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A nationalism-minded fellowship for students is bagging plum internships in BJP’s Raj

Advertised on ABVP’s website, Think India is a national internship programme. It matches students with suitable nationalist mentors in government, parliament, think tanks, and law firms.

‘Made in Heaven’ made India curious about Buddhist weddings—This is how they happen

Ambedkar converted to Buddhism in 1956, with lakhs of his Dalit followers. But not before laying the foundation of Buddhism, its customs and rituals, for the converts.

‘Modi told me I’m the light’—Now Dutee Chand has no govt aid but she wants to run in Paris

Dutee Chand’s battles have taken her all the way to Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. She has faith that it will work out for her this time too.


Museum, statue, textbook on Anangpal Tomar in Delhi. But Rajputs, Gurjars, Jats fight over him

Reviving the legacy of Tomar king has become part of the Modi government's project to decolonise Delhi's history—by renaming several roads named after Mughals to tracing the Indraprastha site at Purana Qila.

Science archives are taking off in India finally. TIFR to NCBS, histories are tumbling out of dusty rooms

Indira Chowdhury found handwritten letters between scientists from TIFR and the Indian Institute of Science, and a never-seen-before exchange between Homi Bhabha and Albert Einstein.

Pune’s 19-year wait for new international airport. Politicians, plans, projects keep changing

From the Shiv Sena forming the MVA govt to the alliance's collapse in 2022, plans for the airport have kept on changing. For villagers, life seems suspended in indecision.

Shillong Chamber Choir hasn’t crumbled without Uncle Neil—Tours to G20 event, it’s doing it all

Shillong Chamber Choir won India’s Got Talent in 2010, under founder-mentor Neil Nongkynrih who died in January last year.

London, NYC, Taiwan—Bengali filmmaker a toast of the world. But he’s all about power of local

Prasun Chatterjee declined a million-dollar project in America because he wants to explore more local stories.

Arunachal Vibrant Villages Programme is India’s China strategy. Residents want roads & more

The Monpa community among others in Tawang district are ready to serve India against China but they want the Modi government to develop the area.

This immersive tourist centre in Seoul is every K-pop fan’s dream—music video sets, dance games

The HiKR Ground museum is a testament to how South Korea has effortlessly used pop culture to introduce other aspects of its society to the world.

On Camera

In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.