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‘Lack of criticism deters judiciary’—Justice Sanjib Banerjee asks academia to step up

The judge stuck to the discussion on ‘Group of Companies’ doctrine but not without commenting on the issue of intolerance toward criticism of judgments in India.

How did the Roma of Europe leave India? One theory blames Mahmud of Ghazni

The journey of the Roma from India to Europe is shrouded in mystery and historical conjecture. There's no clear answer to who they are.

China was active in Afghanistan ‘every day’ in 1980s. It wants the region’s mineral wealth

At a panel discussion on the Afghan-Soviet war, panellists debated over whether India should have gone “all in” on Afghanistan and discussed China's involvement in the war.

Launch of Murlidhar Bhandare’s memoir had no big speeches. His love story was the focus

His book, The Arc of Memory, is much more than his personal life. It also portrays India's fight for Independence, Ambedkar's philosophy, and how we arrived at the dynamic country we see today.

‘Little bit Naxalism is good’ —Ram Vilas Paswan believed rights aren’t granted but snatched

At the launch of the biography Ram Vilas Paswan: The Weathervane of Indian Politics, author Sobhana K Nair said that Paswan cringed on hearing the term “Urban Naxals”.

Jungle jalebis to titiri bird—India is losing words, not just landscapes

Authors Arati Kumar-Rao and Neha Sinha, in a talk at New Delhi’s Sunder Nursery, explored how India’s landscapes were responding to climate change and unplanned development.

Stars of Hindutva pop write songs about love jihad, Pulwama. They’re unofficial BJP anthems

Article 370, love jihad, and stereotypes about Muslim population growth are common themes, along with mentions of Shah Rukh Khan and his son Aryan Khan, as well as the other Khans.

‘Broken Promises’ Delhi launch ticks all Bihar boxes—Lalu-Nitish, ‘jungle raj’, Bihari slur

The rather dull talk at New Delhi's Constitution Club didn’t bring any new insight on the 15 years of Lalu Yadav's rule. Author Mrityunjay Sharma, a BJP member, simply narrated how he sees that era.

Creating jobs in agriculture not going backward, says TN Ninan. ‘Look at California almonds’

The former Business Standard editor said state governments should encourage farmer producer companies. Building businesses & exports from agricultural base is a sure-shot way of generating large-scale employment.

Rajinder Krishan was Bollywood’s ‘luckiest’ lyricist. Hit songs to horse races

Lyricist Rajinder Krishan kept out of the limelight but the audience knew his words by heart at Ibaadat Foundation’s sold-out Daastaan-e-Rajinder Krishan show at Delhi's Kamani auditorium.

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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.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘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.