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Chhattisgarh Assembly Monsoon Session Begins; Congress Raises Ram Temple Offering Theft Issue, Eight Bills to Be Tabled
Chhattisgarh Assembly Monsoon Session Begins; Congress Raises Ram Temple Offering Theft Issue, Eight Bills to Be Tabled
The session, which will continue until July 17 with five sittings, opened with members paying tributes to Padma Vibhushan awardee and celebrated Pandavani exponent Teejan Bai in recognition of her contribution to India's folk art and cultural heritage.
Ambika Mishra | today
Navigating India's Linguistic Dilemma: Bridging Roots and Progress
Nearly eight decades after independence, India faces a profound linguistic irony: Hindi holds a celebrated constitutional status, yet English remains the dominant language of governance, law, higher education, medicine, and scientific research. This creates a striking duality where official seminars praise Hindi, while institutional frameworks rely heavily on a foreign tongue.
Prof Dev Prakash’s Mishra | today
Revisiting Religious History In India: Temples, Myths, and the Politics of Memory
The contemporary struggle over religious monuments in India cannot be understood without revisiting the deeper historical questions that underlie it: the nature of “Hinduism” in the past, the evolution of temple architecture, the role of Buddhism under state patronage, and the present-day politicisation of Islamic-period monuments. Taken together, these questions reveal not only a contested past but also a deliberate project of mythmaking in the present, designed to forge a unified religious-national identity by cultivating hostility toward Muslims.
R C Ganjoo | today
UPSC Opens Direct Recruitment Drive for Multiple Central Government Posts; Applications Till July 31
According to an official notification issued on Saturday, the Commission has released Advertisement No. 08/2026, detailing vacancies, eligibility criteria, educational qualifications, age limits and selection procedures for the advertised posts. The notification has been uploaded on the UPSC's official website, and the online application process commenced on July 11.
EW•NN | today
Navy Commissions Indigenous Stealth Frigate INS Mahendragiri, Strengthening India's Blue-Water Maritime Strategy
India on Saturday significantly enhanced its maritime combat capability with the commissioning of the indigenously built stealth frigate INS Mahendragiri, the sixth warship under the Project 17A programme, as the government underlined that military preparedness now requires a blend of advanced technologies and robust conventional capabilities.
EW•NN | today
Navigating India's Linguistic Dilemma: Bridging Roots and Progress
Nearly eight decades after independence, India faces a profound linguistic irony: Hindi holds a celebrated constitutional status, yet English remains the dominant language of governance, law, higher education, medicine, and scientific research. This creates a striking duality where official seminars praise Hindi, while institutional frameworks rely heavily on a foreign tongue.
Prof Dev Prakash’s Mishra | 1 day, 21 hours ago
Revisiting Religious History In India: Temples, Myths, and the Politics of Memory
The contemporary struggle over religious monuments in India cannot be understood without revisiting the deeper historical questions that underlie it: the nature of “Hinduism” in the past, the evolution of temple architecture, the role of Buddhism under state patronage, and the present-day politicisation of Islamic-period monuments. Taken together, these questions reveal not only a contested past but also a deliberate project of mythmaking in the present, designed to forge a unified religious-national identity by cultivating hostility toward Muslims.
R C Ganjoo | 2 days, 2 hours ago
UPSC Opens Direct Recruitment Drive for Multiple Central Government Posts; Applications Till July 31
According to an official notification issued on Saturday, the Commission has released Advertisement No. 08/2026, detailing vacancies, eligibility criteria, educational qualifications, age limits and selection procedures for the advertised posts. The notification has been uploaded on the UPSC's official website, and the online application process commenced on July 11.
EW•NN | 2 days, 2 hours ago
Navy Commissions Indigenous Stealth Frigate INS Mahendragiri, Strengthening India's Blue-Water Maritime Strategy
India on Saturday significantly enhanced its maritime combat capability with the commissioning of the indigenously built stealth frigate INS Mahendragiri, the sixth warship under the Project 17A programme, as the government underlined that military preparedness now requires a blend of advanced technologies and robust conventional capabilities.
EW•NN | 2 days, 2 hours ago
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