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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicB. R. Ambedkar

Topic: B. R. Ambedkar

Ambedkar to Sai Baba—an exhibition blends art and academia to honour India’s saints

The Indian Saint Project exhibition features nine digital hand-painted iconographies of saints displayed in an open corridor setting.

Why Ambedkar remains a conundrum for RSS

While Ambedkar diverged with the RSS on Hinduism, some ideological convergences existed. Yet, his legacy resists appropriation by any ideological camp.

From Parliament to the streets, how BJP & Congress are planning to continue the tussle over Ambedkar

Congress is observing a week-long campaign with protest marches against Home Minister Shah as BJP launches a series of press conferences across the country, countering Opposition’s claims.

Fact Check: Kejriwal didn’t say Ambedkar was ‘drunk’ while drafting Constitution. Viral video clipped

In original video from 2012, Arvind Kejriwal talks about how Congress's constitution once said no party member will drink alcohol. There's no reference to Ambedkar or Indian Constitution.

Time to break out the (caramelised) popcorn

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Oppn demands apology from Shah for Ambedkar remarks, Modi defends him: ‘Exposed Congress’s dark history’

Congress wants Shah to resign over his 'taking Ambedkar's name now fashionable' comment. BJP accuses Congress of playing cheap politics by circulating clipped version of Shah's speech.

What are the 22 vows of BR Ambedkar at the centre of BJP-AAP conversion controversy

The AAP minister Rajendra Pal Gautam resigned Sunday after being condemned by the BJP for participating in an event in which people allegedly denounced Hinduism.

Ambedkar was latecomer in world of stamps where Nehru’s and Gandhi’s ‘could fill floors’

An exhibition in New Delhi shows how India shed its anxiety over Ambedkar stamps from 1966 to 2016.

Why BJP is the rightful heir to the legacy of Ambedkar

Ambedkar's views on China show that he was a visionary diplomat, much better than the self-declared internationalist — Nehru, who wanted him out.

Why it’s so easy for Modi to appropriate Tagore — or anyone

Our icons are just that, familiar visual images, because Indians don’t read.

On Camera

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.