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On This Day in History, June 26: UN Charter signed, Indira Gandhi declares Emergency, Harry Potter debuts, Corvette day, Sher Shah Suri wins against Mughals and moreOn This Day in History, June 26 saw the signing of the United Nations Charter, Richard III's rise to the English throne, India's declaratio...
How we empower the ugly Indian abroad every dayFrom loud sloganeering to queue-jumping and selfie supremacy, the column skewers how normalised bad behaviour at home fuels the ‘Ugly India...
From Roman censor to modern regulator: Can the RBI be trusted with absolute power?The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) recent framework for regulation formulation, emphasizing stakeholder consultation and impact analysis, is...
India and Turkey’s crossed connections in food and historyIndia and Turkey share a rich yet complicated history shaped by their Turkic roots, with the Ottoman and Mughal empires influencing their r...
Modi visit opens opportunities for India in Russian Arctic endowed with rare earth, crudeAt their meetings, Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed optimum use of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) via the Arctic and possi...
Are new reservation policies becoming jagirs?Today's kings are politicians. They need votes. The vote bank, made of castes and communities and religions, are seeking such material reci...
BRICS is not aimed against anyone even in current geo-political scenario, says Russian Deputy envoyRussia has stated that the existing de-dollarisation environment justifies the creation of financial instruments by the Brazil-Russia-India...
How the very nature of RBI regulation protects Indian banks from SVB-type crisesIndian banks are sound and largely protected from global vagaries given the very nature of regulation by RBI. For example, money markets he...
China 'renames' 15 places in Arunachal to buttress claimsBeijing claims 90,000 sq km of areas in Arunachal Pradesh as part of the territory of China and calls it Zangnan or south Tibet. New Delhi,...
Do not doubt the dose: Why some people are saying no to vaccinesA new survey by community social media platform Local Circles indicates 12% of the unvaccinated do not plan to get immunised, indicating it...
The Federal Fix: Bringing back the textbook conceptThe formal creation this week of the union territories (UTs) of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has brought new attention to a concept that most...
Scientists reconstruct faces of Indus Valley peopleA team of 15 scientists and academics applied craniofacial reconstruction (CFR) technique using computed tomography (CT) data of two of the...
Issue of India's advance payment for S-400 missile system deliveries settled: RussiaThe S-400 deal was opposed by the US, which is threatening to impose sanctions on the states that are acquiring weapons and military hardwa...
Humans are fascinated by water in motion but leave a trail of plastic wasteCrowds gather at waterfalls in the monsoon, seeking the purifying and titillating thrill of waterfalls. But the physical pollution that the...
Other than Italy, India is the only country where you'll find Roman ruins: Italian officialThe top official from the Italian embassy was referring to a settlement near Puducherry that was established more than 2,000 years ago by a...
Kulbhushan Jadhav hearing and how the ICJ still remains a potent system to solve inter-state disputesDeath penalty cases like Jadhav’s offer a rare flash of drama. The bulk of the ICJ’s work is territorial disputes or water rights.
NASA images show how India looks from space at nightSatellite images of Earth at night - often referred to as "night lights" - have been a source of curiosity for public and a tool for fundam...
- Incredible Iberia: Sunny Spain and Portugal
Tanushree Podder could hardly catch her breath as she took in the magnificent monuments, museums, parks and cuisine of sunny, sunny Spain a...
- Wine & wonder
Romaneche-Thorins, the home of the well known Georges Duboeuf Hameau en Beaujolais wineries, was fascinating with a former rail yard habite...
- Down history's path
There’s little left of the fabled Temple of Artemis, but Ephesus has other wonders. One has to see it to appreciate it.