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The IPS lobby has so far been successful in thwarting the aspirations of CAPF officers. The question that crosses one’s mind is whether the events in the SC are the result of machinations by the IPS lobby.

India football team refused to play like underdogs. Scores aren’t the full story

Saptak Datta - October 7, 2026

How can SAARC work on protection of women and children in South Asian countries

Milinda Moragoda - October 7, 2026

Moscow Format has become a talk-shop. Afghanistan is receding from global agenda

Bantirani Patro - October 7, 2026

Bombay or Delhi, where should you file your IP suit?

Rashika Narain - October 7, 2026

Hyderabad’s trees were cut for flyovers that won’t be built. Who pays for the destruction?

Yunus Lasania - October 7, 2026

China Plus One strategy has failed. India couldn’t catch up, say Chinese commentators

Sana Hashmi - October 7, 2026

Features

Durga Puja walk and the forgotten partition story of Delhi

Himanshi Aggarwal - October 7, 2026

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Politics

Rahul, Priyanka, Constitution & a parrot. Day 2 of Oppn protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Suraj Singh Bisht - October 7, 2026

Arriving in hordes in buses, Opposition leaders take their anti-EC protest to Delhi streets for the second day in a row. ThePrint's photos of the ground show how it all unfolded.

How BJP celebrated PM Modi’s milestone as Opposition hit the streets in protests against CEC Kumar

Sushil Manav - October 7, 2026

‘Cockroaches’ to return to Jantar Mantar on 10 Oct to protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Apoorva Mandhani - October 7, 2026

ECI says Oppn request to meet in Parliament Annexe ‘against protocol’, BJP claims ‘Rahul’s lies exposed’

Apoorva Mandhani - October 7, 2026

DMK slams ‘duplicitous’ Rahul amid Delhi protest, questions his silence on SIR deletions in Tamil Nadu

Shweta Tripathi - October 6, 2026

Rahul, Priyanka stage sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan as high drama unfolds during Oppn march to ECI

Samridhi Tewari - October 6, 2026

‘Gyanesh, it’s done bro’: Rahul leads INDIA bloc protest outside EC office, briefly detained with MPs

Esha Mishra - October 6, 2026

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Mecca pact activation shows action has arrived. It can prove costlier than profitable for Pakistan

ThePrint Team - October 7, 2026

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Ground Reports

Hanuman Ansh made Kainchi Dham a pilgrimage hotspot. The town is choking on the rush

Krishan Murari - October 7, 2026

Mad Sandhu’s last months—A Nihang warning, online threats, request for protection

Sakshi Mehra - October 6, 2026

Want to swim in your Noida society pool? You may need a pass, a fee & RWA’s blessing

Almina Khatoon - October 5, 2026

India is buying more perfume. Can its homegrown brands become luxury names?

Tarini Unnikrishnan - October 3, 2026

Counting On Law

Bombay or Delhi, where should you file your IP suit?

Rashika Narain - October 7, 2026

Eye On China

China Plus One strategy has failed. India couldn’t catch up, say Chinese commentators

Sana Hashmi - October 7, 2026

Hyderabad Heart

Hyderabad’s trees were cut for flyovers that won’t be built. Who pays for the destruction?

Yunus Lasania - October 7, 2026

India

Young Learners to VoW Audience @ Children’s Literature Vertical

Dr Tania Saili Bakshi - October 7, 2026

Students from Grades 2 to 5 of seven participating schools will take part in a medley of competitions, performances, and author interactions for the vertical.

Valley of Words and JGU launch ANEK: Translation Vertical to spotlight India’s multilingual literary cultures

Dr Tania Saili Bakshi - October 7, 2026

‘Shortage of vehicles, manpower’: Chandigarh admin fails to produce arrested Punjab DIG Bhullar in court

Mayank Kumar - October 7, 2026

Twist in Vizag spy racket case: Pakistani women operatives, social media avatars, honey-trapped navymen

Deepika Amirapu - October 7, 2026

Bracing for Jantar Mantar 2.0, Delhi to deploy 23,000 CAPF personnel. Forces pulled from J&K, Naxal ops

Ananya Bhardwaj - October 7, 2026

As launch awaits clearance, Starlink says 20 gateways built, Indian user data to stay in India

Vrinda Tulsian - October 7, 2026

‘We will do it’—Modi drops new mantra for Viksit Bharat 2047 as he completes 25 yrs in public office

Sharan Poovanna - October 7, 2026

World

$200 billion: Russia’s 2026 spending on Ukraine war likely to be 40% higher than initial estimate

Bloomberg News - October 7, 2026

It’s the latest signal that Putin is prepared for the war with Ukraine to continue escalating. Defense expenditure is expected to approach 17 trillion rubles by the end of 2026.