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Pakistan’s most embarrassing secret is internationalised. Now cricketing world is looking out for Imran

Shekhar Gupta - August 29, 2026

Given how arrogant and self-loving Imran is, he may not be capable of introspection even in the isolation of Adiala jail. The harsh truth is, he played the same game when it suited him.

Amaravati to get India’s first dedicated university for quantum tech, AI and other deep-tech fields

Deepika Amirapu - August 29, 2026

India’s housing market isn’t cooling down, it’s repositioning for what comes next

Bidisha Bhattacharya - August 29, 2026

Shehzad Bhatti’s network: How social media, hawala & a shadow army shape Pakistan gangster’s India ops

Samridhi Tewari - August 29, 2026

Dear VHP, spend one Durga Puja in Kolkata before giving Bengalis food diktats

Stela Dey - August 29, 2026

Indira Gandhi knew newspapers can’t be independent without money, wrote Cushrow R Irani

Cushrow Irani - August 29, 2026

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336 beds, no patients. Why Delhi’s Sarita Vihar hospital remains shut

Saman Husain - August 28, 2026

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

Ruchi Bhattar - August 28, 2026

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

Ananya Bhardwaj - August 27, 2026

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NTA announces UGC-NET results for 84 subjects; 4,000+ qualify for research fellowship

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US taking partial control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuela oil reserves, says Trump

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After earful from SC, FSSAI proposes front-of-pack labels for packaged foods with added sugar, fat, salt

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‘Stampede’ at Bareilly mayor’s Raksha Bandhan event: Gift bags sparked chaos, BJP distances itself

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Opinion

Indira Gandhi knew newspapers can’t be independent without money, wrote Cushrow R Irani

Cushrow Irani - August 29, 2026

Indira Gandhi had tried unsuccessfully to browbeat ‘The Statesman’ and the ‘Indian Express’ into submission, Cushrow R Irani wrote in 1979.

Punjab’s biggest IAS batch in 30 years has no real work. Govt is keeping them in waiting room

K.B.S Sidhu - August 28, 2026

Bangladesh is moving beyond Hasina. But where is its foreign policy headed?

Swasti Rao - August 28, 2026

Villages in UP, Gujarat & Kerala become towns differently. Why it matters for development

Pallavi Laungani - August 28, 2026

Bengal BJP’s Trinamoolification can prove costly in 2029

Deep Halder - August 28, 2026

Sri Lanka has one last chance to become a strategic hub in Indian Ocean

Milinda Moragoda - August 28, 2026

Questioning the hijab does not mean questioning Islam

Amana Begam - August 28, 2026

Features

Giva rakhi ad row shows anything can hurt Indians’ sentiments. Brands must back their ads

Triya Gulati - August 29, 2026

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Politics

Teary Nagendra steps down as Karnataka minister, his 2nd resignation over Valmiki Corporation scam

Sharan Poovanna - August 28, 2026

The resignation comes as ED & CBI formally approached Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to seek permission to prosecute him.

‘Stampede’ at Bareilly mayor’s Raksha Bandhan event: Gift bags sparked chaos, BJP distances itself

Prashant Srivastava - August 28, 2026

After Penguin India backs out, Congress claims it sought cuts on ‘Modi, RSS, China’ bits in Sonia memoir

Neelam Pandey - August 28, 2026

Raju Das: Ayodhya priest who abused Congress leader on TV, once offered reward for Khurshid’s ‘head’

Prashant Srivastava - August 28, 2026

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

Deepika Amirapu - August 27, 2026

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

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Global cricket activism will make Pakistan’s continued incarceration of Imran Khan unsustainable

ThePrint Team - August 28, 2026

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Ground Reports

336 beds, no patients. Why Delhi’s Sarita Vihar hospital remains shut

Saman Husain - August 28, 2026

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

PoV

Dear VHP, spend one Durga Puja in Kolkata before giving Bengalis food diktats

Stela Dey - August 29, 2026

Vigyapanti

Giva rakhi ad row shows anything can hurt Indians’ sentiments. Brands must back their ads

Triya Gulati - August 29, 2026

Go To Pakistan

PCB’s failed attempt to block Imran Khan’s sons interview at Lord’s. Off-field drama at Lord’s

Debdutta Chakraborty - August 28, 2026

India

Amaravati to get India’s first dedicated university for quantum tech, AI and other deep-tech fields

Deepika Amirapu - August 29, 2026

Andhra Pradesh has approved Rs 730-cr NIELIT-led university in Amaravati focused on quantum computing, AI, semiconductors, other emerging technologies, with 8,250 learners to be trained over 5 years.

Shehzad Bhatti’s network: How social media, hawala & a shadow army shape Pakistan gangster’s India ops

Samridhi Tewari - August 29, 2026

Partners in crime—how a Delhi couple ‘tracked armymen facing court martial and spied for ISI’

Alisha Dutta - August 28, 2026

Central university’s new co-op MBAs clear 1st job market test, signal new talent pipeline for sector

Udit Bubna - August 28, 2026

Haryana Lokayukta report card: FIRs and land records for sale, a decade of official silence

Sushil Manav - August 28, 2026

Gogi gang’s expansion? Cops probe if singer Ankit Baliyan murder was bid to ‘announce entry’ in UP

Ananya Bhardwaj - August 28, 2026

Two Modi govt ministers arrive on Substack as BJP dips its toes in a Gen Z stronghold

Vrinda Tulsian - August 28, 2026

Environment

Next 72 hours critical for Nepal, Tibet. New alert shows rising water levels

Soumya Pillai - August 28, 2026

An 11:30 am Friday alert told rescuers and residents to move to safer ground after Chinese sources flagged a possible lake outburst upstream.

Economy

India’s housing market isn’t cooling down, it’s repositioning for what comes next

Bidisha Bhattacharya - August 29, 2026

India’s forex reserves hit all-time high of $729.3 billion after RBI’s steps to attract capital

Bhaskar Dutta - August 28, 2026

Ex-RBI governor Rajan urges US Federal Reserve to hike interest rates to contain inflation

Anup Roy - August 28, 2026

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

Governance

Two Modi govt ministers arrive on Substack as BJP dips its toes in a Gen Z stronghold

Vrinda Tulsian - August 28, 2026

Bengaluru to Lucknow, why urban centres are seeing high electoral roll deletions during SIR

Apoorva Mandhani - August 28, 2026

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

Global Pulse

Global media sizes up India’s ‘America plus’ strategy in a world order with not many ‘better options’

Vidhi Bhutra - August 28, 2026

Science

How scientists brought the Galapagos snapdragon back from the brink of extinction

A new paper in Nature Conservation shows how scientists at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos helped a near-extinct snapdragon grow in the wild again.

Entertainment

Bengali actor Kharaj Mukherjee stuck in Nepal floods with Bangladeshi actors

Harsh Tiwari - August 28, 2026

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