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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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‘Delhi’s declining sex ratio shows women’s fight is far from over,’ says Mrinal Pande

Mrinal Pande was the keynote speaker for the Festival of Arts at Delhi's India International Centre. Her address, titled ‘Depth Sounding Our Unseen Histories’, unravelled the history of inequality.

Delhi’s mango lovers brave the heat, buy Rs 4,000 buffet. It turned into a sour affair

The event was organised by Kashkol Collective at the India International Centre. There was music, poetry, and a five-course meal prepared with mango. Each dish represented a different state.

‘Erudite & courageous’ AG Noorani’s ‘rare genius’ as lawyer & scholar celebrated at memorial meeting

At the event, journalists, lawyers and former ministers remembered the late AG Noorani's 'sense of justice', and his talents as a methodical chronicler.

Sanskrit has a Lithuanian sister. Words, phrases, acts of worship

The lecture series organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Embassy of Lithuania showed that India and Lithuania are very close when it comes to their culture, language, and ways of thinking.

New Delhi’s elite gather to argue against elitism of literature. Most leave with puzzled faces

Amit Chaudhuri and Arvind Krishna Mehrotra got together at New Delhi’s IIC to discuss how literature can be viewed from the lens of national identity.

Sita, Dawood, criticism—What marked launch of AK Bhattacharya’s book on finance ministers

The launch of ‘India's Finance Ministers: From Independence to Emergency’ sees Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Shankar Acharya take over the discussion and critique the author.

Ladakh, Zanskar, Spiti are not ‘Little Tibet’. The region’s history is far more complicated

Ladakh is misunderstood. Its history is as old as 7th century Indus valley.

Humayun was obsessed with astronomy, wanted a utopian society favoured by heavens

The design of Humayun’s Tomb evolved from his idea of a floating palace. The highly complex geometric design of the monument had no blueprint.

‘Religion is faith, not politics’—S Irfan Habib’s book on Maulana Azad has lessons for today

The launch of Maulana Azad: a life book had Romila Thapar, NN Vohra, Neera Chandhoke and M. Sayeed Alam as guests of honour.

What does it mean to add ‘indigenous’ for North East people? Scholars in Delhi dissect

From Harvard University to Jamia Millia Islamia—scholars from different disciplines attended the Interrogating the Indigenous in Northeast India in Delhi.

On Camera

The debate about spheres of influence reorders India’s position

New world reordering tests New Delhi’s strategic autonomy, balancing ties without succumbing to exclusive dominance zones.

Urban co-op banks doubled loan book in 5 yrs, but stuck at under 2% of credit market—Sahakar Trends

UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.