At the launch of the book Power Pivots, former Haryana finance minister Abhimanyu Singh Sindhu said Haryana is ‘not what we read about from the lens of Delhi. It has changed a lot’.
During the discussion on 50 years of Emergency, journalist Bharat Bhushan said Indira Gandhi’s assertion that foreign powers were conspiring against her could be seen now too.
At the launch of the book, The Forgotten Indian Prisoners of World War II, the panel highlighted how soldiers faced trial for treason in India after serving in the Indian National Army.
At the panel discussion, Responsibility Response, artist Subodh Gupta said people in India often know art through celebrity and price tags, not through engagement or understanding.
‘This book is not just Mohan and Muhammad. It's Mohan, Muhammad, and Meghnad,’ said Kapish Mehra, managing director, Rupa Publications at the launch event on Wednesday.
Professor Dhananjay Singh, the chief guest, highlighted the importance of bridging ‘gyan’—knowledge from the social sciences and ancient Indian traditions—with ‘vigyan’, or modern science.
A garlanded photo of Zubeen Garg was placed on a table, with sunflowers, gamusa, and japi. The dress code was white, and some even chose to wear traditional Assamese attire.
At a lecture in National Museum, Prof Abhijit Dandekar described how Maharashtra's ruling families, from Satavahanas to Maharathis and Mahabhojas, funded cave construction.
Ladakh L-G has defended the police action which killed four civilians, saying if ‘they had not opened fire, the protesters would have burnt down the entire UT’.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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