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Shivaji was religious, and from all accounts seems to have been proud of being a Hindu. He awarded large gifts to temples as well as priests. However, his pride in his religion does not seem have been grounded in hatred for other religions. Even in those medieval times, his faith seems pragmatic, if not outrightly … Read more

This image collage shows the location of the ChaSTE instrument onboard the Vikram lander. The lander was photographed by the Pragyan rover. | Photo Credit: ISRO As the Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the moon on August 23, 2023, a thermal probe tucked snugly in its panels, slowly worked itself free and stretched … Read more

Rapidly reducing aerosol emissions, which are part of air pollution, without concurrently reducing greenhouse gas emissions could expose a large fraction of the world’s most vulnerable people to a sudden acceleration of warming and extreme heat in highly polluted regions like India. Researchers warned as much in a study published in November 2024 in Geophysical … Read more

Saigon, April 2: Virtually all northern and central areas of South Vietnam were in National Liberation Front hands to-day after the latest in a week of stunning Government reverses. After military sources reported the loss of Nha Trang and Tuy Hoa and the apparent abandonment of Cam Ranh and Da Lat, the country’s entire central … Read more

Bombay, April 2: A largely attended meeting was held at Marwari Vidyalaya Hall. Mr. S. R. Bomarji, presided. The principal speaker was Mr. M. R. Jayakar, local Swarajist leader. Speeches were made strongly condemning the Government’s lack of sympathy in fostering Indian artistic talent and art treasures. Sir Edwin Lutyens, Consulting Architect for new Delhi … Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One in West Palm Beach, Florida on March 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Under the ‘Fair and Reciprocal Plan,’ the Donald Trump administration is countering “non-reciprocal trading arrangements with trading partners by determining the equivalent of a reciprocal tariff with respect to each foreign trading partner”. The … Read more

Ever since the Union government began discussing the delimitation exercise, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has made it clear that he supports the process, unlike his southern counterparts, led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. Supporting the NDA government’s move, Mr. Naidu — who had earlier promoted family planning and spoken about … Read more

Flouting directives That certain governments in north India have devised their own system of instant justice is shocking. It is obvious that it has never struck these overzealous governments that such acts are arbitrary and extra-judicial. Detailed norms have been issued by the courts on such demolitions. It remains to be seen whether such power-drunk … Read more

On March 7, 2025, Donald Trump announced that he had sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, seeking to negotiate a deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme. “We can’t let them have a nuclear weapon,” the U.S. President told reporters in the Oval Office. A week later, on March 15, the U.S. launched … Read more

Followers of the Indian Premier League will identify Vikram Solanki as the Director of Cricket with Gujarat Titans, the champions on debut in 2022. The Udaipur-born Solanki, who celebrated his 49th birthday on Tuesday, played 51 ODIs and three T20Is for England between 2000 and 2007 with modest returns, but he will go down in history books as … Read more