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Australian MP dives into cricket, China, and ‘chemistry’ with India at Delhi book launch

MP Andrew Charlton launched his book ‘Australia’s Pivot to India’ at Delhi’s Habitat Centre last week. ‘Our nations have never been friendlier,’ he said.

‘Why religion?’ IIT audience grills study linking religiosity to pandemic mental health

A study on the mental health benefits of religious participation during the pandemic invited plenty of debate at the Asia Meeting of the Econometric Society, held in IIT-Delhi.

Women must lead climate change fight, they are hit hardest – Dr Soumya Swaminathan

WHO’s chief scientist called for ‘political will’ to fight the socio-economic inequalities that exist in access to healthcare, along with ‘a multi-sector approach.’

Stop fighting over Hindi vs Urdu. Hindustani is the answer, says Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar wove the story of the twin languages’ separation into a romantic, absurdist narrative at a standing-room-only talk at Delhi’s India International Centre.

Sheikh Abdullah embodies early nation-building crisis, and of how little power Nehru had

'He could never fulfil each identity — Muslim, nationalist, secular,' says author of 'Sheikh Abdullah: The Caged Lion of Kashmir' Chitralekha Zutshi.

Low-light photography brings Ajanta murals to life for the first time in Delhi

Art historian Benoy Behl unveiled 30 years of his work at Delhi’s IIC, enthralling visitors with his low-light images and digital restorations of Buddhist cave paintings, Chola-era murals.

Everyone wanted Ram temple, except Nehru—Balbir Punj promotes book Tryst With Ayodhya

Former Rajya Sabha MP and BJP leader Balbir Punj said the demolition of Babri Masjid on 6 December 1992 was a 'Gandhian solution' to the Ram Janmabhoomi issue.

Is Qatar’s influence testing India’s diplomatic power? Delhi event decodes Doha’s power games

Qatar is a small country but wields extreme influence in global politics, explained Kallol Bhattacherjee, assistant editor of foreign affairs at The Hindu, and panellist of the event chaired by ex-diplomat KP Fabian.

Delhi-NCR families just got a new activity to do on weekends—strawberry picking in Chhatarpur

Strawberry picking is the new weekend activity in Delhi-NCR. Pubs, malls don’t cut it anymore.

How do you write a book on India’s climate strategy? By praising PM Modi’s vision

India’s renewable energy capacity, its air pollution problem, or even its emissions reduction target wasn’t the focus at the launch of 'Modi: Energising a Green Future'.

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Sitharaman’s eighth Budget faces fiscal headwinds — and a calendar dilemma

Barring her first two Budgets, Nirmala Sitharaman has always ended the year with either a lower fiscal deficit figure than what she had projected or by adhering to the target.

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.