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Court and the Governor The top court of the land may have shown a streak or two of judicial activism in the matter of its judgment on pending Bills. The top court should have restrained itself from going thus far and should have confined itself to take a call on gubernatorial functions. The real issue … Read more
A view of GIFT City in Gandhinagar. Foreign universities in GIFT City could function under a unique regulatory framework that is independent of the UGC Regulations. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI India’s ambition to globalise its higher education system has evolved beyond policy frameworks to various strategic initiatives. One major example is the setting up … Read more
‘The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has opened a core security crisis for the Chinese’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Over the past two years, China’s foreign policy has been consistent in the manner of largely supporting the Arab positions over Gaza, which included hosting Hamas in Beijing, amongst other Palestinian entities, to … Read more
‘Much of the chaos in today’s world arises not because we forget history but because we seek to relive or reverse it’ | Photo Credit: The Hindu In March 2025, a wave of textbook revisions such as omitting or vilifying figures like Babur and Aurangzeb while glorifying select native rulers, coincided with rising public anger … Read more
Over 400 residents from the Sheva Koliwada village demanding justice from the State and Central governments, which had promised rehabilitation over 40 years ago after acquiring their lands for a township project | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Over 400 residents from the Sheva Koliwada village in Uran taluka of Maharashtra’s Raigad district sat in protest … Read more
Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. The shortlist of the International Booker Prize 2025 was announced last week; Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp (And Other Stories), a collection of 12 short stories written between 1990 and 2023 about the everyday lives of Muslim women, and translated by Deepa Bhasthi, is among the six books on the … Read more
Enhancing memory capacity, strengthening problem-solving abilities, improving multitasking capabilities, and even helping delay cognitive decline in later years. This is merely scratching the surface — the cognitive advantages of multilingualism are vast and far-reaching. These benefits are particularly relevant in India, where languages define geographic state boundaries, making multilingualism a lived reality. With two official … Read more
Modern medicine, as we practice it today, began with trial and error, and has evolved over time. Central to this process is the quality of research, which drives evidence generation. It is evidence—not just logic and gut feeling—that we rely on. Naturally, learning the art of research, to generate and understand emerging evidence, is paramount … Read more
New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrests Tahawwur Hussain Rana, the key conspirator in the deadly 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, immediately after his arrival at IGIA , following his successful extradition from the United States, in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI Tahawwur Hussain Rana and David Coleman … Read more
