The Valley of Words Festival in Dehradun will take place from 25-26 October, celebrating the silver jubilee of the Himalayan state with historian Shekhar Pathak delivering the keynote address.
The graduation ceremony for Jadunath Sarkar fellows took place at Delhi’s IIC. It was attended by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and economist Dr. Shamika Ravi.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched 'Waiting for Shiva: Unearthing the Truth of Kashi’s Gyan Vapi', whose author Vikram Sampath said 'shrines fell, shrines rose but Hindus of Kashi never gave up'.
Author Patrick Olivelle's book, 'Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King', locates history within legends and mythologies by tracing the Buddhist king's intellectual journey.
Indian Americans who have written 'Ten Heads of Ravana' aim to decolonise the Indian mindset. Why do they not send their children to Sanskrit schools in India but to prestigious universities in US?
Historians including Romila Thapar & Jayati Ghosh, have condemned NCERT move of dropping topics like history of Mughal courts, 2002 Gujarat riots and more, terming it 'divisive'.
Romila Thapar’s lecture 'Our history, their history, whose history' amid online threats focused on the dissemination of history as it is today—rife with disproven stories.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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