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Field Marshal KM Cariappa, the man who told Pakistan not to release his captured son

Pakistan captured his Air Force officer son in the 1965 war and Ayub Khan offered to release him. But Cariappa refused, saying all soldiers were his sons.

From Kumbh to Covid, this gold-medallist para-shuttler is Yogi’s go-to IAS officer

Suhas L. Yathiraj, an IAS officer of the 2007 batch, has been a trusted civil servant for governments across party lines.

Rao, PC, Sonia, Rahul: The amazing Nth comeback of Congress backroom ‘engineer’ Jairam Ramesh

Former union minister Jairam Ramesh's inclusion in Rahul Gandhi's Covid-19 team marks at least the sixth resurrection for the veteran Congress leader.

Pramod Mahajan, BJP’s master strategist and troubleshooter before Amit Shah

Pramod Mahajan was the brain behind the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra and was believed to be the only person Bal Thackeray trusted in the party

Tarun Bajaj is no stranger to finance ministry, but this stint will be his toughest

In his third stint in the finance ministry, Bajaj’s positive attitude, hands-on approach and openness to feedback will help, say IAS colleagues.

Jamini Roy, one of India’s ‘national treasures’ who never sold paintings for more than Rs 350

Considered the father of modern Indian art, Jamini Roy was always inspired by rural India and rejected his training to discover his own artistic style.

‘Arab women orgasm to Shaheen Bagh Mughals’, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya can’t resist controversy

South Bengaluru MP Tejasvi Surya is in news again for a 2015 tweet where he sought to quote Tarek Fatah’s controversial views on Arab women.

Anthony Fauci, top US scientist who is contradicting Trump publicly amid Covid-19 crisis

Immunologist Anthony Fauci has publicly disagreed with Donald Trump over the last few weeks, but only because the US 'faces a much bigger problem'.

Kelucharan Mohapatra, a perfectionist and guru par excellence who redefined Odissi dance

Remembered as the architect of Odissi dance, Kelucharan Mohapatra infused new techniques into the art form. Remembering him on his 16th death anniversary.

Laurie Baker, the Gandhi of Indian architecture who believed in local, sustainable building

The renowned British-born architect received multiple awards and honours, but the only one he cared about was his Indian citizenship.

On Camera

Congress can’t deny Modi’s charge of Muslim quota. Karnataka & 2009 manifesto are proof

The issue of the Muslim quota has the potential to polarise SCs, STs, and OBCs along religious lines in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. It benefits the BJP.

A scrap revolution for recyclists, it’s an opportunity too good to waste

Recycling 'energy-transition metals' - or metals from batteries, electric vehicles and renewable-energy products offers abundant growth potential.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

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’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

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.