ThePrint @theprintindia Channel on Telegram

ThePrint

05 Feb, 14:34

Opinion: 'Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi emphasised the need to avoid mutual suspicion, alienation, and depletion. Notably, these differ in emphasis from the mutuals laid down by Indian EAM S Jaishankar as the basis of improved India-China relations: respect, sensitivity, and interest.'

Sidharth Raimedhi, fellow at Council for Strategic and Defense Research (CSDR), a New-Delhi-based Think Tank, writes

Read more

406

ThePrint

05 Feb, 13:03

KPR Mill’s in-house academic initiative, named the Women’s Employment Education Division, has drawn women from across India—Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh to Jharkhand.

Read more

523

ThePrint

05 Feb, 11:36

According to Tracxn’s Karnataka Tech Annual Report 2024, the start-up hub, raised $3.7 billion, registering a 24 percent decline in funds raised by seed, early and late-stage start-ups from 2023, when it raised $4.9 billion. It was also a staggering 68 percent fall in funding compared to the $11.7 billion raised in 2022.

Sharan Poovanna reports for ThePrint

Read here

572

ThePrint

05 Feb, 10:02

Opinion: 'The only possible alternative—which is easier said than done—is to strengthen institutional capacities, whether in NITI Aayog, the National Security Advisory Board, or the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister.'

Sanjeev Chopra, former IAS officer, writes

Read complete column

605

ThePrint

05 Feb, 08:35

The Centre is yet to pay Rs 1,652.45 crore to Tamil Nadu and Rs 1,214.85 crore to Uttar Pradesh for wages for MGNREGS workers.

Read more

601

ThePrint

05 Feb, 07:00

Currently, National Cancer Registry Programme includes two population-based cancer registries for rural populations (PBCRs)—Barshi and Nagpur rural.

Know more

669

ThePrint

05 Feb, 05:35

Experts say that while significant steps have been taken for establishment of advanced cancer centers, little has been done to extend the reach of these facilities to underserved areas.

Read here

685

ThePrint

05 Feb, 04:05

Opinion: 'A state-level UCC raises big constitutional questions. Article 44 calls for a UCC “throughout the territory of India,” implying it should be national, not piecemeal. The SC, too, has always urged Parliament—not states—to enact it.'

Mohammad Nasir, author and assistant professor & Maimuna Siddiqui, student at AMU, write

737

ThePrint

05 Feb, 02:33

'The future of Goa can no longer lie in the endless parcelling of its paradise, but in reimagining what makes a place truly valuable.'

Karanjeet Kaur, a journalist, former editor of Arré, and a partner at TWO Design writes in her series #GoaLife

Read complete column

747

ThePrint

04 Feb, 19:10

Know your candidate: All India Mahila Congress president Alka Lamba is in the fray in Kalkaji. She is up against Delhi CM Atishi of AAP and BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri. In 2020, Lamba rejoined INC after quitting AAP

#PollsWithThePrint

792

ThePrint

04 Feb, 14:31

A new study has found that the Moon has some geological features that formed less than 300 million years ago, which is quite young in geological years. Watch ThePrint #Scientifix with Akanksha Mishra to know about this and more.

879

ThePrint

04 Feb, 14:26

With Delhi a vote away from electing a new govt, AAP, INC and BJP have made a flurry of poll promises— from financial support for women, stipends for students, and better healthcare. Swipe to know who promised what

Carousel: Sonika Kumar

#PollsWithThePrint

#delhi #delhipolls #bjp #congress #aap #delhipolls2025 #vote #politicalparties

829

ThePrint

04 Feb, 13:02

School rationalisation is not limited to Rajasthan. It is happening in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Odisha, where smaller, low-enrolment schools are being merged with larger ones nearby.

More details

857

ThePrint

04 Feb, 11:35

Decades ago, pioneers like Jiggs Kalra and Sanjeev Kapoor lit the torch, showing how TV and entrepreneurship could turn chefs into stars. But for years, the chef-entrepreneur scene in India felt like a simmer left unattended. Now, a new generation is turning up the heat.

Read here

825

ThePrint

04 Feb, 10:04

Opinion: 'Left liberals claim the RSS is India’s deep state, while Right nationalists accuse the Ford Foundation and George Soros’ Open Society Foundations of attempting to discredit the democratically elected Modi government'

Sanjeev Chopra, former IAS officer, writes

Read complete column

800

ThePrint

04 Feb, 09:20

Arvind Kejriwal, seeking 4th term for Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, was first elected as the Chief Minister in the national capital in 2013. Having secured 61.1% of the total votes polled in New Delhi constituency in 2020, this time Kejriwal is contesting against Sandeep Dikshit of Congress and Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma of BJP.

#KnowYourCandidate | #PollsWithThePrint

773

ThePrint

04 Feb, 08:32

Despite the Jana Sangh and the BJP’s chequered electoral history in the national capital—the BJP last won an election in Delhi in 1993—the upper-middle class and middle-class Hindu culture of Delhi has been highly influenced by the RSS-Arya Samaj combine.

Read more

758

ThePrint

04 Feb, 07:50

Know your candidate: Atishi stepped in as Delhi CM last September after AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's shock resignation. In 2020, she secured 52.28% votes from Kalkaji. This time around she is in the fray against Congress's Alka Lamba and BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri.

#KnowYourCandidate #PollsWithThePrint

768

ThePrint

04 Feb, 07:05

Opinion: 'Since 2016, the govt has tried various fiscal tactics to stimulate growth, from increasing expenditure to introducing welfare schemes. The tax cut is the latest of these measures.'

Suyash Rai, Chair of Research, Centre of Excellence, CEPT University, writes

791

ThePrint

04 Feb, 05:33

Tired of being labelled ‘slow-moving’ and ‘disturbed’, Bodoland is now rewriting its story to claim its place on the map. From setting up space labs in schools to building IT parks and hosting football cups and literature festivals, BTC is now looking to catapult Bodoland into national consciousness.

Read more

861

ThePrint

21 Jan, 18:13

The US government has detained & deported 'enemies of the country' under this 1798 law. Trump vows to bring it back. In episode 1592 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta looks at the Alien Enemies Act & if it applies today

https://youtu.be/TVwnoLw6FwY

248

ThePrint

21 Jan, 14:37

Why don’t South Indians invest in UP? Why did UP de-industrialise? How do you get Indians to be interested in education? These questions are at heart of why India's economy has failed, economist Rathin Roy in #ThePrintUninterrupted with TCA Sharad Raghavan

https://youtu.be/CT0J30Kw3QM

640

ThePrint

21 Jan, 14:20

IIT Madras chief's remarks on gaumutra have drawn flak from many, including political leaders. However, his colleagues & students say that he is a 'balanced' academic with a scientific temper

Read here

733

ThePrint

21 Jan, 13:04

Opinion: 'Both the government and the RBI are currently so focused on their respective targets that they are losing sight of the fact that some flexibility might actually be a good thing.'

TCA Sharad Raghavan, Deputy Editor, writes

Read more

712

ThePrint

21 Jan, 11:36

Opinion: 'Five days from now, on 26 January, Uttarakhand will roll out the Uniform Civil Code for its citizens—the fulfilment of an electoral promise made by the BJP two days before the Assembly elections of 2022.'

Sanjeev Chopra, former IAS officer, writes

Read full column

700

ThePrint

21 Jan, 10:06

Rakhigarhi, one of the largest urban centres of the Harappan civilisation, which flourished between 2600 and 1900 BCE, spans 500 hectares—nearly twice the size of Mohenjodaro. Yet nothing of this scale has been uncovered here. The December 2024 excavation laid bare an intricate and sophisticated water management system. Until now, wells had been found in Mohenjadaro and Harappa.

Read ground report

755

ThePrint

21 Jan, 08:36

Environmentalists and strategy experts say that while his decisions were expected, such moves from US govt will likely derail global sustainability goals.

Soumya Pillai reports for ThePrint

Read more

702

ThePrint

21 Jan, 07:03

Opinion: This particular case is important because, according to my sources in the National Accountability Bureau, Pakistan’s prime anti-corruption agency, it is the only one with evidence of Khan’s involvement in financial mismanagement.'

Ayesha Siddiqa, senior fellow at the Department of War Studies at King’s College, London, writes

724

ThePrint

21 Jan, 05:34

Opinion: 'The bigger issue is that the current state of India-China ties, standoff included, represents a breakdown of the modus vivendi forged between the two sides in the 1980s and 1990s. India and China’s material capabilities and ambitions have changed significantly over the past three decades, but the understanding between them has not kept pace with these.'

Saheb Singh Chadha, senior research analyst at Carnegie India, writes

766

ThePrint

21 Jan, 04:04

From sexual & gut health to paediatrics & daily wellness, health influencers are blending humour & expertise to bust myths, promote literacy — Mrinalini Dhyani reports for ThePrint

Watch here

847

ThePrint

21 Jan, 02:31

Opinion: 'Donald Trump is being sworn in, and there’s a clear reason for his return to power. The American people are reeling from economic issues, which played a significant role in swaying voters. Many felt that the country was economically better under Trump’s previous administration compared to the subsequent years under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. '

Meenakashi Lekhi, BJP leader, lawyer and social activist, writes

884

ThePrint

20 Jan, 14:33

Anil Murty of SIFF argues that like in the feminist space, within ‘meninism’ there are different schools of thought. SIFF, for instance, does not identify with incels, Andrew Tate followers.

Read here

1,196

ThePrint

20 Jan, 13:03

For many of these medical professionals, the widespread misinformation—driven by random Google searches and misleading social media posts—motivated them to turn to social media.

Read here

1,046

ThePrint

20 Jan, 11:32

'By the time a new system is inducted, it is already technologically outdated. Even if the equipment itself is brand new.'

Former Indian Army Chief General M.M. Naravane (Retd) writes

Read complete column

991

ThePrint

20 Jan, 10:03

CRISIL Market Intelligence and Analytics in their 18 December 2024 report said that the ALMM ‘list 2’ could “pose significant challenges” to companies that don’t manufacture their own cells, since they will need to rely on the existing few cell manufacturers for procurement.

Read more

948

ThePrint

20 Jan, 08:35

Opinion: 'India’s path to economic growth need not rest on excessive working hours. National prosperity should be measured not by the hours clocked in, but by factors such as skill application, meaningful employment, and citizens’ happiness.'

Karti P Chidambaram, Sivaganga MP & AICC member, writes

Read complete column

893

ThePrint

20 Jan, 07:07

Opinion: 'Till some time back, the billionaires used only to force non-Western societies and autocracies to change. Now, with the election of Donald Trump, backed by an enthusiastic Elon Musk, we know that regime change operations are not restricted to the third world.'

R Jagannathan, editorial director at Swarajya magazine, writes

Read complete column

954

ThePrint

20 Jan, 05:30

India demonstrated its naval capabilities this month by commissioning a destroyer, a frigate, and a submarine. Watch ThePrint contributing editor Swasti Rao explain how naval advancements will fuel New Delhi's Indian Ocean ambitions, with focus on 5 key areas.

https://youtu.be/TSdPukbBItc

929

ThePrint

20 Jan, 04:04

Machilipatnam was becoming challenging, and the Dutch at Pulicat were already in competition, and the British needed this spot. Little did they realize that this settlement, and the ancient villages that surrounded it, would become an iconic city, the city of Chennai, once known as Madras.

Read this excerpt from Nirmala Lakshman's 'The Tamils: A Portrait of a Community', an Aleph Book Company publication, in ThePrint #PageTurner

1,081

ThePrint

20 Jan, 02:35

In a democracy, the price which you pay for being a citizen of a democracy is eternal vigilance. If you are not prepared to have eternal vigilance, you are unfit to be the citizen of a free democracy: Nani Palkhivala

Read in ThePrint #GreatSpeeches

962

ThePrint

19 Jan, 07:06

The Mumbai Cricket Association has planned a grand celebration commemorating all such iconic moments since the start of the first test match at the stadium on 23 January 1975.

Read more

76

ThePrint

19 Jan, 05:33

Opinion: 'For a name to be widely adopted, the honorific, title, and reference to the historical figure should be kept short and simple—preferably no more than three words.'

Pulkit Athavle, student at the University of Sydney and New South Wales Australia, writes

Read complete column

288

ThePrint

19 Jan, 04:06

There’s a new ‘ism’ in town. Left, Right & Centre are losing to it.

Watch this week's #NationalInterest with ThePrint Editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta

https://youtu.be/iIDT1ffpvn0

387

ThePrint

19 Jan, 02:34

Opinion: 'Zuckerberg’s recent actions and statements have reignited debates on misinformation and content moderation in the digital space. Experts argue that the Community Notes initiative is unlikely to serve as a robust alternative to proactive moderation.'

Yuthika Bhargava writes in ThePrint #NewsmakerOfTheWeek

Read here

471

ThePrint

18 Jan, 14:33

The Gurugram branch is SEP’s latest push to give Indian patissiers world-class training. It’s slated to have its official opening in March, but masterclasses, demos, and hobby workshops are already underway.

Read more

773

ThePrint

18 Jan, 13:03

While most brands flock to the noise of Valentine’s Day or major festivals, BGMI’s advertising agency, Maitri Advertising Works Pvt Ltd took the road less traveled by spotlighting World Introvert Day—2 January.

Read more

809

ThePrint

18 Jan, 11:32

Trump, Giorgia Meloni, Viktor Orban and Marine Le Pen are among the most successful populists. It would be an error to call them Right-wing.

ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta writes in this week's #NationalInterest

Read complete column

770

ThePrint

18 Jan, 10:02

The pro-Ranaut camp insists she nailed the essence of a strong-willed leader with depth and nuance. But her critics find the acting subpar, lacking the gravitas of Gandhi.

Read more

805

ThePrint

18 Jan, 08:35

Watch ThePrint Consulting Editor Swasti Rao discuss the story of a forgotten Indian, among those who constructed the Panama Canal as Trump creates controversy, with Panama's ex-ambassador H.E Alberto Pinzon and Darshan Singh Deol.

#ThePrintUninterrupted

https://youtu.be/m0HV-Ro2qd8?si=hGkUa6XawBPG9BDI

789

ThePrint

18 Jan, 07:05

Opinion: 'It’s easy for a CEO, comfortably perched at the top, to lecture others on how to be on top of the game. But let’s not pin all the blame on them—our society, too, often refuses to confront the reality of privilege. We feel entitled, looking down on the poor while telling them that their kids aren’t studying enough or that they’re not working “hard enough” to “change their circumstances.”'

Amana Begam, columnist, writes

779

ThePrint

18 Jan, 05:49

Next batch of #ThePrintSchoolOfJournalism starts very soon, and seats are filling up fast! If you want to learn from award-winning journalists, don’t wait—apply today—https://school.theprint.in/apply.php

751

ThePrint

18 Jan, 05:35

Opinion: 'The new Tourism Policy 2025-2030 is the first one since Telangana’s formation in 2014. While the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government, during its second term (2018-2023), announced a series of restoration works in Hyderabad (primarily), it seems like the Revanth Reddy-led government wants to shift the focus entirely on the districts and towns, and is also eyeing temple tourism.'

Yunus Lasania, Hyderabad-based journalist, writes

719

ThePrint

18 Jan, 04:01

Opinion: 'Unlike the US, India does not practice revenge killings and extra-constitutional and extra-judicial activities. The US has also sought Yadav’s extradition so that its courts can conduct an independent inquiry, initiate judicial proceedings and take appropriate action. Meanwhile, the Delhi Police has also alleged that he is involved in offences of robbery and kidnapping.'

Seshadri Chari, former editor of Organiser, writes

739

ThePrint

18 Jan, 02:56

Al-Qadir Trust case, involving transfer of land & funds, has led to 14-yr jail sentence for Imran Khan. Watch episode 1590 of #CutTheClutter where Shekhar Gupta looks at what this means for former Pakistan PM.

https://youtu.be/m8_sRYZqgno

749

ThePrint

18 Jan, 02:31

From Sukhoi, Tejas projects to making parts for Airbus, Boeing, Dassault Aviation & Bell, Snehesh Alex Philip tells story of Indian aerospace company Dynamatic Technologies Ltd, that started off making hydraulic pumps for tractors, in ThePrint #DefenceScope:

Watch here

785

ThePrint

17 Jan, 14:33

The Cholas were pioneers of temple politics, dominated the Indian Ocean, made Tamil a global language of power and diplomacy, and shaped some of the most important developments in Hinduism. But their story remains largely absent from India’s historical imagination, overshadowed by myths and Delhi-centric accounts.

Rama Lakshmi, ThePrint Opinion and Ground Reports Editor, writes

1,054

ThePrint

17 Jan, 13:05

As BPSC’s new controller of examination, Rajesh Kumar Singh had planned the 70th Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) Preliminary exam down to the smallest detail. At 11 am, when the exam commenced, he heaved a sigh of relief. There were no leaks or even murmurs of the paper being compromised. But then the phone at BPSC’s control room on Bailey Road in Patna rang. It was 12:12 pm.

Read more

1,027

ThePrint

17 Jan, 11:35

Opinion: 'The SAGAR vision has gained traction through frameworks such as the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) and the Information Fusion Centre for the Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), aiming to tackle regional security issues and counter China’s expanding influence.'

Swasti Rao, Consulting editor, ThePrint and foreign policy expert, writes

948

ThePrint

17 Jan, 10:05

Rising oil prices have the potential to widen India’s current account deficit, adding pressure on the rupee. Retail inflation could see an uptick with the rise in crude oil prices.

Radhika Pandey and Madhur Mehta, NIPFP, write in ThePrint #MacroSutra

Illustration by Manali Ghosh

Read here

934

ThePrint

17 Jan, 08:32

Opinion: 'Sometimes we hand-wave the question of how medieval Indian kings obtained such vast riches. But in the figure of Rajaraja Chola – perhaps the most remarkable ruler of the period – we have some interesting, and counterintuitive, answers.'

Anirudh Kanisetti, author and historian, writes

Read full article

897

ThePrint

04 Jan, 14:39

Colleagues, friends recall his contributions to field of nuclear physics & Pokhran nuclear tests. Rajagopala Chidambaram died Saturday at a hospital in Mumbai at the age of 88.

Read more

538

ThePrint

04 Jan, 13:03

Now Haryana has a drug problem too, and unique ways of fighting it — Watch #ThePrintGroundReport with Sagrika Kissu

https://youtu.be/8CeUS1nAJxU

663

ThePrint

04 Jan, 12:06

Want to be a journalist? Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief of ThePrint, urges aspiring journalists to join #ThePrintSchoolOfJournalism where you will learn hands-on journalism skills from highly experienced editors. Admissions for Batch 3 are now open, apply now: https://tinyurl.com/4huyx6wf.

693

ThePrint

04 Jan, 11:33

On 7 January, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to conduct a key experiment, SpaDeX, showcasing its indigenous in-space docking and undocking technology that will be used for spacecraft rendezvous. It will pave the way for future Indian space missions such as satellite servicing, space station operations, and interplanetary missions.

Read more

674

ThePrint

04 Jan, 10:03

Over the last decade, we have begun to take the stand that even if foreigners do not want to come, we don’t really care. Even Indians are increasingly avoiding our tourist destinations — Watch author & columnist Vir Sanghvi explain in ThePrint #SharpEdge

https://youtu.be/UxvDBtgu04Q

642

ThePrint

04 Jan, 08:34

Opinion: 'Those moving to West Bengal, mostly from Bihar and Jharkhand, are mostly unskilled labourers, filling the vacuum created by local Bengali workers who avoid certain manual work.'

Monideepa Banerjie, senior journalist, writes

Read complete column

673

ThePrint

04 Jan, 07:02

Opinion: 'Concrete strategies and actionable solutions, not mere condemnations, are essential for navigating these challenges. India must re-imagine its defence capabilities and act well in time.'

Swasti Rao, Consulting editor, ThePrint and foreign policy expert, writes

675

ThePrint

04 Jan, 05:33

From US accusing China of hacking to Taliban increasing restrictions on women in Afghanistan, and political crisis in Georgia, Vartika Singh explains the top global developments in ThePrint #World360

Watch more

742

ThePrint

04 Jan, 04:02

Opinion: 'Bajrang Dal, the youth wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), is no stranger to controversy. Its undemocratic tactics and mob behaviour have regularly made headlines. From moral policing young couples on Valentine’s Day to aggressively opposing anything it deems ‘against Indian culture,’ Bajrang Dal’s actions have attracted widespread criticism.'

Amana Begam, columnist, writes

758

ThePrint

04 Jan, 02:33

Opinion: 'The upcoming Delhi elections promise to be a three-way contest between the AAP, BJP, and Congress. Ironically, after Kejriwal’s letter, all three parties now seem to agree that the RSS will play a significant role in shaping the electoral outcome in Delhi.'

Seshadri Chari, former editor of Organiser, writes

790

ThePrint

03 Jan, 14:30

Ever since Ajay Sharma of the Sanatan Raksha Dal ‘found’ a neglected temple in Madanpura, a Muslim-majority area in Varanasi, he has been jumping up and down in joy. The ‘rediscovery’ of what Hindutva leaders are calling Siddheshwar Mahadev Mandir is a major breakthrough in his long-drawn project to uncover lost temples in the city. And he’s just getting started.

Read here

963

ThePrint

03 Jan, 13:02

PM Modi to inaugurate & lay foundation stone of multiple development projects in Delhi, in what is being seen as the launch of BJP's campaign for Delhi polls. In ThePrint #PointOfPolitics, Neelam Pandey explains how BJP is planning to counter AAP

Watch here

985

ThePrint

03 Jan, 11:34

Managing life-threatening bloodstream infections caused by superbugs (bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics) is over 54 percent costlier compared to treating infections that respond to antibiotics, a first-of-its-kind analysis assessing the impact of antimicrobial resistance on cost of therapies in hospitals across India has shown.

Read more

971

ThePrint

03 Jan, 10:04

The National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL)—which consists of the minimum number of tests that must be available at all government-run health facilities—is set to be expanded this year, with the aim of providing testing facilities to patients near their homes.

Read full report

1,037

ThePrint

03 Jan, 08:37

While banks’ profitability is seen to be strong, the rise in the share of term deposits and reliance on certificates of deposit resulted in increase in cost of funds and moderation in the net interest margin in the first half of the current financial year. Going forward, narrowing of the wedge between credit and deposit growth, and the possible easing of the monetary policy, could weigh on the net interest margin of banks in 2025.

Read more

897

ThePrint

03 Jan, 07:02

In October 2023, four Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh embarked on a treacherous journey that took them to India, Russia and beyond. Read this visual report by Bismee Taskin on 'donkey routes' and the human cost of illegal immigration.

Read #ThePrintExclusive report

930

ThePrint

03 Jan, 05:33

Opinion: 'As two nations with large populations, comprising 37 per cent of the world, China and India have to follow a path of development that is not dissimilar. Different political and economic systems mean that their pace is at variance, as is their means. Nevertheless, comprehending each other’s paths is needed, and there is much they can learn from the other. Much of what India can be, is visible in China. Much of what India is, can be learned by China.'

Manjeet Kripalani, Executive Director and co-founder of Gateway House, Mumbai, writes

Read full article

937

ThePrint

03 Jan, 04:03

When entrepreneur Aaryan Singh Kushwah sat in his cab, 'Senior Olympian' Parag Patil had no idea his story would go viral. India needs a structured support system for senior athletes, he says.

Read more

906

ThePrint

03 Jan, 02:34

Opinion: 'It is unlikely anyone can say that the landmark Abdul Rehman vs State of Rajasthan case would have any ramifications in the matter of the recently erected Chhatrapati Shivaji statue on the shores of Pangong Tso in Ladakh. But the 2003 judgment can well travel all the way from the hot Thar Desert to its cold Ladakhi counterpart.'

Manvendra Singh, BJP leader & Editor-in-Chief of Defence & Security Alert, writes

#ThePrintOpinion

Read full column

965

ThePrint

02 Jan, 14:40

Opinion: 'The year 2025 has begun with a renewed promise for Viksit Bharat, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi telling the people of India that the government would work even harder to achieve the objective of a $30 trillion economy by 2047. However, transforming India into a developed nation by the 100th year of Independence would mean many bright spots for the country along the way, well before the target year.'

Nivedita Mookerji, Executive Editor of Business Standard, writes

Read here

1,157

ThePrint

07 Dec, 14:30

'In Punjab, where religion and politics are inseparable, the Akal Takht’s actions this week are a powerful reminder of who holds ultimate authority.'

Chitleen K Sethi writes in ThePrint #NewsmakerOfTheWeek

Read here

566

ThePrint

07 Dec, 13:02

Allu Arjun’s Pushpa swag had the people hooked from the first look, perhaps because it comes packaged in a massy blockbuster that knows how to sell the ‘cool’ factor. Maybe it’s the larger-than-life storytelling. Maybe it’s timing.

Read here

765

ThePrint

07 Dec, 11:31

‘Never seen this sort of radicalism, like I see in Canada. India would be naive to not take the Canadian threat to Punjab seriously’— Author Kushal Mehra tells Ananya Bhardwaj

#ThePrintUninterrupted

https://youtu.be/sVDnDOim4jM

786

ThePrint

07 Dec, 10:02

For Bengal’s filmmakers, Tollywood’s trade union rules are Kafkaesque—arbitrary, punitive, and often nightmarish. They claim 134 films were made in 2023, but this year, it’s down to just 37.

Read here

806

ThePrint

07 Dec, 08:49

'Indian markets’ total capitalisation, closing in on $6 trillion, is way more than the country’s GDP. Ambani, Adani, Birla, Tata, all the billionaires draw their wealth mostly from it. Most of the rest of us 1.42 billion contribute a humble share of the GDP.'

ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta writes in this week's #NationalInterest

Illustration: Soham Sen

https://tinyurl.com/7d63sza8

817

ThePrint

07 Dec, 07:02

More than 30 years ago, killer whales were spotted wearing a single dead salmon as a hat. Now, one was spotted doing the same thing in the same place again. Is the trend back? Sandhya Ramesh explains, in ThePrint #PureScience

https://youtu.be/6N6qhvm_HNw

809

ThePrint

07 Dec, 05:32

Opinion: 'India & Bangladesh are in a media war. Journalists should be watchdogs, not warriors'

Monideepa Banerjie, senior journalist, writes

Read article

819

ThePrint

07 Dec, 04:02

Opinion: 'Is India prepared to take on a prominent role within a global dynamic where geopolitical theatres increasingly influence one another?'

Swasti Rao, geopolitics analyst and author, writes

Read more

849

ThePrint

07 Dec, 02:31

Opinion: 'A religious body like the Akal Takht should be apolitical; aware of the dangers posed by radical elements in the religious order that could take undue advantage of faith.'

Seshadri Chari, former editor of Organiser, writes

Read full column

872

ThePrint

06 Dec, 14:33

The launch of historian Aditya Mukherjee’s book, 'Nehru’s India: Past, Present and Future', saw panelists arrive at the consensus that Nehru's ideals and vision are under threat.

Read here

1,071

ThePrint

06 Dec, 13:04

Why did Draupadi, after suffering abuse at the hand of the Kauravas, & Chanakya, after being insulted by the Nanda king, keep their hair loose

Watch author and columnist Patrick Olivelle explain, in #ThePrintPuranas

https://youtu.be/oGHgprUhDJQ

1,113

ThePrint

06 Dec, 11:32

Opinion: 'As these troubling events unfold, Bangladeshi leadership and society must pause and think: Is this truly the path to a new Bangladesh? The country must look at Pakistan’s trajectory—marked by systemic discrimination, erosion of minority rights, and a fractured society—and make better decisions. A nation’s greatness is not measured by how it treats its majority, but by how it safeguards its minorities.'

Amana Begam, columnist, writes

Read full column

1,049

ThePrint

06 Dec, 10:02

King of Bhutan is on a 2-day trip to India, which comes as Thimphu & New Delhi look to strengthen their energy partnership. Here's what he discussed with PM Modi

Read here

985

ThePrint

06 Dec, 08:33

The government’s fiscal deficit came in at 46.5 percent of the annual target in April-October of the current year. This is only marginally higher than the deficit in the same period of last year. However, challenges persist on the capital expenditure front as the government could spend just 42 percent of its annual target till October.

Read here

997

ThePrint

06 Dec, 07:01

A total of 34 embassies and consulates extended counselling, guidance, and advice to these women, Ministry of External Affairs told Rajya Sabha Thursday.

Read here

989

ThePrint

06 Dec, 05:31

'On World Soil Day, it’s important to remember that soil health drives India’s sustainable agriculture and food security goals.'

Takayuki Hagiwara, UN Food and Agriculture Organization Representative in India, writes

1,029

ThePrint

06 Dec, 04:00

According to data submitted by ministry, Canada (9) and US (7) accounted for 80 percent of the deaths. Of the 58 attacks against Indian students abroad, Russia topped list with 14.

Read more

1,065

ThePrint

06 Dec, 02:30

Opinion: 'This is not a righting of historic wrongs, so let us not be taken in by the grandiose claims: This is a direct assault on India’s history to score points, no matter what the cost to our social fabric.'

Anirudh Kanisetti, author and historian, writes in ThePrint #ThinkingMedieval

1,133

ThePrint

05 Dec, 14:31

At a wedding celebration in a small village in eastern UP’s Gonda district, an all-male audience cheers and whistles as Karishma thrusts her chest and sways her hips to a popular Bhojpuri song: “With that red lipstick, everyone’s heart races when they see you. You’re the queen of the evening, girl.”

Read here

1,264

ThePrint

05 Dec, 13:03

From Ramlalla Virajman to Jain deity Tirthankar Lord Rishabh Dev and Bhagwan Shri Sankatmochan Mahadev Virajman, several deities have been involved in legal suits against masjid or dargah properties across the country.

Read report here

1,276

ThePrint

01 Dec, 14:31

In popular art, scenes from his life, be it the surrender of his sons as hostages to Lord Cornwallis, the final storming of the Srirangapatna fort, his last attack and his body being discovered by Sir David Baird and others became inspirations for wall paintings on displays.

Read this excerpt from Vikram Sampath’s ‘Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore’s Interregnum (1760–1799)’, a Penguin India publication, in ThePrint #PageTurner

531

ThePrint

01 Dec, 13:03

Navjot Sidhu's claim that diet change, herbs helped his wife beat late-stage cancer sparked a debate. Watch oncologists Dr Mandeep Singh Malhotra & Dr Vedant Kabra in discussion with Sumi Sukanya ThePrint #HealthAndYou for more insight:

https://youtu.be/VAUHzxls0Cs

681

ThePrint

01 Dec, 11:30

Unlike the Auroras on Earth, which are caused by charged particles or electrons, Jupiter’s polar spots are caused by a vortex, a tornado, led by interactions between the planet’s magnetic field and its atmosphere.

Akanksha Mishra brings you the top science stories of the week in ThePrint #Scientifix

Read here

708

ThePrint

01 Dec, 10:00

'If you’re a sleep skimper — you rest for seven hours or less — your skin’s disturbed pH balance is giving you a whole new desert of flakiness and dry skin.'

Deepali Bhardwaj, dermatologist, writes in #ThePrintOpinion

Read complete column

756

ThePrint

01 Dec, 08:31

Chitchor provided family entertainment by portraying realities such as a middle-class household’s aspiration to find the best groom for their daughter.

Read here

756

ThePrint

01 Dec, 07:01

Patel, who goes by ‘Kash’, has remained as a part of Trump’s circle of allies, despite the former president’s defeat in the 2020 elections.

Read more

825

ThePrint

01 Dec, 05:30

3 Indians chronicling war in Kyiv through art & aid — Watch Part 2 of ThePrint series from Dr. Swasti Rao recent travels across Ukraine

Watch more

822

ThePrint

01 Dec, 04:02

Opinion: 'You may well ask, what prompted ThePrint to offer its content in Indian languages? Because it’s the logical next step in our relationship with the reader.'

ThePrint Readers' Editor Shailaja Bajpai writes

838

ThePrint

01 Dec, 02:31

'Maharashtra elections verdict sends a clear message—people want prosperity, not 'papaji ki jaagir'', says BJP leader & lawyer Meenakashi Lekhi in this week's column for ThePrint

Watch here

890

ThePrint

30 Nov, 14:30

'Shinde has won the battle for the real Shiv Sena in public court and bettered the undivided Shiv Sena’s 2019 performance. But he seems to have lost the race for the CM’s chair.'

Read more

1,214

ThePrint

30 Nov, 13:01

How high attrition, slow pace of loan recovery affected one of India's largest microfinance lenders Spandana Sphoorty — Watch its MD and CEO Shalabh Saxena in conversation with Krishan Murari, in #ThePrintUninterrupted

1,293

ThePrint

30 Nov, 11:30

Eminent sociologist and anthropologist MN Srinivas didn’t just study Indian society—he cracked it open. He forced India to see caste and social mobility with fresh eyes, working not from an ivory tower but in villages.

On his death anniversary, read #ThePrintProfile by Ashutosh Anil Gudi

1,101

ThePrint

30 Nov, 10:01

ThePrint looks at the copyright conundrum, the Centre’s stance, and how conflicting notifications and various court orders over the past few years have further compounded its complexity.

Read more

1,040

ThePrint

30 Nov, 08:31

'Broken cricket relationships in the Subcontinent aren’t about any disputes over the game, nor Hindu-Muslim issues. It’s about the state of nations, and what goes on between them.'

Shekhar Gupta writes in this week's #NationalInterest

993

ThePrint

30 Nov, 07:01

The rupee has been falling over last few months, but not as sharply as its peers. There are clear signs of RBI intervention, which could eventually hurt our exporters, Economist Radhika Pandey & Deputy Editor TCA Sharad Raghavan discuss in ThePrint #MacroSutra

Watch here

1,095

ThePrint

30 Nov, 05:30

India has attained a GDP of $3.56 trillion in 2023–24 and is the fifth-largest economy in the world. With her 140 crore people, India, which has overtaken China, is the most populous country in the world.

Read more

1,036

ThePrint

30 Nov, 04:01

India's GDP growth in Q2 of this financial year has come in far slower than expected by both RBI & private agencies. What has led to this slowdown and what does it mean for the economy? TCA Sharad Raghavan looks into it in ThePrint #InstantAnalysis

Watch

1,035

ThePrint

30 Nov, 02:30

Opinion: 'It is not as if questions about their relationship were not already up in the air. There is a decade-old history of the aunt once promoting the nephew and then, equally publicly, giving him the snub.'

Monideepa Banerjie, senior journalist, writes

1,056

ThePrint

29 Nov, 15:33

As the Manipur crisis worsens amid fresh instances of unrest & deepening ethnic divide, watch episode 1563 of #CutTheClutter, where Shekhar Gupta & Moushumi Das Gupta explain the situation on ground & growing challenges in the Northeastern state:-

https://youtu.be/V2Iv9v971g0

1,126

ThePrint

29 Nov, 14:31

Opinion: 'India’s history is filled with many kinds of injustices, including the destruction of Hindu holy places and the construction of mosques atop them. These events have left deep scars, and for a nation to move forward, the challenge is to address a few select grievances with care and finality, offering a sense of closure that fosters healing across communities.'

Amana Begam, columnist, writes

Read complete column

1,091

ThePrint

24 Nov, 04:02

'With India’s top businessman—ostensibly so close to the Narendra Modi government—accused of bribing state government officials, the ramifications have reverberated across political, legal, and business worlds, shaking them all. On top of it all, the case has laid bare the inefficiencies in India’s renewable energy market, which is what created the conditions for the alleged bribery scheme in the first place.'

TCA Sharad Raghavan writes in ThePrint #NewsmakerOfTheWeek

Read here

74

ThePrint

24 Nov, 02:32

Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) hospitals in India deliver 60 percent of healthcare services and account for over 90 percent of hospital beds, but face financial and workforce constraints, infrastructure gaps and competition from premium chains and specialised clinics. This was highlighted in a report titled ‘Hospitals for Bharat’ by LoEstro Advisors.

Read here

472

ThePrint

23 Nov, 15:28

Fadnavis & Soren stage stunning comebacks, BJP shakes off Lok Sabha jitters, Yogi proves his worth & another Gandhi in Parliament. In ep 1559 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta lists takeaways from election results in Maharashtra, Jharkhand & bypolls

https://youtu.be/4S0z7acTlQo

727

ThePrint

23 Nov, 14:32

Opinion: 'Persons with disabilities have 10-15 years shorter life expectancies than non-disabled individuals, primarily due to inaccessible healthcare and pervasive inequalities. When compounded with the devastating impact of air pollution, which can reduce the life expectancy in cities like Delhi by up to 12 years, the result is a health crisis that disproportionately affects the disabled community.'

Arman Ali, disability rights activist and executive director at NCPEDP, writes

Read more

763

ThePrint

23 Nov, 13:02

'The damage this time will be deep and longer lasting. Already on day one, the Group lost Rs 2,60,000 crore (2.6 trillion) in market cap. The next day, while some Adani stocks showed signs of recovery in early trading, most closed negatively, with losses on day 2 hitting Rs 35,000 crore'

ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta writes in this week's #NationalInterest

731

ThePrint

23 Nov, 11:35

Admissions Open! Apply now for a seat in Batch 3 of #ThePrintSchoolOfJournalism and learn from top journalists like Sandhya Ramesh. Link here: https://school.theprint.in/apply.php

745

ThePrint

23 Nov, 11:31

In early hours of Friday, police in Bihar’s Siwan and NGO volunteers rescued 12 minor girls who had been working as dancers. They were kept under lock and key, and made to sign 'contracts'.

Read here

670

ThePrint

23 Nov, 10:01

Opinion: 'After 1,000 days of relentless war and the alleged use of the first Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) or a likely variant against Ukraine, Odesa stands as a symbol of resilience and a crucial hub for global maritime trade, particularly ensuring food security for nations in the ‘Global South’.'

Swasti Rao, geopolitics analyst and author, writes

Read here

684

ThePrint

23 Nov, 08:31

The ad was downright outlandish, over-the-top, and maybe just a little bit fun. It was a gamble, no doubt, and the brand likely emptied its pockets to make this happen in the Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi editions of the two biggest dailies.

Read here

701

ThePrint

23 Nov, 07:22

Get ready to shape the future of journalism! Take a sneak peek into #ThePrintSchoolOfJournalism. Admissions open for Batch 3 — apply now: https://tinyurl.com/2uxtty2t

694

ThePrint

23 Nov, 05:39

Admissions for Batch 3 of #ThePrintSchoolOfJournalism are OPEN! Join now and shape the future of journalism. Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/y2yz2xh5

689

ThePrint

23 Nov, 05:31

JC Bose was decades ahead of his time. On his death anniversary, a look at how his groundbreaking work—from radio waves to plant sentience—still shapes research today.

Read #ThePrintProfile

653

ThePrint

23 Nov, 04:03

Opinion: 'While Trump’s team includes ‘China hawks’, the significant question is how pro-India his policies would be. A strong dollar, anti-immigration policies, reduction in H-1B visa, and high tariffs would be detrimental.'

Seshadri Chari, former editor of Organiser, writes

Read here

666

ThePrint

23 Nov, 02:31

Opinion: 'While religious leaders have the right to express their views, employing tactics that involve social exclusion and questioning individuals’ faith based on their political choices should be seen as coercive, divisive, and infringing upon personal freedoms.'

Amana Begam, columnist, writes

Read more

747

ThePrint

23 Nov, 02:01

Maharashtra & Jharkhand election results LIVE: Counting of postal ballots to begin at 8 am

Follow the link for latest updates: https://tinyurl.com/ka24pypu

#ElectionResults #PollsWithThePrint

761

ThePrint

22 Nov, 15:51

A big thank you to AK Bhattacharya for being our guest at #ThePrintSchoolOfJournalism and offering his expert insights on Indian Economy & Business. We hope to welcome him back very soon.

931

ThePrint

22 Nov, 14:32

The academy located in Noida Sector 123 is one among hundreds of unregistered venues that have popped up across Noida and Greater Noida attracting teenagers dreaming to sport the India cap someday. With pay improving in domestic cricket and big money flowing in IPL, the pool of cricketers doing better financially has become big—and it is this pool these academies are promising an entry into. Except they lack storied coaches and basic infrastructure.

Read here

916

ThePrint

22 Nov, 13:10

US indictment against Gautam Adani & others show they might have misled Indian investors and stock exchanges. SEBI has laws in place to tackle these violations & penalties can be severe. Deputy Editor Sharad Raghavan explains in this video for ThePrint

https://youtu.be/Tc9kdWkVHvM

882

ThePrint

22 Nov, 13:02

Opinion: 'The BJP-led government at the Centre boasts a double-engine sarkar in Manipur, but it has done little to reassure the state or the country that Manipur matters.'

Monideepa Banerjie, senior journalist, writes

870

ThePrint

22 Nov, 11:30

As air pollution in most parts of northern India reaches extremely severe levels, choking residents and engulfing cities and towns in toxic smog, respiratory drug Foracort has become the best-selling medicine in India, toppling strong contenders such as antibiotics and antidiabetics.

Read here

828

ThePrint

10 Nov, 04:02

Opinion: 'Child marriages in India dropped from 54.2 per cent in 1992-93 to 23.3 per cent in 2019-21, as per the National Family Health Survey data—West Bengal has held steady at around 41 per cent, bracketing itself with Bihar and Tripura as one of the worst-performing states.'

Monideepa Banerjie, senior journalist, writes

226

ThePrint

10 Nov, 03:31

திபிரிண்டிலிருந்து செய்திகள், பகுப்பாய்வு மற்றும் கருத்து, இப்போது தமிழில்

https://tamil.theprint.in/

297

ThePrint

10 Nov, 02:30

3-point formula for a successful campaign. Trump has it, Modi had it, Rahul still searching.

Watch this week's #NationalInterest with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta

https://youtu.be/V_i5LDuCVes

398

ThePrint

09 Nov, 14:31

Opinion: 'The court directed that the AMU’s minority status be decided again based on the principles in this verdict and also laid down broad parameters based on which fresh assessment would be made to determine the character of AMU. For now, it is a minority institution.'

Apoorva Mandhani writes in ThePrint #NewsmakerOfTheWeek

Read here

833

ThePrint

09 Nov, 13:00

Why PM Modi & Home Minister Amit Shah are raising the issue of infiltration ahead of Jharkhand elections — Watch Shanker Arnimesh explain in ThePrint #PurePolitics

837

ThePrint

09 Nov, 11:31

The duo in question is IPS officer D. Roopa Moudgil, Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Internal Security, and IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri, both of whom have been known as “lady Singhams” for locking horns with the high-and-mighty political class.

Read more

885

ThePrint

09 Nov, 10:02

'The Modi of 2024 was not riding the troika of propositions that won him two majorities and most recently brought Trump back to power. He was merely fighting to keep what was his.'

ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta writes

885

ThePrint

09 Nov, 08:31

Opinion: 'AMU’s Islam is more about politics than piety. As for the fiction of the promotion of education among the minority, not more than 1 per cent of educated Muslims ever attended this institution.'

Ibn Khaldun Bharati, student of Islamic history

Read more

851

ThePrint

09 Nov, 07:50

திபிரிண்ட் உங்கள் செய்தியின் ஆதாரமா? நீங்கள் இப்போது தமிழில் படிக்கலாம்.

https://tamil.theprint.in/

826

ThePrint

09 Nov, 07:02

Opinion: 'Trump’s election was described by Hamas as a “private matter for the Americans,” with hopes for the immediate cessation of “aggression by the fascist government of the Zionist entity.” But don't count on the Republican to end the wars.'

Seshadri Chari, former editor of Organiser, writes

858

ThePrint

09 Nov, 05:31

Opinion: 'When people argue that hijab is a choice but fail to condemn its enforcement by authorities, it exposes a clear hypocrisy. Their concern seems to be with defending specific clothing rather than supporting a woman’s right to choose. ‘Choice’ is just a convenient argument for the moment and not a genuine commitment to principle.'

Amana Begam, columnist, writes

Read more

855

ThePrint

09 Nov, 04:02

Opinion: 'Donald Trump’s idea of stopping the wars involves the US withdrawing from its global leadership role and relying on the power of the dollar to sail through financial turbulence in the present global order.'

Seshadri Chari, former editor of Organiser, writes

Read complete column

913

ThePrint

09 Nov, 02:30

Feeding pigeons in Delhi might soon be banned due to health risks, but for many, it’s a ritual for good karma. A culture vs public health clash ahead?

Read here

1,588

ThePrint

08 Nov, 14:33

In Rajasthan alone, over 13.54 lakh of the state’s 90.98 lakh pensioners have had their pensions abruptly cancelled. Many are marked as “dead” or “out of state” in official databases, despite being very much alive and residing in their home villages.

Read here

1,112

ThePrint

08 Nov, 13:18

நம்பகமான செய்திகள், இப்போது உங்கள் மொழியில். திபிரிண்டை தமிழில் படிக்கவும்.

https://tamil.theprint.in

2,731

ThePrint

08 Nov, 13:01

Maharashtra has headroom to spend, but committed expenditure is expected to rise. In Jharkhand, optimistic revenue projections may limit the state govt’s ability to fulfill the promises.

Economist Radhika Pandey and Rachna Sharma, fellow, NIPFP, write in ThePrint #MacroSutra

Illustration: Wasif Khan

Read

1,175

ThePrint

08 Nov, 11:32

'Bangladesh needs a new Constitution to make sure the head of the State doesn’t become an autocrat again.'

Ahmede Hussain, Bangladeshi writer and journalist, writes

Read complete column

1,184

ThePrint

08 Nov, 10:29

' द प्रिंट'च्या बातम्या, विश्र्लेषणे आणि विशेष लेख आता तुमच्यासाठी आपल्या मराठीमध्ये!

https://marathi.theprint.in/

975

ThePrint

08 Nov, 10:03

'The silver generation has the potential to work with organisations to drive productivity and mentor younger workers. In India, this already happens, with grandparents often taking on child-rearing, teaching, volunteering, and community leadership roles.'

Vibhav Mariwala, Senior Policy Advisor at WisdomCircle, writes

Read here

974

ThePrint

08 Nov, 08:31

Love and loss are central themes in Jaun Elia's work; his verse is intense and raw. But they represent only one facet of a complex, multi-dimensional poet whose life was marked by intellectual rebellion and political activism.

On his death anniversary, read #ThePrintProfile by Debdutta Chakraborty

973

ThePrint

08 Nov, 07:02

Opinion: 'Manipur’s main problems revolve around ethnic and tribal strife over land, land-use, in-migration, and jobs. The All-India Services (IAS, IPS and the Indian Forest Service) were created to bind the country and its people together.'

Shailaja Chandra, retired civil servant and former secretary in the health ministry, writes

Read complete column

834

ThePrint

08 Nov, 05:31

India’s bustling coaching industry, which once thrived primarily around UPSC and other government exams, has found an untapped gold mine in judicial services.

Read more

877

ThePrint

08 Nov, 04:01

Opinion: 'Once upon a time, we would have seen the attack by Khalistan separatists on Hindu temples in Canada as a battle between two rival expatriate Indian-origin groups. But the extremists are clear: not only are they not Indians, they also want to break India up. So what happened in Canada was essentially an attack on people of Indian origin by violent Canadians.'

Vir Sanghvi writes in his column #SharpEdge

Read complete column

894

ThePrint

08 Nov, 02:31

Opinion: 'News channels in the US were as polarised as in India. We saw a CNN versus Fox News contest: While everyone at CNN, barring the Republican panellists, looked as if they had just lost the election, Fox News anchors were laughing all over the place.'

Shailaja Bajpai writes in her column #Telescope for ThePrint

https://tinyurl.com/bdd2bfar

907

ThePrint

07 Nov, 15:01

Admissions for Batch 3 of #ThePrintSchoolOfJournalism are OPEN! Join now and shape the future of journalism. Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/y2yz2xh5

1,047

ThePrint

07 Nov, 14:31

'The India-China border cannot be substantially changed. It should be formalised along the 1959 Claim Line and the McMahon Line through an interim strategic agreement.'

Lt Gen H S Panag PVSM, AVSM (R), former GOC-in-C Northern Command and Central Command, writes

Read complete column

1,090

ThePrint

07 Nov, 13:03

'Hope Trump administration will understand India's concern on Bangladesh and Khalistan activism on American soil'--senior BJP leader & India Foundation President Ram Madhav tells Snehesh Alex Philip

Watch here

1,037

ThePrint

07 Nov, 11:31

The Supreme Court ruling on UP madrasas has split two brothers in Hapur—Yasir's 10th and 12th-grade studies are now valid, but Siddiq’s Kamil degree faces an uncertain future.

Read more

1,063

ThePrint

07 Nov, 10:02

Opinion: 'Focus on what the IAF truly needs, bring private industry into the fold meaningfully, and evaluate cost, delivery timelines, and long-term strategy. Defence procurement should be a focused, forward-looking decision — not a spectacle'

Yusuf T. Unjhawala, adjunct scholar at the Takshashila Institution, writes

Read complete column

1,067

ThePrint

07 Nov, 08:31

Opinion: 'The main issue with Kamala Harris was that she could neither own nor disown Biden’s legacy. Her boss’ high (and consistent) disapproval ratings were significant impediments.'

Vijay Chauthaiwale, in-charge, Foreign Affairs Department, BJP, writes

Read more

1,016

ThePrint

07 Nov, 07:01

Environmentalists say Trump’s victory will be ‘profound blow to global climate justice’, increase climate risk for world’s most vulnerable communities & impact clean energy deals.

Read here

1,077

ThePrint

07 Nov, 05:31

Opinion: 'Expect India-US misalignment under Trump 2.0. Afghanistan, China are key questions'

Monish Tourangbam, director, Kalinga Institute of Indo-Pacific Studies Kalinga Institute of Indo-Pacific Studies, writes

1,077

ThePrint

07 Nov, 02:30

'The ban on mayonnaise seems to be an extension of the food safety department’s recent raids on outlets across Hyderabad. While some penalty for lack of hygiene is essential, the department’s actions in most cases were rather peculiar.'

Yunus Lasania, Hyderabad-based journalist, writes

Read more

279

ThePrint

06 Nov, 18:14

Republican Donald Trump is back as the US president. What does it mean for global politics?

Watch ep1549 of #CutTheClutter, where ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses the key takeaways, who are the 3 happiest & the 3 unhappy capitals.

https://youtu.be/HsGhcBOo2cI

573

ThePrint

06 Nov, 16:21

You may soon be able to import Salman Rushdie's banned book The Satanic Verses, thanks to a court case that saw a real-life 'error 404'.

Read here

715

ThePrint

06 Nov, 14:30

Admissions for Batch 3 of #ThePrintSchoolOfJournalism are OPEN! Join now and shape the future of journalism.
Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/y2yz2xh5

822

ThePrint

06 Nov, 14:30

Opinion: 'With his extended tenure, the army chief, now more powerful than before, may read the tea leaves and negotiate with Imran Khan. Of course, this depends largely on how seriously he perceives the resentment and political challenge facing him. Possibly, Munir will now feel more confident in dealing with both his own army and the PTI.'

Ayesha Siddiqa, senior fellow at the Department of War Studies at King’s College, London, writes

Read complete column

756

ThePrint

06 Nov, 13:06

Opinion: 'Trump's win shows Democrats have lost touch. It's become the party of elite social issues'

Rajesh Rajagopalan, professor of International Politics, JNU, writes

745

ThePrint

06 Nov, 11:30

In June this year, Padmaja Naidu became the first and only centre in the country to establish a genetic biobank facility to preserve the DNA and genetic material of endangered animals like red pandas, snow leopards, and Himalayan tahrs.

Read more

826

ThePrint

06 Nov, 10:03

Opinion: 'The advantage of nuclear power is that it is available 24/7 and has a capacity factor of almost 90 per cent. This means nuclear plants operate close to their maximum output over time, providing consistent and reliable electricity.'

Renuka Sane, managing director at TrustBridge, writes

Read more

833

ThePrint

06 Nov, 08:32

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that children born out of void or voidable marriages cannot be denied registration of their births in the panchayat records, paving the way for further recognition of their rights.

Read here

865

ThePrint

06 Nov, 07:03

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has come out with new rules for the appointment of the director general of police (DGP), a move that virtually frees it from any interference by the Centre in this matter. The state cabinet’s decision, however, has drawn snide reactions from the Opposition.

Read here

897

ThePrint

06 Nov, 05:30

Opinion: 'There is bipartisan support in the US for stronger relations with India. This is driven by strategic competition with China, influential Indian communities abroad, and solid, durable educational and commercial links between the two countries.'

Congress member Amitabh Dubey, writes

885

ThePrint

06 Nov, 04:01

'How Dietary rules give us ‘grammar’ that help understand inner mechanism of a society' — Watch Patrick Olivelle, Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin explain in this video for ThePrint:

885

ThePrint

06 Nov, 03:12

Opinion: 'We listed earlier all the areas of divergence in this US election, the most polarised one in recent memory. There is, however, one area of equally wide convergence, over improving the relationship with India. We are looking at the five important areas where US policy matters for India and how it may vary between Harris and Trump.'

Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta writes

Read here

884

ThePrint

06 Nov, 02:58

Will Harris script history as the first woman to be elected US president, or will Trump return to the White House? Stay tuned for US presidential election 2024 results

LIVE updates: https://bit.ly/40xVU8c

#USElections2024

830

ThePrint

06 Nov, 02:31

'In Aurangzeb’s eyes, Sarmad’s greatest crime was his growing influence among the populace and his closeness to Dara.'

Read this excerpt from Syeda Hameed’s ‘A Drop in the Ocean: The Story of My Life’ a Speaking Tiger publication, in ThePrint #PageTurner

866

ThePrint

05 Nov, 16:38

The race for the White House will be decided in the coming hours as millions of Americans hit the polling booths. Stay tuned to ThePrint for coverage of the US presidential election.

https://theprint.in/tag/2024-us-elections/

1,052

ThePrint

05 Nov, 14:32

While low sugar intake by the mother during the gestational period was enough to lower risks, continued sugar restriction after birth increased the benefits, the study showed.

Know more

1,132

ThePrint

05 Nov, 13:02

'It is time that India’s political leaders realised one thing: If the country wants to defend its northern borders and emerge as a maritime power, it requires a major increase in the defence budget along with further improvements in research and development and production and acquisition systems.'

Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (retd), director of Strategic Studies Programme at Takshashila Institution, writes

1,188

ThePrint

05 Nov, 11:31

Opinion: 'By at least the beginning of the common era, not eating meat at all emerged as the most dharmic dietary restriction. Connected with the ethical principle of ahimsa, vegetarianism emerged in several religions, especially Jainism. It spread to Brahmanism as well.'

Patrick Olivelle, Professor Emeritus of Asian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin, writes in #ThePrintPurana

Read complete column

1,165

ThePrint

05 Nov, 10:02

Opinion: 'If the Modi government truly wants to celebrate the Constitution on 26 November, it should genuinely live by the document’s teachings and values, instead of reducing Constitution Day to yet another well-marketed and well-managed photo-op.'

Sagarika Ghose, MP (Rajya Sabha), All India Trinamool Congress, writes

Read complete column

1,088

ThePrint

02 Nov, 14:35

Chhath Puja symbolizes harmony and brings together people of all ages and backgrounds. Men and women, children and elders join hands to offer prayers, celebrating the Sun God and his consorts for illuminating countless lives

Read this excerpt from Ekisha Singh's 'Chhath: Worshipping the Sun and Celebrating Nature', a Rupa Books Publication, in ThePrint #PageTurner

567

ThePrint

02 Nov, 13:02

According to government officials, citizens aged 70 and above belonging to families already covered under AB PM-JAY will get an additional top-up amount of up to Rs 5 lakh per year for themselves.

More details

718

ThePrint

02 Nov, 11:31

'Thailand street food has some amazing skewers, but along with the grilled pork you’re also getting an extra pinch of urban pollution and whatever is on the chef’s hands after chopping chilies barehanded. Please note, even they don’t wear gloves while handling the meat.'

Triya Gulati writes in #ThePrintPoV

Read more

766

ThePrint

02 Nov, 10:00

Mariupolis 2 has been rightly described as Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravičius’ epitaph. It’s a series of fragmented but powerful footage that he shot when he returned to the war-torn port city in 2022.

Read more

698

ThePrint

02 Nov, 10:00

The Chinese have also done India a favour by underlining that its latter-day pacifist approach to military spending and modernisation was unsustainable.

ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta writes in this week's #NationalInterest

Read here

805

ThePrint

02 Nov, 08:31

Opinion: 'Over 510 flights have been hit by bomb threats in the past couple of weeks. Even if the threats are hoaxes, the fallout for Indian aviation and passengers is all too real.'

Yuthika Bhargava writes in ThePrint #NewsmakerOfTheWeek

Read here

723

ThePrint

02 Nov, 07:00

Yunus govt is emboldening radical forces, attempting to rewrite history, & stifling the press, Khan warns, emphasising the need for free & fair polls to determine Bangladesh’s future.

Read here

739

ThePrint

02 Nov, 05:31

Opinion: 'Debroy was a distinguished economist who maintained the fine balance needed to keep one’s neo-classical roots while also embracing many eclectic paradigms. At heart, he was a proper political economist in the Smithian tradition of the Scottish Enlightenment. He was always concerned not only with what is “correct” based on the calculus of differences but also with what is possible given the constraints of human preferences and what would pass the moral smell test. He never advocated courses of action that might be theoretically sound but would not withstand practical political reality.'

Jaithirth Rao, retired entrepreneur and author, writes

Read here

825

ThePrint

02 Nov, 04:01

Opinion: 'For New Delhi, a USD-free system is not an immediate priority nor an existential necessity to unconditionally support the China-Russia agenda.'

Seshadri Chari, former editor of Organiser, writes

823

ThePrint

02 Nov, 02:30

Opinion: 'Anti-Shia sentiment in Pakistan society runs deep and their history is filled with the persecution and systematic targeting of Shia communities, creating a troubling legacy of intolerance toward Shias. The irony, however, is hard to overlook. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who created Pakistan state with the vision of a unified Muslim homeland, was himself born into a Khoja Shia Muslim family.'

Amana Begam, columnist, writes

Read here

876

ThePrint

01 Nov, 15:17

Beyond crackers & construction, Delhi pollution causes include stubble burning, winter winds from Thar & temperature that trap PM2.5 in air.

Soumya Pillai reports

Graphic: Wasif Khan and Sohan Dey

Photos: Manisha Mondal

#ThePrintGroundReport

https://theprint.in/ground-reports/delhi-aqi-air-pollution-delhi-cant-breathe-easy/2337746/

1,000

ThePrint

01 Nov, 14:31

Sanjiv Khanna’s appointment as India’s 51st Chief Justice of India will see a judge from the Delhi High Court take over the highest post in the Indian judiciary after nearly two decades. The last judge from this high court (HC) who made it to the CJI’s post was Justice Y. K. Sabharwal, who demitted office in 2006.

Read here

966

ThePrint

01 Nov, 13:02

Opinion: 'The United States will soon have a new president, with the outcome likely determined by a close race in the swing states. A Democrat administration under Kamala Harris would largely continue Joe Biden-era policies, but Donald Trump’s return wouldn’t drastically shift the nation’s course either.'

Swasti Rao, associate fellow, Europe & Eurasia Center, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, writes

Read full article here

965

ThePrint

01 Nov, 11:30

Beyond crackers & construction, Delhi pollution causes include stubble burning, winter winds carrying dust from the Thar, & dropping temperature that trap PM2.5 in air.

Read more here

993

ThePrint

01 Nov, 10:00

For India, the IMF has maintained its growth estimate at 7 per cent for 2024-25, followed by 6.5 per cent next year. The slowdown from the 8.2 per cent growth in 2023 is attributed to the exhaustion of the pent-up demand accumulated during the pandemic. The emerging picture from the high-frequency indicators suggest that the growth projection may be optimistics.

Read full report

967

ThePrint

01 Nov, 08:30

Opinion: 'On the face of it, and much like other countries, Iran speaks for peace, stability, and a rules-based international system that can help the region develop. But the reality is different.'

Dr Khinvraj Jangid, associate professor & director, Centre for Israel Studies, OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat, writes

Read here

962

ThePrint

01 Nov, 07:00

Opinion: 'More has happened in the last 10 days to resolve the India-China confrontation in Eastern Ladakh than in the past 4.5 years. But let there be no doubt—any agreement reached will be tactical in nature to maintain border peace.'

Lt Gen H S Panag PVSM, AVSM (R), former GOC-in-C Northern Command and Central Command, writes

1,044

ThePrint

01 Nov, 05:31

'R&AW officers don’t know the difference between encounter & covert hit. We’re witnessing the consequences'

Vir Sanghvi writes in his column #SharpEdge

Read more

1,034

ThePrint

01 Nov, 04:02

Three years after its much-touted revamp, Chandni is ‘as congested & dirty as before’ right under signboards that promised change.

Read more

1,101

ThePrint

01 Nov, 02:21

From cracker ban to odd-even schemes and smog towers, in episode 1545 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains how the ‘we must do something’ panic response has failed to curb air pollution levels in North India.

https://youtu.be/jkt-ApZGTfs

1,132

ThePrint

31 Oct, 10:02

Opinion: 'Telangana CM Revanth Reddy’s bulldozing of lake ‘encroachments’ in Hyderabad with new agency HYDRAA have raised serious questions, especially over selective targeting.'

Yunus Lasania, Hyderabad-based journalist, writes

798

ThePrint

31 Oct, 08:31

Setback in Lok Sabha election is changing BJP’s poll strategy. How it’s compromising Brand Modi, the differentiator,

ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh explains in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect

Watch

824

ThePrint

31 Oct, 07:01

Opinion: 'Trump’s rise has meant a hollowing out of the unstated social agreement on which all democracy rests. Even if he loses this election, repairing that damage will be a challenge.'

Contributing editor Praveen Swami writes in ThePrint #SecurityCode

811

ThePrint

31 Oct, 05:31

'China can back out of LAC agreement, India shouldn’t be lulled into a false sense of security,' says former Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane (Retd) in this week's column for ThePrint

Watch here

824

ThePrint

31 Oct, 04:01

Opinion: 'Superficial steps that only burnish the CJI’s image has been a hallmark of DY Chandrachud’s changes on the administrative side of the SC.'

Alok Prasanna Kumar, co-founder of the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, writes

822

ThePrint

31 Oct, 02:30

Opinion: 'Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel spent over six years in British jails between 1930 and 1947, but these stints failed to dampen his spirit and earthy sense of humour.'

Senior columnist Urvish Kothari writes

842

ThePrint

30 Oct, 14:31

The case in the Delhi High Court has touched on all the hot-button issues. The open-access editing function has been called “dangerous”, the court has said that the system of maintaining the anonymity of users and administrators “will have to go”, and Wikimedia has even been issued a contempt notice.

Read more

1,074

ThePrint

30 Oct, 13:01

Opinion: 'Chinese narrative is framing India as the lesser or weaker power in this thaw. A Weibo post even shared a video depicting the disengagement where only Indian troops are withdrawing from the border areas.'

Sana Hashmi, fellow at Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, writes in ThePrint #EyeOnChina

Read more

1,191

ThePrint

30 Oct, 11:30

Opinion: 'ThePrint readers want to write. Here's a tip—subscribers articles are published in 'Your Turn' section'

ThePrint Readers' Editor Shailaja Bajpai writes

935

ThePrint

30 Oct, 10:02

Sixty times heavier than Earth, exoplanet TOI-6651b discovered using PARAS-2 spectrograph at Mount Abu Observatory of Ahmedabad’s Physical Research Laboratory.

Read more

992

ThePrint

30 Oct, 08:31

A total of 16 lakh deaths in India in 2021 were due to air pollution, with the use of fossil fuels, such as coal and liquid gas, contributing to 38 percent of these fatalities, says the 2024 report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change released Tuesday.

Read more

951

ThePrint

30 Oct, 07:03

A strange tension has gripped the staff at this women’s police station in Haryana’s Jind. Four women personnel huddled in a corner of a room, discussing in hushed whispers a letter that has raised alarm bells in the chief minister’s office. The letter has accused Jind SP Sumit Kumar of sexually harassing seven women police personnel.

Read here

1,091

ThePrint

30 Oct, 05:31

Opinion: 'How Nehru became Congress president with a single nomination—when Sardar Patel had 15'

Urvish Kothari, senior columnist, writes

978

ThePrint

30 Oct, 04:01

Opinion: 'China wants to disregard India’s global status as the key factor forcing its hand toward military disengagement. But it can’t ignore New Delhi’s engagements with the US and its allies.'

Rishi Gupta, assistant director, Asia Society Policy Institute, New Delhi, writes

1,062

ThePrint

30 Oct, 02:30

Opinion: 'CJI Chandrachud later rejected the idea that the collegium was a ‘search and selection committee’, but his actions indicate otherwise.'

Alok Prasanna Kumar, co-founder of the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, writes

1,026

ThePrint

29 Oct, 14:33

Opinion: 'Sardar Patel ensured that the civil services—the ICS and its successors—were saved from the double jeopardy that threatened the very existence of the ‘steel frame’.'

Sanjeev Chopra, former IAS officer, writes

Read here

1,233

ThePrint

29 Oct, 13:03

'Unemployment is the biggest issue, I want to focus on jobs' — Aaditya Thackeray shares his vision for Maharashtra ahead of assembly elections.

Watch him in conversation with Purva Chitnis

1,258

ThePrint

29 Oct, 11:32

From serving cows to chanting ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’, recent instances have come to light where courts have imposed “strange” and “absurd” bail conditions on undertrials. While some of them have been challenged before higher courts and, eventually, struck down, others remain in operation.

Read here

1,219

ThePrint

29 Oct, 09:33

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay made her way into Gandhi salt march. Fought for India, women

On her death anniversary, read #ThePrintProfile by Tamanna Arora

Read here

1,145

ThePrint

29 Oct, 08:31

Opinion: 'BJP may even end up winning Maharashtra and Jharkhand but going back to pre-2014 politics will hurt Brand Modi.'

DK Singh writes

Read complete column

500

ThePrint

29 Oct, 07:01

Opinion: 'It’s only now, when the Rahul formula seems to be failing, that Sonia Gandhi has allowed Priyanka to make her political debut.'

Meenakshi Lekhi, BJP leader, lawyer and social activist, writes

598

ThePrint

29 Oct, 05:31

Opinion: 'Banks are some of the worst defenders of privacy because they think they can share your personal details with their 'relationship managers''.

R Jagannathan, editorial director at Swarajya magazine

Read here

650

ThePrint

29 Oct, 04:02

Opinion: 'Southern India, therefore, does not need more people for its own economic sustenance. What it does need is a just representation of its own people’s will in the way in which it is governed. The delimitation exercise threatens that. '

Nilakantan RS , data scientist and author, writes

678

ThePrint

29 Oct, 02:30

Opinion: 'Re-organising of legislative-judiciary relations was required but what makes it so scandalous is the way it was carried out, including temporary abduction of parliamentarians.'

Ayesha Siddiqa, senior fellow at the Department of War Studies at King’s College, London

Reada more

689

ThePrint

28 Oct, 14:31

'Under Ajit Pawar, only select urban areas of Baramati saw development,' Yugendra Pawar, who will take on his uncle in the family bastion, tells Manasi Phadke, in #ThePrintUninterrupted

Watch here

969

ThePrint

28 Oct, 13:00

'This isn’t a rant. It’s a major issue faced by lakhs of people — predominantly from South India — when they try to navigate the myriad of government IDs and their differing rules.'

TCA Sharad Raghavan writes

Read more

995

ThePrint

28 Oct, 11:30

Hitler, Mao and Mussolini suffered from one type of stomach problem or the other. Hitler, in particular, suffered from chronic flatulence. He was so troubled by it that in desperation he allowed a quack, Dr Theodor Morell, to dose him with 28 different medicines, including one made from the extract of faeces of healthy young German soldiers.

Read more

1,097

ThePrint

28 Oct, 10:01

36 years after Roop Kanwar’s ‘sati’ death, her shrine still draws pilgrims. With the final acquittals this month, villagers are ramping up their call for a bigger, grander temple.

Read more

1,090

ThePrint

28 Oct, 08:31

Opinion: 'There are 3 broad categories of Chandrachud rulings: those where rhetoric matched impact, those that were high-minded but not too impactful, and those where the impact contradicted the rhetoric.'

Alok Prasanna Kumar, co-founder of the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy

Read complete column

981

ThePrint

28 Oct, 07:01

Opinion: 'A turbocharger, which works by forcing more fuel-air mixture, or in this case more CNG into the combustion chamber, allows even a smaller capacity engine to generate more power.'

Automotive journalist Kushan Mitra writes in ThePrint #Dashboard

Read here

962

ThePrint

28 Oct, 05:31

Other South Asian nations like Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, and China all ranked above India in 2024 global Nature Conservation Index.

Read more

946

ThePrint

28 Oct, 04:00

In this week's edition of ThePrint #ScientiFix, development of AI-enabled DNA ‘switches’, discovery of new Silk Road-era cities, bacteria-zapping patches and the first ever 'triple' black hole.

Read here

1,039

ThePrint

28 Oct, 02:30

Opinion: 'The story of an aircraft that came down in 1981 helps us understand the forces that are acting to restrain both countries, even as their leaders blow the trumpets of wars in public.'

Contributing editor Praveen Swami writes in ThePrint #SecurityCode

Read more

1,057

ThePrint

27 Oct, 14:31

Dentistry in India has seen a paradigm shift in the last few years from being primarily focused on basic oral health issues, such as pain relief and extractions, to offering specialised, high-end treatments.

Read more

1,287

ThePrint

27 Oct, 13:01

By understanding and managing the perimenopause phase, the transition into menopause can be smoother, leading to better physical and emotional well-being during this time of change.

Read here

1,261

ThePrint

27 Oct, 11:31

We cannot accept the invaders enjoying the fruits of their aggression. Therefore, the rules that apply to us must also apply to others. The land of the Arabs must be vacated, and the rightful claims of the Palestinians must be restored: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Read in ThePrint #GreatSpeeches series

1,265

ThePrint

27 Oct, 10:01

From Bollywood to regional cinema, Indian filmmakers have long been drawn to the Naxal movement, with its anti-government stance providing fertile ground for storytelling.

Read more

1,150

ThePrint

27 Oct, 08:31

'Don’t push for extra treatments like fillers or Botox back-to-back. It’s not a good idea to overload your skin with too much too soon.'

Deepali Bhardwaj, dermatologist, writes

Read complete column

811

ThePrint

27 Oct, 07:03

Gaganyaan human spaceflight by end of 2025. Will conduct robotic test by December or early 2025,' says science minister Jitendra Singh in an exclusive interview with ThePrint's Soumya Pillai

Watch here

833

ThePrint

27 Oct, 05:32

The legendary 84-year-old Telangana artist Thota Vaikuntam is a modernist who’s completely disenchanted with modernity. He might have moved from his village to Hyderabad’s futuristic Financial District, but the high rises will never find a place in his art. His heart belongs to depicting what he knows best: the everyday lives of men and women in rural Telangana. And a new solo exhibition, on display from 17 October to 20 November, shows just how well he knows his subject.

Read more

845

ThePrint

27 Oct, 04:02

China and India are disengaging on the LAC—but will it bring peace? Praveen Swami talks us through the problem

Watch here

854

ThePrint

27 Oct, 02:30

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and government’s Department of Biotechnology (DBT) have partnered to conduct a series of experiments in space, including testing the impact of metabolic supplements on muscle regeneration under microgravity and assessing how microgravity radiation reacts on microalgae at the International Space Station (ISS).

Read here

941

ThePrint

26 Oct, 14:32

'Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.'

ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta
writes in this week's #NationalInterest

1,285

ThePrint

26 Oct, 13:02

'RSS has remained relevant for 100 yrs despite challenges, world now embraces its ideologies', says BJP leader & Lawyer Meenakashi Lekhi in this week's column for ThePrint:

Watch here

1,254

ThePrint

26 Oct, 11:31

'39-year-old Vikash Yadav, a former CRPF and former R&AW agent, made it to the FBI’s most wanted poster, charged with ‘murder for hire’ in connection with an alleged assassination plot against US lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.'

Read more

1,204

ThePrint

26 Oct, 10:00

MCD’s open gyms are free, conveniently located, and accessible to the community, particularly for women who may not visit traditional gyms. They provide them an easy way to stay fit.

Read more

1,172

ThePrint

26 Oct, 08:30

Rural employment & active workers under MGNREGS fell in the 1st half of 2024-25, a report by 2 NGOs says. Learn what the analysis shows about Centre's flagship employment scheme

Read here

1,178

ThePrint

26 Oct, 07:02

Opinion: 'The entry of illegal migrants across the 4000 km long porous India-Bangladesh border, driven by poverty and religious bias—both in the past and today—is not a new problem. But now, with the rise of radical Islamist forces in Dhaka, the chances of infiltration by terror groups are a clear and present danger.'

Monideepa Banerjie, senior journalist, writes

Read here

1,058

ThePrint

26 Oct, 05:30

Opinion: 'Supporting terror outfits in Pakistan, which disregard India’s security concerns, is no way of showing “mutual sensitivity” to strengthen bilateral relations.'

Seshadri Chari, former editor of Organiser, writes

Read complete column

1,085

ThePrint

26 Oct, 04:00

'To be honest, many in India have come to believe that with enough money and power, they can get away with almost anything. The lack of consequences for causing harm to others no longer shocks us. And it’s troubling to see how films like Jigra reflect and validate this mindset.'

Amana Begam, columnist, writes

Read complete column

1,078

ThePrint

26 Oct, 02:31

Opinion: 'In the state cadres, officers spend most of their careers in comfortable and predictable state capitals. Not so in the AGMUT cadre, where officers must be nimble on their feet and ever ready to move. Fortunately, most friendships and associations made outside Delhi, have lasted a lifetime.'

Shailaja Chandra, retired civil servant and former secretary in the health ministry, writes

Read here

1,134

ThePrint

25 Oct, 14:31

Why cycling enthusiast Mandaviya is grateful to Kamal Nath, Mahayuti cabinet drama & civil servants' dilemma in J&K — Watch our new video series #ThePrintPreTruth, where Chitvan Vinayak brings you inside stories from the world of politics & governance

https://youtu.be/76ydIQ1Qxn8

1,274

ThePrint

25 Oct, 13:01

Financial institutions are increasingly incentivised to use AI for their business models, owing to the opportunities for cost reduction, risk management and productivity enhancements.

Economist Radhika Pandey and Abhijeet Singh, research fellow at NIPFP, write in ThePrint #MacroSutra

Read more

1,238

ThePrint

25 Oct, 11:31

Malayali Bollywood rockstar KK sang love, friendship anthems. But fiercely guarded his privacy

As Google doodle pays tribute to KK on his Bollywood debut anniversary, read #ThePrintProfile

886

ThePrint

25 Oct, 10:02

With a film facilitation cell, single-window clearance system, and generous subsidies, Madhya Pradesh has made filming here not just easy but also cost-effective

Read here

903

ThePrint

25 Oct, 07:02

A new fault line has emerged in Kashmir’s broader conflict. The small Sikh community, a micro-minority of around 40,000 people—roughly 1 per cent of Kashmir’s population—is striving to preserve its cultural and religious identity while navigating the challenges posed by interfaith relationships among the youth. The numbers aren’t huge, but the fear is real. Nobody is using the politically loaded term ‘love jihad’ yet, but the anxieties that a handful of conversions have unleashed have ripped through the fragile peace that the Sikhs established in the Kashmir conflict for decades.

Read here

963

ThePrint

25 Oct, 05:31

Opinion: 'Unlike most societies and other civilisational states, China doesn’t necessarily operate in the current calendar space. It straddles a simultaneous period that spans back to a perceived ‘golden past’ and leads into a future that would restore this glory.'

Manvendra Singh, BJP leader & Editor-in-Chief of Defence & Security Alert, writes

Read here

957

ThePrint

25 Oct, 02:32

Opinion: 'Times Now ran footage of the 9/11 attack on New York in 2001. What possible connection could it have to a small hole-in-the-wall attack in Delhi?'

Shailaja Bajpai writes in her column #Telescope for ThePrint

Read here

1,063

ThePrint

24 Oct, 14:31

While elephant bone breakage and flaking patterns suggest “exploitation” of the giant mammals by humans to build tools, the absence of butchery-associated cut marks on the bones indicates that there is no evidence of hunting or butchery of elephants by ancient humans, according to the study.

Read here

1,161

ThePrint

24 Oct, 13:02

Opinion: 'A lesser-known historical fact is that the Indian Army’s first brush with the PLA took place in August 1951 at Chushul, Ladakh, under unusual circumstances when a Kazakh-Cossack Cavalry Brigade of the National Revolutionary Army of Chiang Kai-shek pursued by the PLA sought asylum in India at Chushul'

Lt Gen H S Panag PVSM, AVSM (R), former GOC-in-C Northern Command and Central Command, writes

Read complete column

1,162

ThePrint

24 Oct, 11:31

As project delays became apparent and new orders to defence firms started flagging, investors began to lose interest—a trend that has led to the recent sharp fall in the stock prices of several defence companies over the last few months.

More details

1,013

ThePrint

24 Oct, 10:03

Opinion: 'India has aligned economically with the US, and militarily with Russia, but politically it is walking the tightrope. India is playing its foreign policy like a poker player, and many would argue a very good one. But it could be forced to show its hand sooner than later.'

Namrata Brar, an Indian-American journalist, investigative reporter, and news anchor, writes

Read complete column

1,119

ThePrint

24 Oct, 09:43

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India after lakhs of anti-government protesters stormed her Dhaka residence on 5 August, has been living in a safe house in New Delhi’s Lutyens Bungalow Zone, arranged for her by the Government of India, for over two months, ThePrint has learnt.

Ananya Bhardwaj reports

Read here

1,023

ThePrint

24 Oct, 09:21

Over 2 months have passed since Sheikh Hasina resigned as Bangladeshi PM and fled amid anti-govt protests to India. Where is she now?

Stay tuned for ThePrint Exclusive by Ananya Bhardwaj

914

ThePrint

24 Oct, 08:31

Opinion: 'Yunus’ Achilles heel—interim govt’s failure to tame Islamist radicals could be its downfall'

Abu Farhad, former journalist from Bangladesh & a doctoral candidate at Griffith University, Australia, writes

Read here

959

ThePrint

24 Oct, 07:01

'Chinese BRICS story is simple-minded—India is an obstacle, China is the leader' — Watch ThePrint #EyeOnChina with Sana Hashmi

989

ThePrint

24 Oct, 05:32

Opinion: 'As BRICS transitions into BRICS 10, China leverages this expansion to promote its vision of a multipolar world, while India’s cautious stance remains a focal point in Chinese strategic discussions.'

Sana Hashmi, fellow at Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, writes in ThePrint

Read here

1,051

ThePrint

24 Oct, 04:02

What does India's role as 'swing state' mean amid geopolitical tensions?

Watch episode 1539 of #CutTheClutter, where Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses India's balancing act at BRICS, recent India-China thaw & more, with analysts Swasti Rao & Sana Hashmi

https://youtu.be/xYWcfaiC7WA

1,021

ThePrint

ThePrint Telegram Channel (English)

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint

ThePrint