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Topic: Marathas

Haryana completes modalities to acquire land to honour 1761 Panipat battle’s Maratha heroes

Project seems to be aimed at wooing Marathas in Maharashtra, historians say, but there are contradictions in the narrative being developed by BJP governments in Haryana and Maharashtra.

Maratha forts, Khudiram Bose & Shubhanshu Shukla—highlights of PM Modi’s latest ‘Mann ki Baat’

In the 124th edition of the radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', Prime Minister Modi also termed the first grassland bird survey in Assam's Kaziranga as 'a significant milestone'.

How was the great Tanjore Renaissance born? When the British took over Maharaja Serfoji’s land

In 'Gods, Guns and Missionaries', Manu Pillai describes how the British Raj led to the birth of Hindu nationalism in India.

Babur, Akbar, and Abdali—the losses Panipat doesn’t want to battle anymore

From crumbling memorials to misplaced narratives, Panipat's historic battlefields bear witness to a legacy of defeat—and the struggle to reclaim it.

Why Maratha reservation crisis shows a deadlock in Indian political imagination

In the field of higher education, Marathas could neither compete with the upper castes nor with the Dalits.

Panipat was a bloody military debacle for Marathas. Will patriotism-high India see the film?

Panipat, releasing 6 December, the day Babri Masjid was demolished in Ayodhya, is about battle that Amit Shah said ‘paved way for foreigners to enter India’.

Village at centre of Bhima-Koregaon violence is peaceful, but uneasy

Since clashes over a piece of history involving Dalits and Marathas, the village of Vadhu Budruk has lived under constant police presence. 

16% quota for Marathas gets unanimous thumbs-up from Maharashtra assembly

Bill specifies that new quota will not affect the 52 per cent reservation existing for OBCs, SCs, STs and others. Move comes 5 months ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

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Indian companies sourcing from Chinese suppliers are the latest victims of US-China trade war

This is the latest phase in the US-China technology competition, which now spans supply chain law, export controls, labour compliance, and semiconductor access.

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

76 yrs on, exhibition on Korean War brings to life independent India’s 1st overseas military deployment

'Guardians of Neutrality: India's Korean Mission', organised in Delhi, brought out unknown and forgotten aspects of the war.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.