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Before Kishau pact, 9 other big inter-state water disputes resolved since 2018—from Lakhwar to Ken-Betwa

Moushumi Das Gupta - September 17, 2026

Home Minister Amit Shah said the agreement for Kishau multi-purpose project is the 10th water dispute that his govt has helped resolve. Some were 50 years old. Major projects underway now.

India should guarantee minimum flow in renewed Ganga Water Treaty—Bangladesh water resources minister

Moushumi Das Gupta - September 17, 2026

An NBFC, 317 transactions & Rs 12.84 cr gone: Delhi Police uncovers cyber scam with China, Dubai links

Samridhi Tewari - September 17, 2026

Less ‘Jai Shri Ram’, more Fire NOCs—Satya Niketan tragedy has rewritten DUSU campaign

+TFP Himanshi Aggarwal - September 17, 2026

Amitabh Bachchan plans 20-room dharamshala in Ayodhya in memory of father Harivansh Rai

Prashant Srivastava - September 17, 2026

‘Pleasure tour’: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s London ‘investment drive’ becomes punching bag for Opposition

Shweta Tripathi - September 17, 2026

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Desperate Indians want Batman to take charge. We have reached that stage

Vir Sanghvi - September 17, 2026

How a 17th-century Yemeni ‘sorcerer’ anticipated the modern playbook of the Houthis

Praveen Swami - September 16, 2026

Rahul’s position on Manusmriti isn’t a political invention. Debate goes back to Constituent Assembly

Apoorva Mandhani - September 16, 2026

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Pakistan wants Asian Champions Trophy hockey matches away from India, cites ‘sensitive situation’

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2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack case: All 10 convicts get death sentence

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No, tax isn’t driving UK billionaires to Athens, writes Paul J. Davies

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EU chief proposes social media ban for under-13s, says ‘we don’t have to accept addictive features’

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Opinion

India can simultaneously have a record number of EPFO enrolments and a genuine jobs crisis

+TFP Piyush Zaware - September 17, 2026

6.2 crore joining EPFO is not 6.2 crore new jobs. Once you accept that, the next question is what actually measures joblessness in India.

Why did a Gurugram hit-and-run become TV news’ biggest story after BRICS?

Shailaja Bajpai - September 17, 2026

Desperate Indians want Batman to take charge. We have reached that stage

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Vir Sanghvi - September 17, 2026

Women can’t drive saala is the factory setting of Indian men

Aakriti Handa - September 16, 2026

Don’t blame Ed Sheeran for Macklemore’s ouster. Look at who controls the stage

Triya Gulati - September 16, 2026

Tata Sons needs a public listing, not a reprieve

R Jagannathan - September 16, 2026

How a 17th-century Yemeni ‘sorcerer’ anticipated the modern playbook of the Houthis

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Praveen Swami - September 16, 2026

Features

Amul wishes PM Modi on 76th birthday, calls him ‘longest serving head of taste’

Purvi Rajpuria - September 17, 2026

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Politics

‘Pleasure tour’: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s London ‘investment drive’ becomes punching bag for Opposition

Shweta Tripathi - September 17, 2026

TVK has strongly countered the criticism, highlighting announced investment commitments of around Rs 15,300 crore that are expected to create thousands of jobs.

‘Keep your spine straight’: Rahul urges Modi to junk ‘UPI tax’, not ‘lie down flat’ before Trump

Esha Mishra - September 16, 2026

BJP fumes over Vijay-themed Ganpati idols in Tamil Nadu, calls them insult to Hindu sentiment

Shweta Tripathi - September 16, 2026

After 3+ years in power, Congress govt looks to revive promise to repeal Karnataka anti-conversion law

Sharan Poovanna - September 16, 2026

Rahul’s position on Manusmriti isn’t a political invention. Debate goes back to Constituent Assembly

+TFP Apoorva Mandhani - September 16, 2026

Congress takes aim at Modi govt over UPI notification. ‘Quietly opens door to charges,’ says Rahul

Esha Mishra - September 15, 2026

Umar Khalid ‘nationalist’, ABVP ‘adores Godse’: Congress’ B K Hariprasad amid law university docu row

Sharan Poovanna - September 15, 2026

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The Pakistan-Türkiye-Saudi Mecca defence pact is dead on arrival

ThePrint Team - September 16, 2026

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Ground Reports

Less ‘Jai Shri Ram’, more Fire NOCs—Satya Niketan tragedy has rewritten DUSU campaign

Himanshi Aggarwal - September 17, 2026

Shivani Chauhan’s biker identity was a secret. Even her AAP boss Atishi didn’t know

Sagrika Kissu - September 16, 2026

Nepali media put facts over spectacle in flood coverage. Learned what not to do from India

Akanksha Mishra - September 16, 2026

Leopards vs all—Mangar Bani is facing animal-animal conflict, villagers are stuck in between

Janaki Pande - September 16, 2026

Health

Why private firms are wary of bidding for Andhra Pradesh’s 10 medical colleges under the PPP model

Deepika Amirapu - September 16, 2026

Defence

High-speed manoeuvre, collision, damaged ship: What happened between PNS Hunain & Indian destroyer

Snehesh Alex Philip - September 17, 2026

Eye On China

How China sees US calls for AI slowdown. Its companies now get more room to catch up

Sana Hashmi - September 16, 2026

India

Before Kishau pact, 9 other big inter-state water disputes resolved since 2018—from Lakhwar to Ken-Betwa

Moushumi Das Gupta - September 17, 2026

Home Minister Amit Shah said the agreement for Kishau multi-purpose project is the 10th water dispute that his govt has helped resolve. Some were 50 years old. Major projects underway now.

An NBFC, 317 transactions & Rs 12.84 cr gone: Delhi Police uncovers cyber scam with China, Dubai links

Samridhi Tewari - September 17, 2026

Amitabh Bachchan plans 20-room dharamshala in Ayodhya in memory of father Harivansh Rai

Prashant Srivastava - September 17, 2026

SECL driving India’s coal sector growth through modernisation and reform

ThePrint Team - September 17, 2026

Broken teeth, no face wounds: Before CBI FIR, Gurugram expert flagged Disha Salian postmortem paradox

Sushil Manav - September 17, 2026

After sacking 600 subject experts amid NEET fiasco, NTA to rebuild new team with four-tier vetting

Fareeha Iftikhar - September 17, 2026

CBI books US missionary group over Rs 92-cr FCRA case, alleges use of funds to ‘brainwash’ poor people

Mayank Kumar - September 16, 2026

Judiciary

As Delhi HC says Vimal Elaichi case fit for Maharashtra, surrogate advertising in focus again

Ruchi Bhattar - September 16, 2026

Show-cause notice to Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff rekindles debate on misuse of brands to promote products that can’t be advertised under the law.

Economy

India’s exports rise 16% in Q1, but presence remains limited in high-demand global products—NITI Aayog

Udit Bubna - September 17, 2026

NITI Aayog flags India’s metal exports gap: Concentrated in iron & steel, missing critical mineral shift

Udit Bubna - September 16, 2026

Why private firms are wary of bidding for Andhra Pradesh’s 10 medical colleges under the PPP model

Deepika Amirapu - September 16, 2026

Will Saudi pipeline shutdown affect India? The answer is subject to market risks

Udit Bubna - September 15, 2026

India’s Russian crude imports set to fall in September amid tighter supply, Iraq a key alternative

Udit Bubna - September 14, 2026

Governance

Before Kishau pact, 9 other big inter-state water disputes resolved since 2018—from Lakhwar to Ken-Betwa

Moushumi Das Gupta - September 17, 2026

Cabinet enhances EPFO wage ceiling from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000, strengthens retirement security for workers

Moushumi Das Gupta - September 16, 2026

After 3+ years in power, Congress govt looks to revive promise to repeal Karnataka anti-conversion law

Sharan Poovanna - September 16, 2026

India’s urban crisis has political problem: Too many votes in villages, say legislators at charcha 2026

Vrinda Tulsian - September 15, 2026

Global Pulse

Is Modi risking ‘India Shining’ repeat, global media asks & did BRICS miss value of culinary diplomacy

Vidhi Bhutra - September 16, 2026

Science

Science journalists in America are alarmed. There was a similar ‘science crash’ in the 1980s too

The loss of Popular Science magazine, the struggling National Geographic, the laid off reporters from The Washington Post, have left science journalists alarmed.

Entertainment

Macklemore pledges $1 million to Palestine, invites Robert Kraft to match donation

Triya Gulati - September 17, 2026

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