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The most revealing moments in politics are rarely the ones that end careers. They are the ones that do not.
The most revealing moments in politics are rarely the ones that end careers. They are the ones that do not.
The annual Serampore Heritage Utsav, a festival tomtomming the intriguing cultural mix of the town's rich Danish, British, and Vaishnavite history, was inaugurated last Monday and has already proved a draw with its heritage walks, river cruise, old temples, and even a palace.
Rachel Reeves’s latest Budget attempts something British chancellors before her rarely managed with conviction: mixing fiscal restraint with visible social compassion.
Higher Education Minister in the BJP government Madhya Pradesh Inder Singh Parmar made derogatory remarks against revered social reformer Raja Ram Mohan Roy, calling him a “middleman of the British, who facilitated religious conversions”.
British-Indian Viswashkumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the Air India plane crash which killed 241 people on board in June 2025 in Ahmedabad, has said he feels like the "luckiest man" alive, but is also suffering physically and mentally.
On the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a heartfelt tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the iconic Statue of Unity in Kevadia on Friday.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is visiting India on 8 and 9 October. His visit to India takes place at a time when the global order is in a flux and India’s foreign policy is in a churn triggered by President Trump’s unilateralism.
The return of the Piprahwa jewels to India is not merely an instance of repatriation ~ it is a quiet but momentous shift in the global understanding of cultural responsibility.
In a written response to a question raised by Trinamul Congress MP Ritabrata Banerjee the ministry of culture has confirmed that there is no statue of Kobiguru Rabindranath Tagore at the Jallianwala Bagh memorial, and, more disappointingly, that there is no plan to install one either.
Emma Raducanu’s struggles against World No. 1 Iga Swiatek continued on the red clay of Roland Garros as the British number two was handed a resounding 6-1, 6-2 defeat in their second-round encounter on Wednesday.
