The considerable weight of claims about Aurangzeb’s religious tolerance rest heavily on one obscure scholar's writings. We know him merely as 'Jnan Chandra, Bombay.'
Sheesh Mahal in Delhi's Shalimar Bagh was built in 1653 by Izz-un-Nissa Begum, wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, as a tribute to the famed Shalimar Bagh in Kashmir.
Speaking in Bengaluru at Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, the RSS General Secretary referred to Aurangzeb's return to mainstream political discourse in last few weeks.
Most of the conflicts in Maharashtra haven't been about Muslims worshipping Aurangzeb. They're about the perception of Hindus targeting Muslims and politicians fueling the divide.
RSS leader Indresh Kumar's picture is viral with a false claim that he attended an iftar party hours after communal violence broke out in Nagpur, Maharashtra on 17 March 2025.
The Israel-Palestine question appeared to be the one area where he apparently refused to soften his views. And that refusal is now colliding with the realities of governing.
IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
Why stir the settled sediment of history. Allow the past to blight our future. Much better to act upon promises made at WEF, Davos, create a world class economy.
The actions of the ruler were truly deplorable. Any reasonable community should openly condemn such acts and support the subjects.
Two groups went to fight a man who has been dead for more than 300 years and ended up fighting each other.
How did this help India? Was India a more developed and prosperous nation for this act? Did it make any difference to the dead man?
Why stir the settled sediment of history. Allow the past to blight our future. Much better to act upon promises made at WEF, Davos, create a world class economy.