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When Muslim League and Congress agreed to Partition plan ‘behind the scenes’

In 'The 1947 Partition of British India', Jennifer Leaning gives less-known accounts of the Partition plan.

‘If Hindus are snakes, Muslims are mongooses’—love jihad, Yogi govt, and a couple in a fix

In 'The Newly Weds', Mansi Choksi gives an account of three couples who risked everything for the sake of love.

She is not your lady, you talk too much—what Indian judges have said to women in the courtroom

Back in a revised paperback edition, ‘Intimacy Undone’ draws upon Malavika Rajkotia's personal encounters to comment on marriage, divorce & family law in India.

1967 Mizoram became template for India’s counter-insurgency operations. None worked since then

In 'In Hard Times', Praveen Swami says that India’s policymakers have been too seduced by force and argues for a policing-led model to be used instead.

Freezing soldiers, daring cheetahs—how pilots saved the day at Siachen’s Amar & Sonam in 1987

Lt Gen. Ramesh Kulkarni and Anjali Karpe’s ‘Siachen 1987: Battle for the Frozen Frontier’ gives a blow-by-blow account of war in India’s highest battlefield.

When Arabs tried attacking Sindh 6 times, a Brahmin family beat them miserably every time

In 'Bravehearts of Bharat: Vignettes from Indian History', Vikram Sampath rediscovers some buried narratives that have been missed out in Indian historiography.

Tencent rose when Microsoft joined the list of foreign tech titans felled by Chinese rivals

In ‘Influence Empire’, Lulu Yilun Chen tells the much-awaited story of Tencent, the Chinese tech giant behind WeChat.

Fantastical beasts, sacred motifs—unique Harappan seals that drove Indus valley economy

The largest collection of Indus Valley stamp seals is housed in the National Museum, Delhi with many in museums across Pakistan, US and UK.

Sex toys are not a threat to men. Accountants don’t see calculators as competition

In 'The Sex Book', Leeza Mangaldas writes about pleasure and sexual relationships.

What Arabs said about coffee: 1st cup is hospitality, 2nd enjoyment, and 3rd for the sword

In 'Cherry Red, Cherry Black', Kavery Nambisan tells the story of how coffee arrived in India from the Middle East,

On Camera

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

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.