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How medieval Kashmir became centre of the world — Vaishnavism, Puranas, and war

The Pancharatrins and the Karkotas of Kashmir seized the subcontinent’s centre stage, religion supporting the State, State supporting religion.

‘Laws expire at UP border’: In the MP/MLA courts of the ganglands, cases come to crawl

Acting on SC's orders in 2018, such courts were set up across India. And while UP has MP/MLA courts in almost all districts, 1,377 cases are pending in these as of November 2022.

First acquittals, then 6-yr wait for retrial: How ‘truth became a casualty’ in five 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases

In 2017, Delhi HC criticised 1986 acquittals of 10 men in anti-Sikh riots cases and issued an interim order for a retrial. But there has been no relief for victims so far.

India invoking Buddha to counter China. Why Modi should meet Dalai Lama and get Karmapa back

Since New Delhi cannot militarily reverse the border situation, it is now demonstrating Buddhism as a native religion to India, even though there are more followers in China.

Buried under Mt Annapurna snow for 3 days, no oxygen, Anurag Maloo made it with 3 miracles

A team with 2 foreign mountaineers entered the crevasse, and found Anurag’s body under snow. They presumed he was dead.

Seattle, California caste ban votes same as BJP’s Project Pasmanda. For US ‘model minority’

'We’ve hit a nerve and exposed a form of discrimination many never even knew existed,' said Aisha Wahab, Democratic Party leader, who proposed the legislation.

US spying leads China to drastically change espionage law. It means more control on citizens

Documents leaked by US airman Jack Teixeira show that America is gathering information through intercepting 'signals intelligence' of countries with which China interacts.

IAS officer lynched by mob. 30 yrs on, a statue, angry cadre, and a smiling CM with the killer

CM Nitish Kumar's decision to amend Bihar Prison Manual and facilitate the release of ex-MP Anand Mohan, the only convicted killer of Dalit IAS officer G Krishnaiah, has scratched old wounds anew.

Muslim men have found a way around Modi’s triple talaq ban—torture wife to give khula

The BJP in Telangana is confident the triple talaq ban has reduced cases of injustice and torture against women but the reality on ground isn’t that simple.

Ambedkar vs Jat king Surajmal, a battle of two statues — why a sleepy Rajasthan town is on the boil

Clashes erupted in Bharatpur's Nadbai after Congress MLA announced inauguration of Ambedkar statue at key intersection. Jats have opposed move, want statue of Maharaja Surajmal instead.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.