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Topic: Genghis Khan

‘We are all Genghis Khan’s descendants’—Where did Sherpas come from?

Nandini Purandare and Deepa Balsavar's 'The Sherpa Trail: Stories from Darjeeling and Beyond' traces the history of Darjeeling's climbing Sherpas.

SubscriberWrites: Blame it on the Mongols!

That the Mongols were barbaric marauders who razed countless cities & kingdoms to the ground while killing & enslaving millions, is undisputed. But that’s only one part of this story.

Climate change, not Genghis Khan, likely responsible for decline of medieval Kazakh city

The Kazakh city of Otrar, once one of world’s most fertile regions, was first lost to drought then to Mongols, unlike what was previously believed.

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Shah Rukh Khan’s India is about love, not hate. Chak De! India to My Name Is Khan

This year, Jawan and The Kerala Story both won National Awards. The irony was impossible to miss. One critiqued the system, the other endorsed its narratives. The dichotomy says more about India’s cultural schizophrenia than any film review ever could.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.