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Hindus didn’t record their history right. Indraprastha’s foundation, age still uncertain

In Sawaneh-i Dehli, Mirza Ahmad Akhtar Gorgani explores the history of Delhi and how revered the city has been in Indian history.

Congress bulldozed centuries-old homes to beautify Delhi in 1976. It was never reported

'An Education for Rita' is the story of a remarkable transformation, of grit and perseverance, and of courage.

Why did Jinnah fade out of Congress? Gandhi reduced him to just a ‘Muslim’

In 'What if There Was No Congress?', Priyam Gandhi-Mody revists the key events that shaped India's political history.

Obama knew what could bring agreement between Israel and Palestine. He even told Netanyahu

Obama let Netanyahu know, in no uncertain terms, that he regarded settlement building as “illegitimate.”

Kalyan Jewellers’ TS Kalyanaraman once made a romantic film. ‘It was a disaster’

Most of the stalwarts of Malayalam cinema were our family friends, writes TS Kalyanaraman in his autobiography, ‘The Golden Touch’.

Laziness is the purest form of freedom. It’s an effect of happiness

Indrajit Hazra's 'In Praise of Laziness and other essays' is equal parts serious as well as frivolous, except you never quite know which parts are which.

The theft nobody talks about—Modern science uses Indian medical knowledge systems without credit

With ‘The Herbal Sutra: Indian Wisdom and Wellness Through 100 Herbs’, Madhulika Banerjee gives us a glimpse into India’s rich herbal legacy.

Bajwa worked for peace with India till his retirement. Balakot, Pulwama were black swan events

With telling revelations, memoir, and account of history, Ajay Bisaria's Anger Management is a study of the diplomatic engagement between India and Pakistan.

India’s next revolution will start in its small towns. They have long been ignored

As revolutionaries, Mangal Pandey and Mahatma Gandhi were opposite in temperament, but their efforts at different times vectored the British out of India over...

Before JeM chief’s listing as terrorist at UNSC, Pakistan asked China one thing. No more

With telling revelations, memoir, and account of history, Ajay Bisaria's Anger Management is a study of the diplomatic engagement between India and Pakistan.

On Camera

Is Five Eyes destabilising India’s rise as non-white power? Idea is as old as Cold War era

Anti-Westernism was once a dominant response in Indian strategic thinking. As global alignments evolve, it's crucial for India’s strategic reasoning to align with new realities.

Rs 40 trillion investment, 20 lakh jobs: What Naidu wants to achieve in 5 yrs with 6 industrial policies

Andhra Pradesh cabinet approved the policies in one go at Amaravati this week. The proposed incentives will attract industries back to the state, says CM Chandrababu Naidu.

US-Australia AUKUS submarine deal in trouble? US Congressional paper suggests drastic tweaks

The AUKUS deal was signed in 2021 with the US pushing out France, which was in talks with Australia to sell 12 conventional diesel-electric submarines.

Sikh separatists & their gang wars in Canada are not India’s problem. Call the troops back

If Sikh separatists are a nuisance, it should worry their host countries. Should it bother India if they keep killing their own in gang rivalries and making their neighbourhoods unsafe?