The 1857 capture of Delhi was planned, not a sudden uprising by ‘angry men’, said oral historian Sohail Hashmi at his talk ‘1857 Rebels Reach Delhi’ at INTACH.
As Delhi heads to polls on 5 February, the RSS remains a strong cultural force, but its political wing BJP has struggled to gain electoral dominance. ThePrint explores this paradox.
The launch of Seema Sethi’s coffee table book 'Romancing The 80s: Snapshots From A Cherished Decade' transported the participants back to the old era of Delhi.
These days, Nick Booker travels around Delhi in a brightly painted auto-rickshaw driven by Alistair Campbell, an Australian who now lives in India. The expat influencer @indogenius is churning one hit reel after another.
Swapna Liddle's lecture at IIC Delhi kicked off a series of events titled History of Water in Delhi: Politics, Prosperity, Culture and Belief. She said that water served a civilisational feature but was often overlooked.
Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.
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