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Why mothers tried to marry their sons into Nehru family during Emergency

Discussions at the launch of The Conscience Network by Sugata Srinivasaraju revealed how love and conscience quietly fueled a revolution far from the spotlight of the Emergency.

Donald Trump is on a ‘revolutionary project’— to erode the division of power

Nandan Nilekani is the greatest living Indian after Manmohan Singh, said the Financial Times' chief economics commentator Martin Wolf at the India Policy Forum lecture in New Delhi.

Marathas led ‘first war of Independence’. History forgot because kings didn’t keep records

‘Bharat’s history is not the history of losing wars but a history of continuous sangharsh’, said Organiser editor Prafulla Ketkar at the launch of Abhas Verma’s new book, Maratha War of Independence, in New Delhi.

Drains to dating apps—Dalit queer booklet maps Delhi’s unspoken caste geography

‘Across the Nala’, a collaborative effort between Project Mukti, Unsound Project, and the Urban Studies Foundation, was launched at the Centre for Justice, OP Jindal Global University.

Photo exhibition highlights unseen Jammu. ‘We often forget that it’s Jammu and Kashmir’

The photographs by Ashish Sharma feature in his new coffee table book, Reimagining Jammu and Kashmir: A Pictorial Journey.

Climate action plans aren’t one-size-fits-all. What suits Mumbai won’t suit Bengaluru

At an online seminar conducted by the Centre de Sciences Humaines and Centre for Policy Research, Jaya Dhindaw of WRI compared the climate action plans of four cities—Mumbai, Bengaluru, Nashik, and Patan.

Adani-backed think tank CRF wants to do ‘chintan’–on India’s $30 trillion economy goal & more

Administrators, policymakers, and senior journalists gathered to celebrate Chintan Research Foundation’s first foundation day. The panel included Adani Group’s Pranav Adani and former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

India’s GDP estimation system needs urgent reform, economists and statisticians explain why

At the event, titled GDP Base Revision: Time to Regain Confidence, leading Indian statisticians and economists gathered to discuss concerns about India’s economic data.

Virender Sangwan changed eye care in India. His methods took surgery from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 50k

His biography, Unbound, was launched recently at the India International Centre. And the packed hall was a testament to the doctor’s popularity.

Dwarka RWAs sending fire safety manuals on WhatsApp. What Delhi needs is more fire stations

‘Everyone wakes up only when a tragedy occurs, but then forgets after a couple of days. Even the authorities stop working soon after,' said a Dwarka resident.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

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.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

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.