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Persis Khambatta, Indian model-actor who shaved her head for Star Trek, almost became Bond girl

Sakshi Mehra -
Persis Khambatta rose to international fame in 1979 after playing Ilia in Star Trek, for which she shaved her head. Actor Kabir Bedi remembers her as 'a kind, sensitive person.'

Markram, Proteas’ new hero who broke the jinx & brought home glory after decades of heartbreak

Triya Gulati -
Markram, Proteas’ new hero who broke the jinx & brought home glory after decades of heartbreak

British said Mangal Pandey revolted in a ‘drugged haze’. But he struck a new fear in them

Akansha Sengupta -
Pandey’s place in history has triggered a long debate for decades. Even today, there's no precise knowledge about the man behind the legend.

Ram Prasad Bismil was a revolutionary with a poet’s heart. He’s an icon of Hindu-Muslim unity

Nidhima Taneja -
Anti-CAA protests saw verses of Ram Prasad Bismil's poetry being read. In his 30-year-long life, he left a legacy that united all Indian patriots.

‘Some dreams, some magic’: What set Buddhadeb Dasgupta apart from Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen

Tina Das -
Economics professor turned filmmaker was more than a storyteller. He was a part of the parallel cinema in India.

Behramji Malabari—Parsi activist who fought widowhood, child marriage in Hindu society

Tenzin Zompa -
Shedding scrutiny on his 'anglicised' Parsi roots, Malabari emerged as the force behind the Age of Consent Bill that helped end ‘matrimonial slavery’.

In Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Gandhi saw the joy of Ganga. For Jinnah, he was an ‘inspiration’

Revathi Krishnan -
Gandhi described his interaction with Gokhale as ‘embracing the Ganges,’ while Jinnah wanted only to emulate him and become a ‘Muslim Gokhale.’

Maya Rao — the woman whose ‘unkept promise’ brought Kathak to south India

Suchet Vir Singh -
Maya Rao's mastery of Kathak under Shambhu Maharaj was such that she performed with him — a rare feat of the ‘guru’ performing with the ‘shishya’.

Meet Chuni Kotal, the Dalit Advasi woman from Bengal who battled stigma in Indian education

Nidhima Taneja -
Kotal was the first woman from the Lodha Savaras tribe to graduate and became an idol for the new generation of Dalit Adivasis and women.

Mah Laqa Bai — Hyderabad Nizam’s highest-ranking adviser who was both a warrior and poet

Rewati Karan -
Mah Laqa Bai was a progressive woman in a male-dominated court who accompanied Nizam II in three wars. She was his secret weapon.
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Opinion

India must govern AI with confidence. Use guardrails, not handcuffs

Manish Maheshwari -
The good news is that India is not starting from zero. It knows how to innovate privately while also empowering innovation publicly.

AI Summit is a snapshot of today’s India — intelligence, competence in short supply

Tarique Rahman’s first address as Bangladesh PM had 3 warnings

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

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

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

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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