Rewind

Built in 1806 by Diwan Mir Alam with funds from the Mysore war, Hyderabad’s Mir Alam Tank stands as a blend of engineering brilliance, political history, and architectural marvel

Hyderabad film journey began around 125 years ago, paralleling Bombay and Madras, while producing stars and pioneers

The 25th anniversary of England’s Kew Millennium Seed Bank gives us the opportunity to see how humanity future proofs the planet — from agriculture to culture

A series of child deaths linked to contaminated cough syrup has exposed deep cracks in India’s drug regulation and manufacturing oversight

Dalit literature faces a new threat — biased algorithms, poor digitisation, and academic neglect are pushing this powerful movement rooted in resistance and equality to the margins again

From building railroads in the 19th century to running Silicon Valley today, immigrants power America, but the H-1B visa fee hike may choke its economy

While Andhra Pradesh’s irrigation projects are celebrated as ‘Sujala Sravanthi’, Telangana’s lift schemes face scepticism — exposing the asymmetry in media narratives and political discourse

Modi’s China visit revives talk of RIC, signalling a new phase in India’s strategic balancing, but the question remains — is it a troika of convenience or a pillar of multipolarity

India’s Constitution prevents imposition of any language; freedom of speech must include the right to speak one’s language — or refuse another

India’s new Online Gaming Act bans real-money games, raising concerns about jobs, revenue, and digital growth

From snow leopards in Ladakh to mangrove in Sundarbans, India’s wildlife photographers are frontline storytellers of conservation

John Milton’s ‘Areopagitica’, published 380 years ago, was one of the first defences of free speech and quest for truth — its arguments remain valid even today

Beyond Russian oil, US tariffs on India reveal a deeper strategic rift between Washington and New Delhi in a changing world order

While civil society fiercely criticised Kalaeshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, its silence on Banakacherla project is troubling

A strategic blueprint to build India’s consulting champions — through fairer procurement rules and structural support — to take on global giants

Leopold, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus are more than bullet-riddled memories — they are living, breathing chapters of Mumbai’s story

As Europe rethinks its security, China stakes a global claim, and the US turns unpredictable, the cinders of the post–World War II order smoulder. What will crystallise remains unclear, but the birth pangs of a new global order are already visible

Israel’s precision strikes against Iran’s military and nuclear elite are redrawing global red lines — setting new benchmarks in counter-terror operations and offering strategic lessons for India

We read Mein Kampf in its hundredth anniversary year with the wisdom of hindsight but also horror-struck at the Israeli state’s own actions now, fully aware of the nightmare reality Hitler’s vision spread across 700 pages produced

From militant operation Herof 2.0 to women-led civil resistance, Balochistan is at the epicentre of a deepening internal crisis even as Pakistan fights its own battle

Vishwash Ramesh, the sole survivor of the Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad, joins the few in aviation history who defied death and lived to tell their tale

The International Booker Prize’s practice of sharing credit and prize money equally between author and translator is commendable, especially when translators are ignored in publishing rights, award credits, book reviews, and promotions

The Bandung Conference, held in 1955 and which brought together leaders from 29 Asian and African nations, remains a powerful symbol of unity, non-alignment and the collective voice of the Global South

International Monetary Fund’s $1 billion aid to Pakistan raises a pertinent question: Is the IMF truly committed to its mission of ‘discouraging policies that would harm prosperity’