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‘All thanks to Nalanda’—tracing ancient university’s influence in today’s math & AI at Jindal Lit Fest  

Poet-turned-historian Abhay K speaks of Nalanda’s role in shaping today’s education, architecture, and even artificial intelligence.

Ancient Nalanda University ruins is now Bihar’s new destination wedding spot

With slogans like 'Tie the knot in Bihar', the state tourism department is tapping into Bihar’s rich cultural and historical landscape to rival popular wedding destinations like Goa and Rajasthan.

Nalanda had a scholar at the gate to screen students. Only three out of 10 were admitted

In ‘Nalanda’, Abhay K tells the story of the rise, fall and revival of the famed university.

Paper leaks amount to new form of ‘organised crime’ — Hindu Right Press on failure of NTA

New Delhi: The slew of paper leaks and exam cancellations involving the National Testing Agency (NTA) marks the “beginning of a new (form of)...

How Buddhists lost out to Brahmins in Nalanda. Even before the Turks came

Nalanda started losing importance by the 11th century, with rulers determining that Brahmin settlements were far more useful than Buddhist monasteries. Brahmins were willing to work as a state cadre, whereas Buddhist monks would not.

Body sent for autopsy, more than 50 arrested over Ram Navami clashes, say Bihar police

While Biharsharif SP quoted the number of arrests at more than 50, Nalanda DM Shashank Shubhankar said over 80 people had been arrested, and that the situation is now peaceful.

Ram Navami clashes in Bihar: Nalanda SP says situation now normal, section 144 in place

Clashes were reported on 31 March in Nalanda's Biharsharif and Sasaram in Rohtas district where Union Home Minister Amit Shah was scheduled to address public meeting.

Nalanda — 4 elderly ‘lovers’ of woman kill 5th paramour for proposing to her, she helps too

Deceased Tripit Sharma, 75, was pushed into the water tank of a newly-constructed house in village Balwapur on the intervening night of 18-19 October.

400-acre campus painted with nostalgia, an Asian melting pot — how Nalanda 2.0 is taking shape

With a 200-strong international student community, 'unique courses', and a campus cradled by Rajgir hills, Nalanda hopes to achieve the stature of its centuries-old predecessor.

On Camera

Farrhana Bhatt on Bigg Boss 19 reopened Kashmir’s representation wound

Farrhana Bhatt’s presence on Bigg Boss 19 can’t redefine Kashmir. But it can remind the Valley that Kashmiris deserve to be seen in their full human range—not squeezed into specific categories.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

India looks to Oman for spare parts to keep its fleet of Jaguars flying

India is now the only country still operating the Jaguar, long retired by its original users, France in 2005 and the UK in 2007, and secondary operators like Oman, Nigeria and Ecuador.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

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.