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Trump’s planning a war against illegal immigrants. Problem is, it was lost 70 years ago

Each wave of people arriving in America has been decried as unassimilable—only for them to establish themselves as agents of economic growth.

Babur, Akbar, and Abdali—the losses Panipat doesn’t want to battle anymore

From crumbling memorials to misplaced narratives, Panipat's historic battlefields bear witness to a legacy of defeat—and the struggle to reclaim it.

Dalrymple is right on WhatsApp history. Our textbooks don’t even mention that debates exist

Students are expected to learn a great many names, events, and dates. But nowhere is it emphasised sufficiently that history is much more than just a set of facts.

Arya Samaj weddings are in trouble. Courts cracking down on certificates, conversions

Judges are rejecting Arya Samaj certificates, flagging ‘fake’ documents, questioning short-cut conversions, and ordering probes into rogue outfits using its name.

Delhi NCR RWAs are the new pollution crusaders. If only govt would give them timely answers

“Elon Musk will respond to my tweets before the Commission for Air Quality Management,” RWA member BS Vohra said.

India needs a full-time Home Minister. No more puppet BJP president, please

Amit Shah is a 24x7 workaholic. Yet, he is only human. That should explain the lapses in Manipur or elsewhere.

Doctors without safety. Chennai knife attack on oncologist renews call for central law

According to an IMA report, doctors attacked report facing insomnia, depression, anxiety, and an inability to see their patients without any fear of violence.

Who’s responsible for the state of India’s history? Propaganda, profits & influencers

Indian academia is sometimes unfairly maligned because it was not designed for the decentralised, instantaneous information transmission of the 21st century.

Ratnagiri to Ramanathapuram—engineers, teachers, fishermen are ASI’s unsung warriors

Without formal training or funding, they have braved rugged terrain, deciphered ancient scripts and uncovered hidden treasures — from the Sundarban to the Aravallis.

Mahayuti or MVA? Why each of the six parties want the other five down in Maharashtra polls

Mahayuti vs Maha Vikas Aghadi is the dominant theme in the Maharashtra Assembly election. Scratch the surface and you find how the six parties are ranged against each other.

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.