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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicPurana Qila

Topic: Purana Qila

Humayun, Sher Shah, or Pandavas—who built Purana Qila? 3 historians on story of Delhi forts

Vikramjit Rooprai’s 'Delhi Heritage Top 10 Forts', is a handy guide to the city’s fortified gems. 'I hope the book will shake—or shock—young Delhiwalls,' said historian Naryani Gupta.

History-hungry Indians flock to ASI talk on Purana Qila. Archaeologists call it a ‘good sign’

Archaeologist Vasant Swarnkar said that the Purana Qila dig would yield cultural deposits of up to 17 metres.

Homi Bhabha loved Delhi for its monuments. He thought PWD architects would ruin the city

Bakhtiar K Dadabhoy's full-fledged biography of Homi J. Bhabha provides a good vehicle for telling the story of Indian science and the foundations of India’s atomic energy programme.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.