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Rajiv Gandhi launched his 1989 election campaign from Lucknow. This is what he said

'Many rumours have been spread, many lies have been spread about Babri Masjid and Ramjanmabhoomi,' Gandhi had said in Lucknow on 19 November 1989.

Beijing is making inroads, Delhi is building fences. India shouldn’t give up on Myanmar

The real question for India is why it has allowed politics to mire strategically important states like Manipur in ethnic conflict, sabotaging its hopes of completing Asian Highway 1.

Frequent flyers need extra care for their skin. Here’s what to do in ‘flight mode’

Just before boarding the plane, lather your SPF strengthened sunscreen again as most airplanes don’t have UV protected windows.

I first drove Creta in 2015 and it was valuable. In 2024, it’s incredible value

The latest Creta will make sure it becomes almost impossible to be dethroned as the King of the C-SUV segment.

Air strikes aside, Iran values Pakistan. Can’t afford distractions from Israel’s war on Gaza

Islamabad crossed the red line by attacking directly inside Iran's territory that even Israel or the US have never touched.

Delhi Airport’s ‘difficult period’—CAT-III runways failed the winter test

Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that even with a functioning runway & sufficiently trained pilots, most aircraft in India 'aren't designed for Zero Visibility operations'.

Hair dye can trigger allergic reactions. Don’t ignore the health risks for a colourful look

Recognising a reaction to hair dye, particularly those with PPD, is crucial. Mild irritation may include redness, swelling, and a burning sensation on the scalp, neck, or face.

Rajendra Prasad’s Somnath temple inauguration speech that AIR ‘blacked out’ in 1951

On 11 May 1951, then-President Dr Rajendra Prasad attended the opening of Somnath temple in Gujarat despite Nehru's opposition, and spoke about Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's idea of restoring the temple to commemorate the restoration of Indian unity.

This is how Main Atal Hoon on Vajpayee handles Babri demolition and Ram mandir

In Ram Jadhav’s Main Atal Hoon, the Ram Janmabhoomi Movement is treated as a celebration. The demolition of the Babri Mosque is not.

Two photographs bookend my understanding of India & my place in it as an Indian-Muslim

If the photograph of the demolition of Babri Masjid is an assertion of power, then the Shaheen Bagh photograph is a resistance to that power.

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Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘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.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

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.