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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicTipu sultan

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How ‘ek’ arrow broke Uddhav’s bow & moove over zebras, it’s time for buffalo crossings

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Tipu Sultan is hot button in India’s culture war. New exhibition adds East India Company to it

Most paintings at DAG are 'propaganda works' based on the accounts of British officials who weren't even in India. They were efforts to 'demonise' Tipu Sultan.

BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar wants recognition for Indian-origin WW2 spy Noor Inayat Khan

Rajeev Chandrasekhar says Noor Inayat Khan was recognised by UK & France, and India should do so too. He suggests naming the children’s bravery awards after her.

After furore over dropping Tipu Sultan from textbooks, Karnataka govt puts decision on hold

Govt had pared down syllabus due to shortened Covid-hit academic year, removed chapters on the teachings of Jesus and Muhammad, as well as the Constitution.

Taslima Nasreen’s ‘stupid’ remark, Rahul on Rafale (again) & Tipu Sultan in 285 characters

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Karnataka says removing Tipu Sultan chapter from textbooks will depend on panel’s report

The Karnataka govt has tasked a Textbook Committee to review a chapter on Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan in a middle school history textbook after BJP leaders demanded its removal.

Don’t drop Tipu Sultan from Karnataka textbooks, let students study his complex legacy

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Yediyurappa-led BJP govt cancels Tipu Jayanti celebrations, says ruler was religious bigot

The BJP had opposed celebrating Tipu Jayanti when the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government started them as an annual event in November 2015.

Why Pakistan’s PM talked of Tipu Sultan the day he decided to release IAF pilot Abhinandan

Citing two historical figures, Bahadur Shah Zafar and Tipu Sultan, Imran Khan upheld the latter as his role model.

BJP spokesperson tweets photo of African slave trader, claiming it’s Tipu Sultan

Ashwini Upadhyay’s tweet came on the day the Karnataka govt was celebrating Tipu Sultan’s birth anniversary, against which the BJP had raised objections.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.