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In new book, Indologist Doniger explores the rise of ‘mythoscience’ under NDA government

A crucial question runs as an undercurrent through the book — if ancient India had all the scientific inventions some of our ministers think it had, what happened to them?

Toni Morrison’s ‘The Origin of Others’ looks at the colour of skin and why race still matters

There is something to be said about saying the obvious. Or in the case of Toni Morrison’s The Origin of Others, saying that which has become obvious over years of theoretical engagement with race, Otherness, and identity politics.

The changing face of ‘power’ and ‘the powerful’

Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans draw a distinction between ‘old power’ and the ‘new one’ in the wake of socially powerful movements such as the #MeToo campaign.

Johann Hari’s ‘Lost Connections’ doesn’t solve all the world’s problems, but it offers a start

Hari uses his own experience of anti-depressant abuse and the discovery of a complicit system of over-prescription in the health industry to ask the one question the doctor failed to — Tell me about your life.

The modern Muslim woman speaks: Daisy Khan’s memoir will make you listen to it

Muslim and feminist, Daisy Khan's memoir is a powerful account of a woman dealing with religion and women's rights, faith and FGM, self-actualisation and marriage.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.