A senior advocate at the SC recounted a conversation with an usher. 'He told us that the judge's flask wasn't water, but a spirit of a different kind to keep His Lordship happy.'
At the launch of literary historian Rakhshanda Jalil's new book 'Whose Urdu Is It Anyway? Stories by Non-Muslim Urdu Writers', jurist Kapil Sibal said Urdu has become a ‘weapon of hate’ after 2014.
The event titled ‘Mere Paas Maa Hai’, paid a tribute to Bollywood’s most iconic mothers. It was presented by the Three Arts Club's Sohaila Kapur and Anuradha Kapur, and produced by Anuradha Dar.
Sonam Chombay, author of In Between the Blurry Lines and Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu's secretary, spoke about the goal he had in mind while writing the book.
‘Gujarati Muslim Communities in Colonial Mumbai’ event explored the contribution of prominent families in the early 20th century, and their business interests from glassware, opium to silk to shipping.
Six essays in the book 'Dalit Journeys for Dignity' explore the distinct trajectories of Dalit communities in their search for religious alternatives — Christian conversions in colonial Tamil Nadu to Buddhist renunciations in Maharashtra.
During the lecture, architect Rajesh Luthra said the British built cantonments, hill stations, and clubs that did not reflect Indian sensibilities. But that changed after the 1857 revolt.
Indian sampradayas have to institutionalise their knowledge and boil it down to essentials for transmission and proselytisation if they are to compete with the major Abrahamic sects.
On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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