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A football stadium rose to cheer this Mumbai police officer in 1977

In ‘Mumbai's Most Wanted’, Madhukar Zende chronicles his career as a cop, from getting refunds for crowds to catching Charles Sobhraj.

‘I want people to know that we made Google dance’: Satya Nadella

In 'The Co-Intelligence Revolution', Venkat Ramaswamy and Krishnan Narayanan show how intelligence is emerging from the interactive relationships between humans, AI and ecosystems.

Buddha’s mother: Tara and her many iconographies in Buddhism

Tara is popularly worshipped in the Mahayana and Vajrayana sects of Buddhism, and is considered a saviour who bestows longevity and good health on her followers.

British aristocrat women would have rather died than wear anything made in India

Anuradha Kumar’s 'Wanderers, Adventurers, Missionaries: Early Americans in India' chronicles how all these early visitors were profoundly changed by their ‘Indian experience’.

Denied entry into govt schools, Dalits in 1910 Kerala threatened to cut off grain supply

'Identity, Conflict, and Counter-Narratives', edited by Yagati Chinna Rao and Raj Sekhar Basu, explores the diverse facets of Dalit history and cultural experiences.

Maheshwari sarees are popular today because of Ahilyabai Holkar’s efforts

In her new book 'She The King', Aditi Narayani recounts the life and times of Ahilyabai Holkar – 'a queen who governed like a king and led like a mother'.

The divine and royal past of ceremonial fly-whisks

Fly-whisks are used ritually to fan temple idols and sacred objects such as the Sikh holy book in gurudwaras, and are a common motif across religions in Indian visual culture.

Doctors failed to embalm Indira Gandhi’s corpse. Only face was saved, says ex-AIIMS director

In 'The Woman Who Ran AIIMS', Sneh Bhargava offers a frank and candid memoir, which is also the story of the medical profession in post-Independence India.

Thakkar Bapa created an education plan for tribal regions in 1946. First word taught was ‘Ram’

In ‘Islands against Civilisation’, Saagar Tewari offers a history of late-colonial discussions around the future of tribal communities in South Asia.

Morarji Desai reversed the changes Indira Gandhi made to PMO. Starting with the name

In 'PMO', Himanshu Roy traces the evolution of the Prime Minister's Office since Independence and explores the impact different prime ministers have had on it.

On Camera

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Even those parties that wear the label of secular and progressive often bow to the pressures of fundamentalist groups within the Muslim community.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Dassault Aviation takes majority control of joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance

Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?