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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.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

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.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

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.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.