The massive combing operation by the Forest department to trace WS-43, the tiger on the prowl in Cheeral area under the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, on Thursday proved futile. The department had mobilised 100 forest personnel from the sanctuary, a rapid response team, and two territorial forest divisions for the operation, and they searched the fringes of the forest and nearby …
Home Minister Amit Shah’s call to rewrite history isn’t surprising. That Mr. Shah added that the rewriting should be from an “Indian perspective” was also politically astute, aimed as it was at creating the impression that the BJP’s world view alone qualifies as “Indian”. Koshambi blazed the trail in the 1950s — becoming part of India’s official history in the …