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Wednesday, July 1, 2026
TopicVictorian England

Topic: Victorian England

Christie’s £1.2M sale proves that Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is still breaking records

A first edition of 'Wuthering Heights' just set a world record, proving people will pay massive sums to watch Catherine and Heathcliff ruin each other's lives.

The sadistic British officer who was worshipped as a living god in India

John Nicholson's fearsome image led to his veneration as a great god and the formation of a religious cult.   

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India’s RPwD Act is continuing to evolve beyond 2016. Courts, citizens are still rewriting it

Too often, rights are realised only by those with the resources, support systems, or institutional access to claim them. But the promise of the RPwD Act was never contingent on model citizenship.

Russia supplied 50% of India’s crude in June. Iraqi supplies decline, Iran crude not returning soon

Oil industry analysts say Indian refiners have little need for additional supplies as most crude requirements till the first half of August are already secured.

New Vice Chiefs, Army Commanders & CISC: Military sees major leadership reshuffle across services

In one of the most significant changes, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit took over as Vice-Chief of Air Staff following retirement of Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor, who will now head CAPS.

Publisher ban on Sacco’s brilliant Muzaffarnagar riot comic is a cynical joke on India’s freedoms

Sacco’s ‘reporting’ is incredibly granular but there are areas where he can be faulted. Don’t let this undermine where his true focus is, in showing how local disputes led to riots.