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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicIndependent India

Topic: Independent India

Nehru, Mughals, Dhurandhar, Narcos & Kargil. A Delhi show on the great Indian blame game

Directed and performed by Paperclip’s co-founders, 'Blame it on Nehru' was performed for the first time in Delhi on 22 March at the Bangiya Samaj Mancha.

SubscriberWrites: We will remain nation of ‘great potential’ another 75 years, unless our feudal mindset ends

A lesson from Uganda on the govenment’s social media rules, how Dalits could help BJP win Punjab’s state polls and more from our subscribers.

Message from India’s first voter S.S Negi — Democracy was hard-earned, vote thoughtfully

The first time Shyam Saran Negi of Himachal Pradesh voted was also the first time Independent India voted, in the heady initial days of the Indian Republic.

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A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

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.