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Delhi durbars flaunted the might of British Crown. They also stoked flames of resistance

Swapna Liddle and Rana Safvi discovered rare photos of the durbars in DAG's archive. These are part of 'Delhi Durbar: Empire, Display and the Possession of History' exhibition.

Delhi celebrates ‘Rang de Korea’ with live K-pop, freebies. But diehard fans were disappointed

The second edition of the festival, ‘Rang de Korea’, held on 10 December, was a display of South Korea’s influence on popular culture in the national capital.

Pranab Mukherjee book launch had a glaring absence — Congress leaders

Many Congress leaders were invited to the launch of Sharmistha Mukherjee’s book, but only P Chidambaram showed up. She chalked it up to her father's 'honest opinion' of them.

Gandhi was as ordinary as he was remarkable. Kasturba never let him forget this

Gopalkrishna Gandhi remembered his grandfather’s remarkable life at the Delhi launch of ‘I Am An Ordinary Man’, an autobiography he edited.

AIIMS won’t shift patient burden onto states. Steel frame of India’s healthcare is Centre’s job

A talk at ICC on the institute's 67-year legacy began by displaying rare photos of Nehru at the convocation, but soon turned to the state of healthcare and AIIMS' role in framing policies.

Govt’s Vedic wisdom won’t help India. Decentralisation can, says economist Pranab Bardhan

Thirteen years earlier, prof Pranab Bardhan tried to provoke Sonia Gandhi with one word—decentralisation. He supports the idea with full conviction even today.

Panchtantra to Hitopadesha, how Sanskrit literature recovered ‘other’ voices

Animals in the Hitopadesha are not just metaphors for humans; they are very much beings in their own right, said historian Shonaleeka Kaul at a lecture in Delhi.

Karan Singh’s Hinduism definition has space for none—Modi’s India or anti-Sanatani Stalin

Former Congress leader and Hinduism scholar said the oldest temple of Sanatana is in Tamil Nadu; how can Udhayanidhi Stalin make such derogatory comments?

Indian innovators are building on age-old traditions now—mud beehives to bamboo boats

The People’s Festival of Innovations at India International Centre is an exhibition of life sciences innovators from grassroots to deep-tech.

No point in going back to Nehruvian secularism—JNU prof Nivedita Menon

Menon’s talk on her book ‘Secularism as Misdirection: Critical Thought from the Global South’ drew about a hundred professors, academics and students from various universities at Delhi’s India International Centre.

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Bangladesh & Myanmar elections in 2026 pose a danger to India’s Northeast

Beyond the United States and China, Russian interests are deeply embedded in Myanmar, while a growing Pakistan and Turkey axis is taking shape in Bangladesh.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Turkiye delivers second MILGEM-class corvette Khaibar to Pakistan Navy, two others in making

Contract for construction of four MILGEM-class ships was signed in 2018. PNS Bedir is to be delivered by June 2026, while PNS Tariq is due for delivery in first quarter of 2027.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.