Reviving the legacy of Tomar king has become part of the Modi government's project to decolonise Delhi's history—by renaming several roads named after Mughals to tracing the Indraprastha site at Purana Qila.
Indira Chowdhury found handwritten letters between scientists from TIFR and the Indian Institute of Science, and a never-seen-before exchange between Homi Bhabha and Albert Einstein.
Till recently it has always been the BJP that celebrates the use of India over Bharat. Atal Bihari Vajpayee lost an election by telling us that India was shining, Modi launched Make in India.
From the Shiv Sena forming the MVA govt to the alliance's collapse in 2022, plans for the airport have kept on changing. For villagers, life seems suspended in indecision.
Modi govt needs to own its globally disruptive policies taken in India's interest. The suddenness of export bans hurt India's friends and go against its vishwa guru ambitions.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has ruled out the possibility of early elections but opposition politicians cite many reasons why they think PM Modi is preparing to spring a surprise.
The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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