‘Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore’s Interregnum (1760–1799)’ by Vikram Sampath opens a window to the life and times of one of the most debated figures from India’s history.
Through maps, photographs, texts, and poetry, the Banni Nodi project takes people back to Bangalore Fort and Tipu Sultan’s final battle against the East India company in 1799.
Haider Ali & Tipu Sultan clashed with the rulers of Tamil Nadu over control of the Nilgiris, which, played an important role in the geopolitics of early modern South India.
A day earlier, stonepelting was reported in Ahmednagar. With these two incidents, Maharashtra has seen nine incidents of communal conflict in 4 months.
In an interview, BJP MP from Bengaluru South says all surveys will fall flat as party will 100% retain power in the state, and that Basavaraj Bommai has performed well as CM.
Tipu Sultan's life is a hot topic in poll-bound Karnataka, and now his death is up for debate, with BJP arguing 2 Vokkaliga warriors killed him. But move seems to be backfiring.
Tipu Sultan is remembered as the Indian ruler who died fighting the British and did not take a pension. But that does not automatically make him a patriot.
As election approaches, BJP pits ‘unpatriotic’ Tipu against ‘patriotic’ Savarkar. It's an attempt to corner Hindu votes & divert attention from governance issues, say analysts.
Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.
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