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British distorted India’s diverse judicial practices. Even created a North-South divide

Political historian Meenakshi Jain delved into the origins of India’s judicial systems in a recent public seminar at Delhi’s PM Museum and Library.

One Nellore family, three generations of women and the India story

Shanta Sinha’s Delhi talk was an intergenerational narrative on the social transformation of women across a century, constructed from the memories of women in her family.

No more hot air talk—Delhi women want a say on climate change, use art to exhibit struggles

As part of the public art project, Hawa Mein Baat, the women—domestic workers, waste pickers, and others in the informal sector—have come together to be heard and seen.

Don’t be a reel-recording bystander—trauma doctors show how to administer first aid

The doctors did not limit their conversation at Delhi event to emergency care. A part of the session was devoted to navigating police and law—a huge deterrent to people stepping forward to help.

BN Goswamy left IAS to be an art critic. And he put Indian art on the global map

Goswamy was a maker of modern India. 'The history of post-colonial Indian art, art history, and art criticism cannot be understood without his career,' said writer Ananya Vajpeyi.

Tagore of psychoanalysis, Sudhir Kakar straddled dreams & drama, East & West

It was an emotional farewell to India’s foremost psychoanalyst whom the French magazine Le Nouvel Observateur once described as one of the 25 major thinkers of the world.

Deepa Mehta is back with a film on transwoman Sirat Taneja. ‘All good art is political’

Deepa Mehta and Sirat Taneja’s ‘I Am Sirat’ premiered at Delhi’s IIC. It had the audience laughing and humming with the protagonist.

Noida is winning NCR beauty contest — Madhubani murals, fountains, Vedic park, sculptures

The Noida’s theme-based beautification is giving residents a sense of association with the city, a feeling reserved for citizens of older cities.

A metro coach is now Noida’s buzziest restaurant. And it’s not about quick, cheap snacks

It’s a fine dining experience that celebrates ‘fusion cuisine’ with dishes like chilli glazed lotus root chips, prawn sukke and sepu wadi.

India losing its status as a conservation leader. Our laws aren’t stopping march to decline

Environmental concerns are often neglected, if not entirely absent, from the national agenda. They’re rarely a talking point in election campaigns, says conservationist Prerna Singh Bindra.

On Camera

BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

Digital push for grassroots banking: 2 new apps to transform urban cooperative banks for 9 cr users

Cooperation Ministry takes a step towards financial inclusion with Sahkar DigiPay and Sahkar DigiLoan. They will enable faster and seamless access to financial services in small towns.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.