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Arnab to Shashi Tharoor to Imtiaz Ali—Event brings Delhi University alumni together

Former Delhi University V-C Dinesh Singh said the government needs to find good people to lead the university and requested minister Hardeep Puri’s help in getting that message across.

Stations, gymkhanas, bungalows—New book takes Indian Railways past beyond KBC, UPSC questions

Vinoo N. Mathur’s book, which took 10 years in the making is a tour de force of the history and the architectural styles of railway buildings.

Panelists exit JLF New York, BJP’s Shazia Ilmi says ‘cancel cancel-culture’

At least two panellists withdrew from the New York edition of Jaipur Literature Festival this week allegedly protesting BJP spokesperson Shazia Ilmi’s invite.

‘Ghar ka khana’ to delivery apps — Indian food is changing, but you can’t blame women

An Australian writer studied the 'outside-inside' binary in Indian food for 25 years and identified a big shift—food delivery apps, and the supermarket and cafe boom.

Delhi goes on a book date with divorce and democracy, but Nehru steals the show

At the launch of Saumya Saxena’s book ‘Divorce and Democracy’, scholars discussed how Indian women have resisted the religion-or-rights binary.

An Unlikely Police Chief—Ex-DGP BL Vohra’s new book raises key questions on policing in India

Journalist Vijay Kranti, who grew up with Vohra in refugee camps, summed up the latter’s journey: ’He grew up from the son of Bharatnagar to the son of Bharat’.

Arab Spring or Islamic winter? KP Fabian’s new ‘was and wasn’t’ book answers this question

In an event in Delhi, KP Fabian discussed US involvement in the 2011 Arab uprisings and the flawed notion of resistance to democracy in Muslim nations.

Over 300 books, 2 rebirths later, iconic Tamil author Jeyamohan says translations are strange

Iconic Tamil writer who rejected the Padma Shri is making a big comeback with 'Stories of The True'—his first collection of translated English short stories.

A Godse book and the oldest question on his RSS link. But Delhi event gave no answer

The event took place at IIC, Delhi with panellists Pawan Khera, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, and Balbir Punj. Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar sat in the audience.

‘Literature isn’t a samosa’ – Geetanjali Shree says Tomb of Sand celebrates older women, words

In a discussion in Delhi, International Booker-winner Geetanjali Shree says her book celebrates women and their lust for life, Partition is only a binder.

On Camera

No country built rare earths resilience alone. India must take lessons from Japan, Taiwan

Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

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.