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All rise for the conman: How fake judges, fake courts and fake calls fooled the real system

+TFP Ruchi Bhattar - August 28, 2026

In one such case, conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar found novel route to bail: Impersonate Supreme Court judge, call judge hearing case, demand his release. 9 yrs later, ruse has ended conviction.

Nepal flash floods LIVE UPDATES: Death toll at 469, 290 Indians still missing

ThePrint Team - August 28, 2026

Battlefields of the mind: India’s military trains officers in cognitive warfare for information control

Harini Ts - August 28, 2026

India should think twice before rolling out the red carpet for China

Seshadri Chari - August 28, 2026

Questioning the hijab does not mean questioning Islam

Amana Begam - August 28, 2026

Why tribal students’ protest in Pune continues even after Maharashtra govt scrapped age-cap rule

Purva Chitnis - August 28, 2026

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AI is India’s new learning craze. IIT courses, prompt workshops, research training

Janaki Pande - August 27, 2026

Old files, new leads: How J&K’s SIA is probing decades-old unsolved killings of Kashmiri Pandits

Ananya Bhardwaj - August 27, 2026

India’s endless nostalgia for HMT — Nehru’s dream to ‘Desh ki Dhadkan’ & downfall

Manya Gupta - August 26, 2026

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Nepal may turn to India for power after floods hit hydro output

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Telangana Police books Hyderabad CA over fake tax certificates used to send Rs 600 crore abroad

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The world’s mountains are ticking time bombs

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US says China-linked hackers targeted NASA, Fed Reserve and Senate

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Opinion

Questioning the hijab does not mean questioning Islam

Amana Begam - August 28, 2026

We can preserve the principle of dignity and modesty without insisting that every Muslim woman everywhere must dress exactly like women in seventh-century Arabia.

India should think twice before rolling out the red carpet for China

Seshadri Chari - August 28, 2026

The case for Agnipath 2.0 — India needs a cheaper military, not a cheaper soldier

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) - August 27, 2026

Mundhe’s crackdown only concerns cleanliness. India’s food safety problem is much bigger

Vir Sanghvi - August 27, 2026

English news channels have Rahul Gandhi. Hindi media has onions, schools and swine flu

Shailaja Bajpai - August 27, 2026

Gen Z is rewriting the rules of workplace authority. It’s a generational transition

Suresh Prabhu - August 27, 2026

Hijab is a choice. Why are we so uncomfortable when Muslim women freely choose it?

Samah Qundeel - August 26, 2026

Features

Want to lose weight? This new pill mimics good effects of exercise

Vitasta Kaul - August 28, 2026

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Politics

Revanth caught in ‘old guard’ vs ‘ex-TDP, BRS’ as rift in Telangana Congress seeps down to grassroots

Deepika Amirapu - August 27, 2026

Congress MLAs who spoke on condition of anonymity, for fear of being labelled ‘anti-Congress’, expressed displeasure with pendency of posts promised to them and Revanth’s style of functioning.

After row over circular against protests, CPI(M) asks TN CM Vijay to act against chief secretary

Shweta Tripathi - August 27, 2026

Waterlogging in Gurugram: Why Rao Inderjit’s Congress-era blame faces a test of his own record

Sushil Manav - August 27, 2026

Bengaluru green cover under threat: Tejasvi Surya-led delegation asks Governor to reject 5% park land Bill

Sharan Poovanna - August 26, 2026

After Nadda’s ‘regret’, Uttarakhand BJP chief defends Haldwani ‘shuddhikaran’ post Kharge rally

Neelam Pandey - August 26, 2026

Rahul Gandhi shoots missive to PM Modi on caste census. Why the old sting is missing

Esha Mishra - August 25, 2026

As TVK raises ‘Vijay for PM’ pitch after 3 months in govt, Congress sneers

Shweta Tripathi - August 25, 2026

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India and China’s 8-point consensus is welcome after years of tensions. Real test lies ahead

ThePrint Team - August 27, 2026

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Ground Reports

AI is India’s new learning craze. IIT courses, prompt workshops, research training

Janaki Pande - August 27, 2026

Moradabad UDAN airport is now a ghost terminal. No flights, empty runway, ‘completely zero’

Himanshi Aggarwal - August 26, 2026

How IITM Pune is trying to crack India’s weather

Akanksha Mishra - August 25, 2026

How Punjab’s Canada dream came crashing down

Sakshi Mehra - August 24, 2026

Tele-scope

English news channels have Rahul Gandhi. Hindi media has onions, schools and swine flu

Shailaja Bajpai - August 27, 2026

Sharp Edge

Mundhe’s crackdown only concerns cleanliness. India’s food safety problem is much bigger

Vir Sanghvi - August 27, 2026

Go To Pakistan

Pakistan wants flexibility in awarding govt work to state-owned companies. It worries IMF

Debdutta Chakraborty - August 27, 2026

India

Why tribal students’ protest in Pune continues even after Maharashtra govt scrapped age-cap rule

Purva Chitnis - August 28, 2026

Intervention by Maharashtra govt followed Rahul Gandhi’s letter to CM Fadnavis, urging him to take note of demands raised by students protesting in Pune’s Manjari area.

Himachal to Sikkim & Tamil Nadu—how Indian chief ministers reacted to flash floods in Nepal

Niyati Kothiyal - August 27, 2026

Telangana Police books Hyderabad CA over fake tax certificates used to send Rs 600 crore abroad

Mayank Kumar - August 27, 2026

Manipur’s Kangpokpi flares up again as 4 Nagas including school principal killed in ambush

Samridhi Tewari - August 27, 2026

The double life of Deepak Khatri: Bishnoi’s lawyer in court, ‘extortionist & arms dealer’ in the shadows

Alisha Dutta - August 27, 2026

Decorated Gadchiroli cop was asset against Naxals. He now faces charge of being ‘part of poaching racket’

Mayank Kumar - August 27, 2026

Haryanvi YouTuber Ankit Baliyan shot dead in UP’s Shamli, cops launch hunt for 4 bike-borne assailants

Samridhi Tewari - August 27, 2026

Environment

Why the young, rising Himalayas are so prone to disasters

Janaki Pande - August 27, 2026

The Nepal flash floods are another reminder that the Himalayas are dangerous terrain, where rocks, rivers, ice, earthquakes and weather are constantly interacting.

Economy

West Bengal’s debt near 40% of GSDP, interest payments account for 21% of revenue, says NCAER paper

Udit Bubna - August 27, 2026

India’s public banks outpace private banks in efficiency, says EAC-PM report, recommends more AI use

Udit Bubna - August 26, 2026

Ethanol or a supply crunch? What’s behind the sudden rush in India’s sugar prices

Udit Bubna - August 26, 2026

India’s imports from Russia grow over 52% in first quarter of FY26-27, crude oil imports up 55%

Keshav Padmanabhan - August 26, 2026

Is India becoming too dependent on Russian oil? The answer isn’t straightforward

Udit Bubna - August 24, 2026

Governance

After row over circular against protests, CPI(M) asks TN CM Vijay to act against chief secretary

Shweta Tripathi - August 27, 2026

West Bengal’s debt near 40% of GSDP, interest payments account for 21% of revenue, says NCAER paper

Udit Bubna - August 27, 2026

Exclusive: Modi govt’s ready to pay big to hire AI talent, double what it pays its top civil servants

Vrinda Tulsian - August 27, 2026

Only 3% women in formal jobs, ‘skills not translating into sustained economic participation’—NITI Aayog

Khadija Khan - August 25, 2026

Global Pulse

Global media reports on China’s warning about ‘secondary mudslides’ in aftermath of Nepal floods

Vidhi Bhutra - August 27, 2026

Science

Scientists identify neural circuit that fuels alcohol craving. In lonely male mice, not females

A recent study by researchers at Northwestern University found that isolation rewires the brains of male mice and increases their alcohol consumption.

Around Town

Delhi evening celebrates Kazi Nazrul Islam—‘neglected’ Muslim poet who worshipped Kali

Heena Fatima - August 27, 2026

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