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Out of Lhasa: The last surviving fighters of the Chushi Gangdruk look back at battles won and lostSubscriber Only

March 12, 2024 20:18 IST

Sixty years ago, a Tibetan guerrilla outfit enlisted the CIA’s help to fight the Chinese. The last surviving fighters of the Chushi Gangdruk look back at battles won and lost. The history of Tibet’s struggle for independence is intertwined with the operations of the guerrilla outfit.

Women’s Day special: The forgotten revolutionaries of BengalSubscriber Only

March 6, 2024 23:01 IST

Originally published on March 4 2020: While discourse surrounding the freedom struggle has not entirely discounted the role of women, it has certainly not given enough recognition to the women in proportion to their integral roles in the war against the British. Here is an introduction to some of them.

In fact: How govts pledged gold to pull economy back from the brinkSubscriber Only

February 3, 2024 19:47 IST

In July 1991, the RBI pledged 46.91 tonnes of gold with the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan to raise $400 million but the government was quick to repurchase it months later as the situation improved.

From the archives | LK Advani on 20th anniversary of Ayodhya yatra: ‘Had I known how it would end, I’d have never gone to Ayodhya, but I’d still have gone to Pakistan’Subscriber Only

February 4, 2024 08:34 IST

Originally published on September 19 2010 | "That yatra may have impressed some, won me supporters, and made my opponents angrier. But I recall that as a time of major education for me," Advani said in an exclusive interview with The Indian Express

Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination as art: The many shades of deathSubscriber Only

January 30, 2024 17:22 IST

High art produced by academic painters are known to have created several visual representations of Gandhi’s assassination.

Towards a less-cash, less-paper economy: RBI’s push for ATMs, electronic transfersSubscriber Only

April 1, 2024 18:33 IST

Originally published on November 23, 2016: RBI’s Payments and Settlements System Vision 2018 now aims to ensure that a variety of electronic payments are cost-effective for both users and service providers.

The evolution of stock markets — the demutualisation storySubscriber Only

January 13, 2024 23:30 IST

Originally published on December 17 2015: The Atal Bihari Vajpayee government came in for strong attack in Parliament, and agreed to a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the stock market scam.

What made it tougher for the regulator was the stance adopted by many of these companies: they continued to raise money, arguing that their schemes were not collective investment schemes.

From Anubhav to Saradha: The lessons we learn from ponzi schemesSubscriber Only

January 4, 2024 15:32 IST

This article was originally published on September 29, 2015: A series of ponzi schemes, many of which were linked to plantation schemes, including teak plantations, promised investors very attractive returns. How did they work? What was the government's response?

The life and legacy of Mirza Ghalib, a poet for all timesSubscriber Only

December 27, 2023 14:34 IST

Living in Delhi, Ghalib saw madness and mayhem descend upon the streets of his beloved city and witnessed the siege and slaughter of an entire way of life.

The untold story of Srinivasa Ramanujan, the man who knew infinitySubscriber Only

December 22, 2023 21:58 IST

Unlike mathematicians in the West who were trained to systematically prove each of their theorems, with extensive workings, Srinivasa Ramanujan was a man of intuition.

When Vajpayee vetoed Jaswant Singh on joining US war after 9/11Subscriber Only

December 13, 2023 13:05 IST

After services chiefs said no to India joining Enduring Freedom, Atal Bihari Vajpayee said ‘isko thoda sochna padega’, writes Admiral Sushil Kumar who was Navy chief then.

From Mizoram, a ‘magical’ voice that plays cupid on WhatsappSubscriber Only

November 4, 2023 22:39 IST

How a Mizo crooner has an unusual side job: she’s a self-styled Whatsapp “artiste” whose voice notes are connecting young lovers across the hilly state

Prayers and pollution — the two Ps of the PujaSubscriber Only

October 18, 2023 14:24 IST

In terms of environment and urban governance, the festive season results in dumping hundreds and thousands of statues in the rivers and seas, only to pollute and suffocate them. How are we dealing with this increased pollution in our rivers?

Inside Nithari killer’s mind: ‘Would watch girls come in, even I felt the urge’Subscriber Only

October 16, 2023 13:34 IST

Surinder Koli would often dream of a girl in a flowing white dress, laughing and taunting him. The report says each time he dreamt about her, he would tremble, lose appetite and sleep until he found a victim, and relief.

The Malida platter, and the culinary tradition that defines the Bene Israel JewsSubscriber Only

October 12, 2023 16:32 IST

A compilation of the histories of three main Indian Jewish communities—the Bene Israel, Baghdadi and Cochini— Ori Z. Soltes’ book ‘Growing up Jewish in India’, published by Niyogi books is a well-researched text with contributions from three other authors who help construct the story from various perspectives. But what really stands out in the book, […]

MS Swaminathan: The man who transformed India from a ‘basket case’ to foodgrain self-sufficiencySubscriber Only

September 28, 2023 14:09 IST

From the Express Archives, an article from 2015 that takes a look back at the transformative years when Swaminathan's groundbreaking work led India from being a 'basket case' to achieving food grain self-sufficiency. Discover the strategies behind the Green Revolution, Swaminathan's crucial role in introducing new genetic strains, and his persistent efforts in enhancing fertilizer response in both wheat and rice cultivars.

‘Got a Pepsi?’: How this 90s ad featuring Aamir Khan sold a dreamSubscriber Only

September 6, 2023 12:52 IST

It was 1993 and the Indian economy was two years into liberalisation. Cable television had entered our lives, thanks to the Gulf War in 1990, and then had decided to stay put. People had more channels to surf than ever before.

Named after British-era meat market, how Mutton Street became Mumbai’s ‘chor bazaar’Subscriber Only

September 5, 2023 13:04 IST

Mutton Street houses the most popular section of the chor bazaar — it stretches onto the lanes parallel to the Mutton Street that deals with hardware, antiques and furniture.

When Cadbury brought out the inner child in usSubscriber Only

August 30, 2023 21:52 IST

As far as adults went, chocolate had a slight romantic connotation at best (it was something you gave along with flowers to your date), but it was not seen as something that could be enjoyed by anyone at any time. And definitely not adults. Cadbury changed that.

The maltreatment of the scientific principle in PakistanSubscriber Only

August 27, 2023 13:53 IST

The gap of learning between India and Pakistan is significant because it goes beyond the argument of population ratios.

Why Ambedkar saw J&K’s special status as detrimental to national unitySubscriber Only

August 26, 2023 21:59 IST

As chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee, Ambedkar had a meticulous approach towards making India a just society and strengthening national integrity and sovereignty. Babasaheb was reluctant to accept Nehru’s advocacy for special status to J&K.

Making of the Mahatma: How Gandhi became a US news star in the 1930sSubscriber Only

August 25, 2023 10:44 IST

Gandhi's ideas of a freedom struggle appeared unfamiliar and exotic to Americans -- fascinating to some and threatening to others.

The story of shunya: How Indian mathematicians defined zero as a conceptSubscriber Only

August 23, 2023 22:48 IST

Zero remained unknown to Europe for another 400 years, until the Moors conquered Spain and brought zero with them.

Will go after other targets if no peace, says Trump as US strikes 3 nuclear sites in Iran

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President Donald Trump said that the United States military had struck three nuclear-related facilities in Iran, marking a dramatic escalation in the ongoing conflict and a direct American role in efforts to dismantle Tehran’s infrastructure. The strikes represent the most significant direct US military action against Iranian territory in years and come amid rising regional tensions.

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