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Shiv Sena implosion shows things go easy when you drum up hate. Moderation is a nowhere road

Bal Thackeray built Shiv Sena as a party of grievances. His politics of division worked, and now Modi-Shah-BJP is taking it forward.

Savarkar broke monopoly of Nehru-Gandhi history books. Now there’s new appetite, wishlist

Hemchandra Vikramaditya, Maharana Pratap and Khudiram Bose are some of the new biographies in English and Hindi that reflect the changed political mood in India.

Russia-Ukraine war has brought Putin to the negotiating table. China has new plans for BRI

Moving cargo through Russian territory was one of China’s grand pivots under the BRI, but the war in Ukraine is making Xi think of alternative routes.

Not madrasas, not Pakistan terror camps, India’s blasphemy killers are products of toxic hate

Anti-blasphemy campaign in India isn’t being led by clerics. And accused in Udaipur and Amravati killings didn't have any religious education or ties to right-wing organisations.

What became of loudspeakers taken off temples & mosques by Yogi govt? Read on

School authorities are planning to use the loudspeakers in cultural programmes & rallies they have to organise as part of voter awareness campaigns and govt's pupil enrolment drive.

Catching elephants and folk songs on camera, Bhopal film festival mentors tribal talent

Tribal youths from across India showcased their films at the first Green Hub Central India Festival, touching various themes—conservation to folk traditions.

Summoning Sonia Gandhi to ED will raise public sympathy. BJP knows it, wants it

Modi’s BJP would much rather have Congress as the main opponent than fight regional leaders who are more street-smart and politically nimble.

2 meetings, video calls, gifts — inside story of actor Jacqueline & ‘conman’ Sukesh ‘love affair’

Sukesh Chandrashekhar allegedly got in touch with actor Jacqueline Fernandez from inside Tihar Jail in 2021 through a go-between to begin seven-month 'love affair'.

How Nehru added ‘conditions apply’ to Article 19(1)(a) & India lost way to gates of freedom

The 16-day freedom of speech debate in Parliament pitted Jawaharlal Nehru against Syama Prasad Mookerjee. Their echoes continue to bedevil and bruise India today.

Why Dhankhar and Murmu are perfect fit in Modi’s Mission 2024

Modi knows he can bank on Dhankhar when opposition members in the Rajya Sabha start reading the rule book.

On Camera

The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.