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MMRDA targets Nov completion for behind schedule & overbudget Ambedkar memorial at Mumbai’s Indu Mill

In February, MMRDA earmarked Rs 400 crore for Ambedkar memorial at Indu Mill in Mumbai’s Dadar. Part of the project is a 350-feet tall bronze statue of Dr Ambedkar.

Site of Ambedkar’s 1927 satyagraha, Chavdar Tale fell into neglect over time. It’s now coming back to life

With centenary year of Mahad satyagraha approaching, Maharashtra govt—after proposals by the nagar parishad over last five years—has green-lit a Rs 55 cr rejuvenation plan.

The gospel of Nietzsche’s Chandala—how the German philosopher appropriated Manusmriti

In ‘The Ambedkar–Nietzsche Provocations’ Ankit Kawade explores their shared critique of morality and caste.

India’s migrant workers & the unfinished promise of freedom: A letter to Ambedkar

Despite reforms, migrants remain excluded by state-level barriers, exposing the gap between India’s economic mobility and its static welfare framework.

Delhi’s air is making Nitin Gadkari sick. ‘If I live here for 2 days, I get throat infection’

Nitin Gadkari, Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi, Lieutenant General VG Khandare came together to launch Uday Mahurkar's new book at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.

Ambedkar wanted to split, UP, MP, Bihar, Maharashtra. What lessons does it hold today?

Ambedkar carefully considered North-South differences when making India's federal structure. He believed that federalism should be based on the principle of equality of power.

Ambedkar incorporated various Western texts to develop a unique sense of labour in India

BR Ambedkar valued the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, which was ratified in 1868. This amendment granted equality to African Americans after the Civil War.

Hedging bets or posturing? In 1st social engineering attempt, Shinde Sena ties up with Ambedkar grandson

Mumbai: In preparation for the local body polls expected to be held across Maharashtra this year or early next year, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath...

Congress’s 3-day campaign for Ambedkar statue in Gwalior, MP chief shares meal with Dalit family

Jitu Patwari & other senior party leaders are scheduled to hold a fast Wednesday, demanding the installation of an Ambedkar statue on HC premises.

Man held for vandalising Ambedkar statue in Amritsar on Republic Day, Dalit bodies protest

Protests planned in city for Monday. Police has identified the man as a resident of Dharamkot from the SC community, adding that the motive is being investigated.

On Camera

Trump threatened to redraw the map. Greenland deal shows the limits of his disruption

The bargain was never sovereignty in exchange for security. It was extensive American military freedom inside continuing Danish sovereignty.

Tiruppur’s success runs on cheap cotton. India needs to ask who pays for it

Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.

At Tejas trainer handover, Rajnath warns delays can lead to ‘technology obsoletion’

HAL finally closes 2010 Tejas order but work remains on Mk1A and the first delivery is unlikely before IAF chief retires end of October.

Bangladesh isn’t a mirror image of Pakistan. Hyphenating them undermines India’s strategic interests

India is caught in a trap of its own making. While BJP may find it convenient to play on insecurities, it gives Pakistan and Bangladesh leverage.