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At Jantar Mantar, Cockroach Janta Party, Delhi Police & an Aadhaar whodunnit

Samridhi Tewari - June 22, 2026

The Cockroach Janta Party has been protesting over NEET irregularities and demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Bengal’s fiscal turn in first BJP budget: cheaper debt, bigger bets

Bidisha Bhattacharya - June 22, 2026

BJP’s maiden budget in West Bengal has big announcement. 5 new districts, including Kolkata

Moushumi Das Gupta - June 22, 2026

15 killed in Lucknow fire, eyewitnesses say many jumped to save themselves. Cause not yet clear

Prashant Srivastava - June 22, 2026

Pakistan court hands human rights activist Mahrang Baloch life term over cop’s death during 2025 protests

Debdutta Chakraborty - June 22, 2026

Zico, Dunga and Trezeguet return to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This time, they’re Egyptian

Ajay Mathur - June 22, 2026

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Yesterday’s militants in Punjab are martyrs for today. BJP’s hope in a non-Hindu majority state

D.K. Singh - June 22, 2026

India’s new class war is on display in airport lounges

Stela Dey - June 22, 2026

Huge population, humongous geography—Why West Bengal needs more districts than existing 23

Moushumi Das Gupta - June 21, 2026

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Over 2.13 lakh Anganwadi posts vacant, 5,000 centres did not open for a day in 6 months—House panel

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This ‘black box’ in Australia will document the end of the world

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Worker dies on Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love & War set. Film body demands Rs 50 lakh compensation

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Keir Starmer resigns as UK PM with ‘good grace’, 6th in 10 years. Here’s why

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Opinion

Why India’s NEET V2.0 exam should worry us all

R Jagannathan - June 22, 2026

Relying on war-like efforts and prime-ministerial intervention for NEET exposes a deep lack of institutional strength.

I don’t want to be my father

Prashant Dixit - June 21, 2026

Why India needs more gymkhanas to participate in the Olympics

Jasjit Singh - June 21, 2026

A parent’s plea to CBSE—don’t turn the 3-language policy into a mid-session experiment

Shillpi A Singh - June 21, 2026

Judge’s Tinder scam shows one thing. Shame is the biggest obstacle to investigation

Jitendra Mohananey - June 21, 2026

If your skin isn’t responding to acne remedies, you might have fungal acne

Deepali Bhardwaj - June 21, 2026

Tolerance is more than putting up with something which is distasteful: Abid Hussain

Abid Hussain - June 21, 2026

Features

CBFC orders 18 major cuts for Akshay Kumar’s next comedy. Including ‘Panni of Kashmir’

Harsh Tiwari - June 22, 2026

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FIFA WC 2026

30 minutes without a touch to World Cup record–Mikel Oyarzabal powers Spain past Saudi Arabia

Saptak Datta - June 22, 2026

The Spanish forward went from an unwanted statistic against Cape Verde to three goal contributions in 24 minutes as Spain cruised to a 4-0 win.

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Politics

Pawan Khera’s ‘Maha-Maanav Modi’ jibe at Shashi Tharoor over sailor deaths reignites Congress rift

Esha Mishra - June 21, 2026

Khera on X targeted the Thiruvananthapuram MP’s ‘admiration for Modi’ over his remarks on PM’s handling of the death of three Indian sailors in a US ship strike.

Rahul Gandhi’s birthday request for Minister Kiren Rijiju—a jiu-jitsu session

Niyati Kothiyal - June 20, 2026

Modi joins first BJP govt-led West Bengal Foundation Day as 20 June celebration revives Partition debate

Velamarthi Venkatachalam - June 20, 2026

BJP didn’t meet 33% quota in 21 polls since Women’s Reservation Bill passage, Congress met it once—ADR

Apoorva Mandhani - June 20, 2026

Shinde-engineered ‘Op Tiger’ isn’t just about tussle with Uddhav. It’s a fight on two fronts

Purva Chitnis - June 20, 2026

Sign of a DMK-Congress thaw? Stalin’s birthday wish for Rahul stirs up speculation

Esha Mishra - June 19, 2026

Ram Mandir donation row: VHP defends its V-P & temple trust chief Champat Rai—‘probe other trusts too’

Neelam Pandey - June 19, 2026

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ADR-NEW analysis shows why women’s reservation bill must be delinked from delimitation

ThePrint Team - June 22, 2026

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Ground Reports

Muzaffarpur’s Mango Man has made a variety heavier than football. He’s not telling how

Nootan Sharma - June 22, 2026

India’s new class war is on display in airport lounges

Stela Dey - June 22, 2026

The making and unmaking of Delhi designer district Shahpur Jat

Triya Gulati - June 20, 2026

Mumbai heat has turned Versova beach into a bedroom. Who is sleeping there?

Kasturi Walimbe - June 20, 2026

Around Town

Audience at Irish embassy’s music event became the choir themselves

Debdutta Chakraborty - June 22, 2026

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Amrish Puri was more than Bollywood’s favourite villain. He mastered the language of power

Ajay Mathur - June 22, 2026

Global Pulse

Iran-US peace talks have come at a critical time for India, writes global media

Vidhi Bhutra - June 22, 2026

India

At Jantar Mantar, Cockroach Janta Party, Delhi Police & an Aadhaar whodunnit

Samridhi Tewari - June 22, 2026

The Cockroach Janta Party has been protesting over NEET irregularities and demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Over 2.13 lakh Anganwadi posts vacant, 5,000 centres did not open for a day in 6 months—House panel

Vrinda Tulsian - June 22, 2026

15 killed in Lucknow fire, eyewitnesses say many jumped to save themselves. Cause not yet clear

Prashant Srivastava - June 22, 2026

SubscriberWrites: Politics, Middle class & IT Industry

Lohit - June 22, 2026

Shipping slows in Hormuz after Iran announced closure again. We’ll take over if we have to, says Trump

Kyra Menon - June 22, 2026

BJP’s maiden budget in West Bengal has big announcement. 5 new districts, including Kolkata

Moushumi Das Gupta - June 22, 2026

Jairam Ramesh seeks Centre’s clarity on ownership structure in Great Nicobar transhipment port project

Udit Bubna - June 22, 2026

Judiciary

Junior obeyed superior’s orders: HC overturns ITBP constable’s dismissal in sexual misconduct case

Khadija Khan - June 22, 2026

Granting relief after 16 years, Himachal Pradesh High Court found the constable’s removal disproportionate, especially when the superior officer received only a minor penalty.

Economy

Bengal’s fiscal turn in first BJP budget: cheaper debt, bigger bets

Bidisha Bhattacharya - June 22, 2026

India seeks US tariff advantage over rivals before finalising trade deal

Ashutosh Joshi - June 21, 2026

India’s Russian oil imports set to hit all-time high this month, ahead of Iran crude comeback

Udit Bubna - June 19, 2026

India’s short-bond rally faces risks from excess cash drain

Bhaskar Dutta - June 19, 2026

Crude prices soften but govt to retain emergency fuel supply controls, review once West Asia calm

Udit Bubna - June 18, 2026

Governance

Over 2.13 lakh Anganwadi posts vacant, 5,000 centres did not open for a day in 6 months—House panel

Vrinda Tulsian - June 22, 2026

BJP’s maiden budget in West Bengal has big announcement. 5 new districts, including Kolkata

Moushumi Das Gupta - June 22, 2026

Huge population, humongous geography—Why West Bengal needs more districts than existing 23

+TFP Moushumi Das Gupta - June 21, 2026

Parliament panel wants nationwide blacklist of exam firms to stop tainted vendors getting contracts

Vrinda Tulsian - June 20, 2026

Diplomacy

Aim is for India-EU FTA to be signed by end of the year, in effect by early 2027—Envoy Herve Delphin

Keshav Padmanabhan - June 22, 2026

Science

Built in India, served in India—How unicorn Sarvam AI plans to inject its millions

Founded in August 2023, Sarvam is working on full-stack AI platforms for governments, enterprises, and developers, with US ban on Anthropic's top models serving as a business catalyst.

In Pictures

Photos of the week: NEET retest, Yoga Day & the ‘cockroaches’ continue their protest

ThePrint Team - June 21, 2026

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