Bhupen Hazarika at 100: why his legacy matters beyond music
The centenary is a window into Assam’s cultural history, the Brahmaputra imagination and the role of art in connecting the Northeast with the rest of India.
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Kailash Mansarovar is a pilgrimage shaped by geography — and India-China ties
The sacred journey crosses extreme high-altitude terrain in Tibet, while access for Indian pilgrims has repeatedly depended on bilateral relations.
The National Film Awards are moving beyond Delhi — and widening their cultural map
The 72nd National Film Awards will be presented at Ekta Nagar as the government begins taking the ceremony to different parts of the country.
DGFT has opened Certificate of Origin systems to business software. Why that matters for trade
The Open API can reduce duplicate data entry for exporters and is a useful case study in digital public administration and trade facilitation.
Poshan Maah 2026 shifts attention to community ownership of Anganwadis
The ninth Rashtriya Poshan Maah is scheduled to begin on September 9 with a governance theme that goes beyond nutrition delivery alone.
Iran rejects new US sanctions as mediators focus on reopening the Strait of Hormuz
The six-month conflict has pushed diplomacy toward one of the world’s most important oil transit routes, where shipping remains well below normal.
Japan spent a record $96.5 billion in a month to support the yen
Finance Ministry data shows the scale of Tokyo’s intervention as the currency struggled near four-decade lows.
India has put its first imaging satellite into geosynchronous orbit
EOS-05 is designed to watch large areas for longer, changing how India can monitor weather, disasters, agriculture and the ground below.
NSE is closer to an IPO after years under the shadow of co-location cases
The exchange that sits at the centre of Indian markets has spent years trying to list itself. A Supreme Court development removes another major regulatory obstacle.
More than 100 companies call for a defensive surge against AI-driven cyberattacks
OpenAI, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and others warned that AI-enabled hacking could become far more widespread in the coming months.
Alia Bhatt and Sharvari’s ‘Alpha’ arrives on Netflix
The YRF Spy Universe film began streaming on August 28, nearly two months after its theatrical release.
‘Toxic’ crosses ₹190 crore worldwide after its second day
The Yash-starrer opened strongly but saw a sharp second-day drop, according to entertainment trade coverage.