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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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Topic: Gorkhaland

Nepal’s elite failed to preserve Gurkhas’ 200-year history. But folk songs kept it alive

In ‘Ayo Gorkhali’, former British Gurkha Tim I. Gurung stitches together a history of his community that goes beyond soldiering and bravery.

Trinamool welcomes GJM’s Bimal Gurung, but says no question of separate Gorkhaland

Mamata Banerjee govt has been clear on not supporting demand for a separate Gorkhaland state, the very basis on which GJM claims to have split from BJP-led NDA.

GJM leader Bimal Gurung quits NDA, vows to support Mamata Banerjee in 2021 Bengal polls

Gurung, who has been on the run since 2017, rued that the Centre was to yet fulfil its promise of recognising 11 Gorkha communities as Scheduled Tribes.

Darjeeling is not Kashmir but Gorkhaland demand gets a fresh lease of life

Driven by ethnic differences between West Bengal’s majority Bengali population and Gorkha residents of the north, the statehood stir has gone on for decades.

On Camera

The K in K-Pop is already silent. And that’s OK

Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.