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how a Company conquered a nation

India, Oct. 18 -- In April 1608, when a ship named Hector, belonging to the British East India Company, arrived on the shores of Surat, no one foresaw how some of the merchants on board would go on to... Read More


'We Asians are proud of our ghosts'

India, Oct. 18 -- 1How did your new novel, The Midnight Timetable, come about? There are bits and pieces from all over the place. The title of it came from a small bus station near where I live. I liv... Read More


India must engage with the Taliban, but do it cautiously

India, Oct. 18 -- The photograph of the Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi sitting under an old portrait of the Bamiyan Buddhas at the Afghanistan Embassy in Delhi - an iconic heritage site hi... Read More


Last chapter in Maoist story

India, Oct. 18 -- The Centre has set March 31, 2026, as the deadline to eliminate the Maoist movement. But the armed political insurgency that dates back to the late 1960s and presently, centred mainl... Read More


How great institutions power great nations

India, Oct. 18 -- Behind many of India's most remarkable achievements lies a common force: High-quality institutions that empower generations to build paths that once seemed impossible. From designing... Read More


Lessons in etiquette for Indian politicians

India, Oct. 18 -- Kerala's longest-serving chief minister (CM), EK Nayanar, had once said that rape in the US was as frequent as drinking a cup of tea. The statement created uproar, but it was no surp... Read More


Ambulance overturns near Sitapur, 4 dead

LUCKNOW, Oct. 18 -- Four people, including a couple, were killed and two others injured when a speeding ambulance overturned after a tyre-burst on the Delhi-Lucknow highway within Sitapur's Ataria pol... Read More


Rajnath, Yogi to flag off first batch of Lko-made BrahMos today

Lucknow, Oct. 18 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh and chief minister Yogi Adityanath will flag off the first batch of BrahMos missiles manufactured at the BrahMos Aerospace unit in Lucknow's Sarojini... Read More


sc cracks down on digital arrest fraud

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of the growing menace of "digital arrest" scams - a sophisticated form of cyber fraud in which criminals impersonate law en... Read More


Traffic at sixes & sevens in run-up to Diwali

LUCKNOW, Oct. 18 -- The state capital is facing challenges in terms of an efficient traffic management strategy. Major market areas and their connecting roads are experiencing extreme congestion, with... Read More