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Humayun was obsessed with astronomy, wanted a utopian society favoured by heavens

The design of Humayun’s Tomb evolved from his idea of a floating palace. The highly complex geometric design of the monument had no blueprint.

‘Religion is faith, not politics’—S Irfan Habib’s book on Maulana Azad has lessons for today

The launch of Maulana Azad: a life book had Romila Thapar, NN Vohra, Neera Chandhoke and M. Sayeed Alam as guests of honour.

‘The faulty Taj of Shahjahanabad’—New book celebrates 330-year legacy of Old Delhi school

‘The School at Ajmeri Gate’ is a deep dive into the history of the Anglo-Arabic School in Old Delhi, its Muslim past, and its tryst with conflict.

Stop Everest obsession, Himalayas are vulnerable — British historian urges in new book

At the launch of his book on the Himalayas in Delhi, John Keay spoke of demon worship, mystical encounters and Europeans who didn’t understand local culture.

New book on IAS officer Gajendra Haldea, father of infra PPP who played table tennis with stars

The launch of a book about the late Gajendra Haldea saw an outpouring of love for both the man and his contributions to the country

AS Dulat, scotch, poetry and romance—celebrating the shadowy world of a spy

Guests at the book launch, Farooq Abdullah and Kamal Nath, took the opportunity to remind the ruling party of the 'India outside Delhi.'

‘Leave rewriting history to historians’ – says Swapna Liddle at her book launch

Swapna Liddle’s The Broken Script examines the state of Delhi from 1803-1857–a time when the two regimes overlapped–and the trauma left behind by the revolt.

New book tells ‘other’ side of Independence history. Amit Shah says everyone must accept it

The who’s who of Lutyens’ Delhi had gathered for Sanjeev Sanyal's book launch. The guest list included Suman Bery, Navika Kumar and Uday Mahurkar.

‘Tales from 15th Finance Commission’ book launch was less on policy, more on Bharat Darshan

Apart from Commission members, the panel at the book launch also had Sushil Kumar Modi, Manpreet Singh Badal and Palanivel Thiagarajan.

Hridayesh Joshi’s Aitken ka Himalaya — ‘books are not translated, they find translators’

At the Press Club of India, it wasn't the author Bill Aitken launching his book 'Footloose in the Himalaya' but Hridayesh Joshi opening the pages of his first translated book.

On Camera

If fundamental right to property can be taken away, so can all the others: AG Mulgaokar

If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic structure as to prove a national calamity, advocate AG Mulgaokar wrote in 1969.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.