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An old geopolitical distortion correctedThe United Nations has adopted the Equal Earth projection, correcting centuries of map distortion. This new projection restores proportiona...- The nose theory: When the British measured the noses of IndiansBritish administrator Herbert Hope Risley used nose measurements and other physical traits to classify Indians by supposed race and caste. ...
- Independence Day 2026: When Nazi Germany feared its women will fall for magnetic IndiansIndia's Independence Day: Subhas Chandra Bose’s Indian Legion in Nazi Germany during World War II reveals a complex alliance shaped by shar...
- Empire buys back: After Tata, Adani can rewrite India's colonial pastAdani Ports is evaluating the acquisition of a controlling stake in UK's Associated British Ports (ABP) in a deal valued at nearly $10 bill...
- WhatsApp's future may not be invented in US but in India, one transaction at a timeMeta’s $900 million investment in Cred and the reported appointment of founder Kunal Shah to a global role at WhatsApp marks a significant ...
- Ancient DNA from forgotten colonial graveyard just linked 1.3 million living Americans to Maryland's earliest settlersResearchers have used ancient DNA to connect over 1.3 million living Americans to forgotten 17th-century English and Irish settlers of St. ...
- Why Do Ants Kill Their Own Queen? Scientists Reveal A Shocking ReasonNew research reveals a disturbing aspect of ant colonies: worker ants can be manipulated to kill their own queen. Parasitic queens employ c...
- How Ant Colonies Work Without a Boss: Nature’s Secret TeamworkTiny ants create amazing organizations without a leader. They use chemical trails and internal clocks to work together. This flexible syste...
- Sidelining artillery affects broader national securityIndia's Army leadership, historically dominated by infantry and armour, has marginalised the technically proficient artillery. This imbalan...
- Global Bihar: How Biharis spread all over the worldPrime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged Kamla Persad-Bissessar's Bihar roots during his Trinidad and Tobago visit. A century ago, many In...
- Steel frame them: Childhood bonds must be treasuredThe invisible but very pervasive "civil service family" network has been one of India's best kept secrets. Offspring of bureaucrats will vo...
- For 21st century democratic cities: Debates over plans for Delhi should be part of a larger discussion on reimagining urbanismWith the debates currently raging about the city’s Central Vista Project (CVP) and the newly unveiled Draft Master Plan 2041, therefore, it...
- Managing the boss in IndiaIn front of their superior many appear to be in agreement, but at a systemic level, there is often complete disregard of the hierarchy.
- Cultural leadership: hierarchy in the east and individualism in the westBoth myth and history play a key role in shaping culture. North America is shaped by Protestant Christian myth that rejects papal authority...
- Our Yamuna revitalisation plan needs to move on priority: National Green TribunalIt said that it had tried its best and invoked "highest hierarchy of the state to ensure compliance of directions to restore river Yamuna t...
- Indian Army has opened gates of its golf clubs for jawans, break glass ceilingAn inter-formation golf championship - the first of its kind -- for junior commissioned officers and jawans of the Western Command was orga...
- Section 377: Supreme Court upholds archaic, colonial era lawIt seems more a case of passing the buck to the government and Parliament in times when questions on judicial over-reach have been raised.
- How Ponty Chadha controlled his Rs 12,000-cr liquor empirePonty Chadha controlled his liquor empire through his 1,500-strong private 'task force' that ran parallel to govt's excise dept.
- Globalisation: Building inclusive cities must be the goal of growthUrban planning helped the growth machine to shuffle land uses to achieve economic growth agendas.
- Indians treat their royalty better than the BritsWe, in India, tend to treat our royalty better than the British do theirs.
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