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15 yrs before Delhi protesters were shot, govt push to replace pellet guns died in maze of committees

Praveen Swami - July 31, 2026

Experts' report said that birdshot pellets 'might cause serious injury if they strike eyes & head'. Recommendations have lurched from committee to committee, however, with little implementation.

Congressman-turned-‘fiery’ BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla removes party name from X bio

Neelam Pandey - July 31, 2026

As communal violence leaves three dead in Nepal, PM Balen Shah’s delayed response faces criticism

Debdutta Chakraborty - July 31, 2026

One nation, one metro card: In Rajya Sabha, BJP MP Surendra Nagar makes case for smarter travel

Velamarthi Venkatachalam - July 31, 2026

Asking for transparency is not an attack on Waqf boards. It helps the institutions too

Amana Begam - July 31, 2026

Kharge-Nadda face-off after LoP’s ‘Manusmriti’ remarks as Rajya Sabha debates anti-paper leak Bill

Vrinda Tulsian - July 30, 2026

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Gurugram’s ‘OC scam’—how an official certificate leaves buyers stuck in unfinished homes

Almina Khatoon - July 31, 2026

Delhi police facial recognition gear vs protesters and their phones. Who was more powerful

Vir Sanghvi - July 30, 2026

How a handful of farmers made strawberries a wonder in Rajasthan

Saman Husain - July 30, 2026

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Trump weighs $100,000 fee for foreign students to work post-grad

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India’s Instagram-loving Gen Z protesters are outwitting Modi online

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Anthropic AI models hacked three organisations during tests

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Opinion

Free ISRO from bureaucratic control. The public-private space model needs it

Seshadri Chari - July 31, 2026

It is sad and frustrating to see the massive talent exodus from ISRO. The reasons for this are not far to seek: lack of vision, bureaucratic rigidity and organisational inertia.

The legal dilemma at the heart of IVF

Jitendra Mohananey - July 31, 2026

How ThePrint reported the Jantar Mantar protest that kept growing

Shailaja Bajpai - July 31, 2026

The BJP’s digital monolith has cracked. Will it collapse?

Tanushree Goyal - July 31, 2026

Why most ‘sovereign’ AI models aren’t truly sovereign

Vamshi Ambati - July 31, 2026

Asking for transparency is not an attack on Waqf boards. It helps the institutions too

Amana Begam - July 31, 2026

Students’ battle over paper leaks is becoming a caste war

Aditi Narayani - July 30, 2026

Features

Dipika Chikhlia defends Ranbir Kapoor as Ram in Ramayan, praises Sai Pallavi as Sita

Harsh Tiwari - July 31, 2026

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Congressman-turned-‘fiery’ BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla removes party name from X bio

Neelam Pandey - July 31, 2026

Poonawalla made headlines in 2017 when he claimed the Congress presidential election process was rigged in favour of Rahul Gandhi. He went on to join BJP.

One nation, one metro card: In Rajya Sabha, BJP MP Surendra Nagar makes case for smarter travel

Velamarthi Venkatachalam - July 31, 2026

Kharge-Nadda face-off after LoP’s ‘Manusmriti’ remarks as Rajya Sabha debates anti-paper leak Bill

Vrinda Tulsian - July 30, 2026

Who is India’s richest CM & who’s facing the most number of criminal cases? An ADR tell-all

Sushil Manav - July 30, 2026

PM should sack Amit Shah, order SC-monitored probe into protest crackdown, says Rahul Gandhi

Esha Mishra - July 29, 2026

Vande Mataram Bill passed in Rajya Sabha amid heated debate. Oppn says ‘reverence can’t be legislated’

Apoorva Mandhani - July 29, 2026

What senior RSS, BJP leaders may be trying to convey to BJP through their remarks on youth protests

+TFP Apoorva Mandhani - July 29, 2026

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India’s blue hockey jersey is a legacy of triumph. Changing it for a turf is a sham explanation

ThePrint Team - July 31, 2026

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Ground Reports

Gurugram’s ‘OC scam’—how an official certificate leaves buyers stuck in unfinished homes

Almina Khatoon - July 31, 2026

How a handful of farmers made strawberries a wonder in Rajasthan

Saman Husain - July 30, 2026

Students, courts & bulldozer fears. The fight for UP’s Mohammad Ali Jauhar University

Almina Khatoon - July 29, 2026

Mumbai is running out of drinking water. A desalination plant in Manori is BMC’s solution

Kasturi Walimbe - July 28, 2026

Entertainment

Dipika Chikhlia defends Ranbir Kapoor as Ram in Ramayan, praises Sai Pallavi as Sita

Harsh Tiwari - July 31, 2026

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How ThePrint reported the Jantar Mantar protest that kept growing

Shailaja Bajpai - July 31, 2026

Judiciary

10-yr-old fell in sewer pit & died, govt agencies called him ‘mischievous’. 12 yrs on, HC holds them liable

Ruchi Bhattar - July 30, 2026

India

One nation, one metro card: In Rajya Sabha, BJP MP Surendra Nagar makes case for smarter travel

Velamarthi Venkatachalam - July 31, 2026

MP says existing practice of separate plastic smart cards for every city creates unnecessary hardship for commuters and adds to environmental damage.

India’s Instagram-loving Gen Z protesters are outwitting Modi online

Akriti Sharma - July 31, 2026

15 yrs before Delhi protesters were shot, govt push to replace pellet guns died in maze of committees

Praveen Swami - July 31, 2026

AP’s turning a highway stop into India’s 1st govt-led co-working hub, to keep skilled youth close to home

Deepika Amirapu - July 31, 2026

Setting the tone: How Rahul Gandhi set Oppn agenda with attack on Amit Shah, RSS over NEET protests

Shekhar Gupta | Cut The Clutter - July 30, 2026

Woman hurling abuses at Modi in viral protest clip booked. FIR says ‘hurt dignity of constitutional post’

Samridhi Tewari - July 30, 2026

It took 11 years, many turns: How honeytrap, bribery case against ACP, 8 others fell apart in court

Sushil Manav - July 30, 2026

Global Pulse

Global media says Indian parents ‘spending more than ever on education’

Vidhi Bhutra - July 29, 2026

Guardian reports on intensifying heatwaves in India and how workers are dying on the job; FT says New Delhi has opened consumer ecommerce to FDI—with a catch.

Economy

AP’s turning a highway stop into India’s 1st govt-led co-working hub, to keep skilled youth close to home

Deepika Amirapu - July 31, 2026

Govt defends E20 in Parliament, says it shielded Indians from Rs 125/litre petrol during West Asia war

Udit Bubna - July 30, 2026

NH toll revenue doubles in five years to over Rs 70,000 crore as number of plazas rises sharply

Udit Bubna - July 29, 2026

Nearly 4 in 10 functional cooperative societies are loss-making, govt tells Parliament

Udit Bubna - July 29, 2026

Govt highlights cooperative push into insurance sector, avoids clarity on new insurance company

Udit Bubna - July 28, 2026

Governance

One nation, one metro card: In Rajya Sabha, BJP MP Surendra Nagar makes case for smarter travel

Velamarthi Venkatachalam - July 31, 2026

Fadnavis floors the pedal, wants network of new roads and tunnels in Pune ready by 2028

Purva Chitnis - July 30, 2026

Nearly 4 in 10 functional cooperative societies are loss-making, govt tells Parliament

Udit Bubna - July 29, 2026

Delimitation in mind, UP plans new assembly complex in Lucknow to accommodate a 900-member legislature

Prashant Srivastava - July 28, 2026

Sharp Edge

Delhi police facial recognition gear vs protesters and their phones. Who was more powerful

+TFP Vir Sanghvi - July 30, 2026

Science

Weight loss drugs may also use reduce alcohol cravings, finds new US study

The findings, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, were the result of a small clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Last Laughs

Reeling Rahul in

ThePrint Team - July 30, 2026

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