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Karan Singh on Nehru and Sardar Patel—’India might have broken into pieces without them’

Former Union Minister Karan Singh was speaking at the launch of his biography, A Statesman and a Seeker, written by Harbans Singh, at Delhi’s CD Deshmukh Auditorium.

New book champions AI-Climate nexus. It’s co-written by Amitabh Kant

Authors Siddharth Sinha and Amitabh Kant both admitted that AI's impact on an already vulnerable global climate and on resources such as land and water cannot be ignored.

Flora Indica unearths botanical drawings. They were lost to colonialism for two centuries

Flora Indica began with an astonishing discovery: More than 7,500 botanical drawings made by Indian artists were lying unnoticed in the collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Ramayana through Sita’s eyes, writing in ChatGPT era—Delhi celebrates Women’s Day with poetry

At an open-air gathering at the India International Centre, poets, writers and scholars reflected on womanhood, memory, ageing and agency across generations.

‘Batt Koch’ shows a Kashmiri Pandit’s journey home. Filmmaker was inspired by ‘Piku’

For the Kashmiri Pandit attendees at PVR Anupam in Saket, the film was a ‘real tribute’ to their memories of exile. Many walked out of the hall with red eyes, wiping away tears.

Who is the gatecrasher? Artist Atul Dodiya’s Delhi exhibition will have you wondering

A parrot from an Indian painting crashes a French wedding, Zohran Mamdani elbows into Manhattan—artist Atul Dodiya's exhibition at Vadehra Art Gallery, on till 10 March, reimagines art history.

A French artist is transforming LSR wall. Sarojini Naidu meets Annie Emaux

The mural, titled ‘The Nightingale and the Grocery Shop’, is part of Wall Art India, an urban art initiative led by the Alliance Française, the Embassy of France and the Institut Français.

Delhi Golf Club and its buddy format opens camp for children with disabilities

At the Golf for All Inclusive Skill Training Camp, children with disabilities teamed up with volunteers to learn the basics of golf through touch, patience, and partnership.

The Golden Age of Hollywood comes alive in Delhi—Chaplin, Caligari, & Gujarati Captain Marvel

‘The Greatest Show on Earth: The Golden Age of Hollywood | 1914-1964’, features several archives for the first time in almost 40 years. It is curated by archivist Neville Tuli.

How PM Modi’s ‘Revolutionary Raj’ transformed India

Senior journalist Alok Mehta's 'Revolutionary Raj: Narendra Modi’s 25 Years'  focuses on Modi’s journey — from his policies, leadership style, administrative initiatives, to his ideological decisions.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.