Rosie Llwellyn-Jones revives the figure of Begam Hazrat Mahal from obscurity, evaluating her courageous, tenacious, and “designing” efforts against the annexation of Awadh—a difficult task given the few personal details in available records.
The Congress leader questions the ECI’s handling of West Bengal’s SIR, citing mass voter deletions, delayed appeals and digital irregularities that threaten voting rights.
A novel about an Indian magician who travels to the US in the 19th century, the true story of Chambal’s dacoit queens Phoolan Devi and Kusma Nain, and much more.
Raghav Chinivar’s biography of Manjamma Jogathi leaves her art and faith largely unexplored, yet her remarkable persona and voice do miraculously reach the reader.
Indian workers are increasingly sought after abroad, as their growing numbers suggest. But celebrating that as a national achievement misses the importance of domestic employment opportunities.
India can bask in Marco Rubio’s praise for its capacity to refine Venezuelan oil, but it must use its industrial heft to encourage domestic innovation and promote the commercial deployment of home-grown technologies and processes.
Sahil Wakode’s death and allegations of caste-based mistreatment raise wider questions about discrimination in higher education, institutional accountability, and the lack of reliable data on caste-related student suicides in India.
Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, who was in charge of school education in the previous regime, is accused of collecting more than Rs.100 crore in bribes from private schools for approvals.
The Narendra Modi regime’s perceived efforts, through the SIR process, to disenfranchise Muslims are part of an old ideological construct that sees the Muslim “other” as a foreigner. That is why it will never retreat on the issue.
The search giant’s new AI feature reads your inbox to answer questions, and its updated policy lets those inferences tune ads, all under one consent click. India’s data privacy rules may soon challenge that.
Leftist incumbent wins a historic fourth term with 51.8 per cent of the vote, cementing Brazil as a counterweight to Washington as the defeated Bolsonaro refuses to concede.
With the CJP’s call for the CEC’s resignation resonating across the nation, a rattled Central government seems determined to clamp down on the youth even as it goes easy on the political opposition.
Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan, despite positioning himself as the antithesis of his predecessor, is facing internal criticism within the UDF and accusations that he is replicating Pinarayi Vijayan’s abrasive and opaque style of governance.
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd’s latest book, which can also be read as an intellectual biography of his Kuruma community, demands an overhaul of how we see and measure knowledge, language, gender, and human dignity.
Gyanesh Kumar will not resign, and the BJP won’t let him. The opposition can’t boycott the ECI or the elections. The window to prevent electoral authoritarianism is closing fast.