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Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicVedic India

Topic: Vedic India

Vedas contained the core idea of democracy. Don’t look at other countries—PM Museum director

Former Prasar Bharti chairperson A Surya Prakash’s lecture at the PM Museum and Library delved into the roots of the fundamental principles of the Constitution, which he said are enshrined in the Vedas.

Mahurats, kaals, kasthas to replace hours, mins & seconds — Ujjain’s vedic clock to ring in new time

Clock will also display Greenwich Mean Time & Indian Standard Time for comparison. Time will be presented in digital format on an LED screen atop a tower

Ancient Indian texts didn’t allow upward mobility. But how did men become saints?

In 'Women, Androgynes and Other Mythical Beasts', Wendy Doniger explores local stories of saints who fit the non-Indian pattern such as Chaitanya, Kabir, and the Virasaivas.

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Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

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

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

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.