Rs 48,000 crore mystery

All industries are still facing an acute shortage of skilled manpower despite thousands of crores spent on skilling schemes.

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.