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How BJP’s support to Mamata Banerjee was critical for Bengal’s political landscape

In ‘Battleground Bengal’,Sayantan Ghosh sketches how identity, patronage, and fear continue to shape West Bengal’s politics, regardless of who is at the helm.

When 24 Mossad agents stole proof of Iran’s secret nuclear programme—0.5 ton of hard files, CDs

In 'Target Tehran', Yonah Jeremy Bob and Ilan Evyatar tell the inside story of the tumultuous, and often bloody, history of how Israel has managed to outmanoeuvre Iran.

How Khomeini sidelined secular, Leftist, nationalist allies to make Iran an Islamic Republic

In 'Dictators', Priya Narayanan presents an intimate portrait of the deeply flawed men behind some of the world’s most terrifying dictatorships.

Lawrence Bishnoi regrets that his younger brother followed his footsteps in crime

In 'Gangs of Punjab', Jupinderjit Singh takes readers into the underworld, tracing the rise of men who blur the line between outlaw and icon.

Vande Mataram in Bankim Chandra’s Anandamath is a violent, anti-Muslim war cry: TM Krishna

In 'We, the People of India', TM Krishna invites readers to reconsider the significance of each of the nation's symbols.

How a Bengali woman became doctor to the King of Nepal in the 19th century

In her book 'Daktarin Jamini Sen', Sen's great-niece Deepta Roy Chakraverti takes readers on a journey through the life of one of the first Indian women to enter the medical profession.

How Raja Ravi Varma Press revolutionised printing in modern India

Ravi Varma imported machinery for steam-driven presses from Germany in 1892 and employed the help of two German litho-transfer artists to install and operate them.

How poetry helped me bring back my lost home in Manipur

In her poetry collection, 'Requiem for a Home in Manipur', Hoihnu Hauzel blends personal memory with the sociopolitical realities of Northeast India.

When two friends mapped Delhi and its semal trees

In her book 'Wild Capital', nature writer Neha Sinha takes readers on a journey through the hidden wildernesses of Delhi.

Many men pressure themselves to be good providers—it is irrational

In 'Notes on Being a Man', Scott Galloway has highlighted the growing masculinity crisis in the world.

On Camera

Iran and Israel weren’t always enemies. In fact, they were allies

Israel even helped source American defence equipment for Iran, who learnt from Tel Aviv about drones against Soviet air defences in Syria.

Telangana’s Rs 3.24 lakh crore budget bets on rural push, welfare and infra ahead of GHMC polls

With eye on rural votebank, Telangana budget raises allocations for farmers, power & welfare schemes, while introducing new initiatives and relying on borrowings to fund growth.

Tracked: How a sailor’s 35-minute workout on deck gave away exact location of French aircraft carrier

A fitness run logged on a Strava‑linked watch by a French sailor has revealed the movement of nuclear‑powered Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.