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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

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?