The Dharmashastras, among which Manusmriti remains preeminent, clearly distinguishes between Shudras and the twice-born castes ...

Annihilation of Caste' was not merely a critique but a blueprint for a revolution of the mind and society. The undelivered address by Dr B.R. Ambedkar in 1936 was considered so controversial that the ...

The socio-political differences between India’s north and south may have reduced with decades of assimilation but Hindu ...

But British Airways is aiming to fix this familiar headache with new boarding rules, designed to streamline the process. Back in 2017, BA introduced a system that divided passengers into not one ...

The British sought to govern India through a systematic understanding of its population, and the caste system became a convenient lens for classification. It was also primarily a tool to divide ...

The primary sources of this fear include India’s Agni missile equipped with MIRV technology, the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile, the Russian-supplied S-400 air defense system, and the ...

Private sector expenditure in overall investments in India's economy dipped to a decadal low What will it take for India's private companies to begin investing in building new factories and firms?

citing practices in countries like India and Brazil, where voter identification is linked to biometric databases, signed an executive order on Tuesday to overhaul the US election system.

India’s financial system has shown resilience against the pandemic and evolved significantly since 2017, according to the IMF. Non-Banking Financial Institutions and market financing have ...

India’s financial system has become more resilient and diverse, supported by rapid economic growth and robust policy frameworks, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Financial Sector ...

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