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Nehru’s enthusiasm, Jinnah’s silence, and Gandhi’s baffling indifference to Mohenjo-daro

In 'The Indus', Andrew Robinson looks at the vital legacy of the Indus Valley Civiliation within modern India.

From Heracles to Krishna—wrestlers’ weights and cultural exchange in the Kushan Empire

It is speculated that the Mathura weights were considered especially novel or valuable, distinguished not only by material but also by their iconography.

When Guru Gobind Singh forgave a man for aiding enemy Mughal soldiers

In 'The Power of Doing Good', Harteerath Singh Ahluwalia shares the story of Sikh 'seva'—through the legacy of eleven Gurus.

The 1949 Tata heist—how a trusted clerk robbed Bombay House for lakhs

In 'The Bombay House Heist' Sunil Nair brings together some of the most astonishing and colourful crimes in India.

When a mill worker’s clenched fist in a 1934 film worried British censors in colonial Bombay

Photographing Civil Disobedience: Bombay 1930–31 brings together a rare collection of documentary photographs compiled in a historical album held in the Alkazi Collection of Photography, New Delhi.

Scientists are looking for the perfect anti-ageing blood cocktail. Billionaires can’t wait

In 'A Touch of Genius', editor Rudrangshu Mukherjee brings together, for the very first time, the work of all Indian winners of the Nobel Prize.

The day Tadoba lost 5 tigers to snakebite

In 'Maya', Anant Sonawane traces the iconic tigress' life, from her precarious beginnings to rise as a matriarch at Maharashtra's Tadoba-Andhari reserve.

India’s special relationship with water needs to change

In 'Water, Nature, Progress' Parameswaran Iyer, Arunabha Ghosh, and Richard Damania analyse India's water crisis with a call to action.

The gospel of Nietzsche’s Chandala—how the German philosopher appropriated Manusmriti

In ‘The Ambedkar–Nietzsche Provocations’ Ankit Kawade explores their shared critique of morality and caste.

Pakistan agreed to hand over Abhinandan by 4pm on 1 March. Why was it delayed till 9pm?

As the US successfully extracts two airmen from behind enemy lines, read how India brought back Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was dropped into Pakistan after a dogfight, in Ajay Bisaria's Anger Management.

On Camera

Buddha comes home to Ladakh exposition: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

The Government of India recognises Ladakh as one of the most important living centres of Buddhist culture in the world. We are committed to safeguarding its unique cultural traditions.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.