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‘My suffering made me learn law’—Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict Perarivalan on new life as lawyer

Khadija Khan - May 17, 2026

Referring to his arrest in 1991 at the age of 19, Perarivalan told ThePrint in an exclusive interview: ‘At that age, we believed nothing would happen if we had done nothing wrong.’

Gandharva Mahavidyalaya—how a Lahore-born music school democratised classical arts in Delhi

Sakshi Mehra - May 17, 2026

BJP chief-UP IAS officer meet, hidden in plain sight & the sofa set scramble among Vijay’s allies

ThePrint Team - May 17, 2026

The wild, wild ways of college romances in the dating app era

Ratan Priya - May 17, 2026

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Shekhar Gupta - May 16, 2026

Karnataka govt wants land swap with IAF—Belagavi parcel in return for Yelahanka runway on forest land

Sharan Poovanna - May 16, 2026

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The fragile fight to save Great Indian Bustard: In Kutch, windmills, power lines & a missing VIP chick

Vrinda Tulsian - May 16, 2026

Residents in Noida, Gurugram are taking RWAs to courts. A case for every dispute

Almina Khatoon - May 15, 2026

Sitting judges at RSS’s Adhivakta Parishad events: An ideological bias vs strictly professional debate

Saumya Sharma - May 15, 2026

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Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, India rejects latest arbitration award as ‘null & void’

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Kerala CM-designate Satheesan ties up loose ends ahead of swearing-in; meets Chennithala, Venugopal

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Pakistan Cricket Board’s Naqvi not invited to IPL final, to attend ICC meet virtually—PTI report

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Union Minister Bandi Sanjay says son Bhageerath has joined Telangana Police probe into POCSO case

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Opinion

The wild, wild ways of college romances in the dating app era

Ratan Priya - May 17, 2026

Campus love is a chaotic mix of situationships, strict wardens, and tech interventions. But oh, what's not to love?

Lamine Yamal’s Palestine flag moment exposes what football celebrates—and what it fears

Mohammad Hammad - May 16, 2026

NEET paper leak came from a hole that wasn’t plugged in 2024. NTA is ignoring its problems

Vrinda Tulsian - May 16, 2026

What the meme economy is doing to Modi’s gold, oil, WFH appeal

Prasanna Bachchhav - May 16, 2026

Govt should respect the autonomy of higher education institutes: GD Parikh

GD Parikh - May 16, 2026

Stop selective prosecution of Awami League. Bangladesh’s credibility depends on it

Anwar A Khan - May 16, 2026

Modi’s visit to Netherlands honours Indo-Dutch families & their 150-year-old journey

Dnyaneshwar Mulay - May 16, 2026

Features

St Stephen’s students are divided between backing DU intervention and first woman principal

Anushka Srivastava - May 16, 2026

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Politics

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay keeps home, police, youth welfare depts for self; Sengottaiyan gets finance

Shweta Tripathi - May 16, 2026

Allocations were consistent with the party’s electoral messaging. Other departments assigned on basis of MLAs’ professional backgrounds and party roles

Kerala CM-designate Satheesan ties up loose ends ahead of swearing-in; meets Chennithala, Venugopal

Aneesa PA - May 16, 2026

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad wants to be UP’s Vijay, plans statewide march to expand base

Prashant Srivastava - May 15, 2026

AIADMK rebel faction says EPS should shake off his ‘I am everything’ stance, ready to talk if he calls

Shweta Tripathi - May 15, 2026

NCP shows signs of unease under Sunetra Pawar. Leader’s exit triggers fear of wave of resignations

Purva Chitnis - May 15, 2026

Kingmaker to king: Satheesan, darling of allies who put UDF on winning spree in Kerala amid faultlines

Aneesa PA - May 15, 2026

In 1st remarks since AIADMK split, EPS labels rebels’ support for TVK during floor test ‘betrayal’

Shweta Tripathi - May 14, 2026

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Centre must intervene in Manipur crisis now. Looking away won’t make the problem disappear

ThePrint Team - May 15, 2026

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Gandharva Mahavidyalaya—how a Lahore-born music school democratised classical arts in Delhi

Sakshi Mehra - May 17, 2026

Residents in Noida, Gurugram are taking RWAs to courts. A case for every dispute

Almina Khatoon - May 15, 2026

NEET aspirants returning to Sikar—find a room, process the paper leak and start all over again

Nootan Sharma - May 14, 2026

The double life of Saleem Wastik. How a murder convict became anti-Islam influencer

Sagrika Kissu - May 14, 2026

Books

Bollywood veteran Ashok Kumar’s ‘Rail Gaadi’ song gave rise to HIT spray brand promotion

Vispy Doctor - May 16, 2026

Viral Spiral

What the meme economy is doing to Modi’s gold, oil, WFH appeal

Prasanna Bachchhav - May 16, 2026

Newsmaker of the Week

NEET paper leak came from a hole that wasn’t plugged in 2024. NTA is ignoring its problems

Vrinda Tulsian - May 16, 2026

India

Bhima Koregaon: Why NIA cited Mumbai Press Club meet to seek cancellation of Sudha Bharadwaj, Varavara Rao’s bail

Mayank Kumar - May 16, 2026

Duo violated bail conditions by attending a gathering with Bhima Koregaon co-accused at the 19 January event, it submitted to special court.

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay keeps home, police, youth welfare depts for self; Sengottaiyan gets finance

Shweta Tripathi - May 16, 2026

Kerala CM-designate Satheesan ties up loose ends ahead of swearing-in; meets Chennithala, Venugopal

Aneesa PA - May 16, 2026

Karnataka govt wants land swap with IAF—Belagavi parcel in return for Yelahanka runway on forest land

Sharan Poovanna - May 16, 2026

CBI arrests ‘2nd source’ of NEET leak: Pune Botany lecturer who had access to questions as NTA expert

Mayank Kumar - May 16, 2026

Average of 53 pc members attend meetings of 16 Standing Committees, PAC: Data

Dipak Ranjan - May 16, 2026

NTA ‘structurally incapacitated’, NEET-UG shift to computer mode won’t fix integrity, says doctors’ body

Sneha Richhariya - May 16, 2026

Vigyapanti

Dabur Vatika’s shampoo ad turns Bengal’s political awkwardness into comedy gold

Triya Gulati - May 16, 2026

What Dabur Vatika seems to understand is that audiences no longer want to feel like they are watching ads. They want entertainment and storytelling first, then the product.

Economy

Maharashtra Charity commissioner halts key Tata Trusts meeting citing pending probe

P. R. Sanjai - May 16, 2026

Petrol, diesel prices hiked by Rs 3 per litre as Centre moves to ease OMC losses

Udit Bubna - May 15, 2026

Fuel, gold, fertiliser, foreign travel: Data & 9 charts reveal what’s behind Modi’s appeal | Cut The Clutter

Shekhar Gupta | Cut The Clutter - May 13, 2026

Centre more than doubles tariffs on gold, silver to defend rupee

Preeti Soni - May 13, 2026

Sunday meetings & an ‘85-10-5 rule’: Air India’s airports op chief says work to rebuild carrier is on

Esha Mishra - May 13, 2026

Governance

NTA ‘structurally incapacitated’, NEET-UG shift to computer mode won’t fix integrity, says doctors’ body

Sneha Richhariya - May 16, 2026

Haryana’s Rs 645-crore IDFC bank fraud probe reaches the IAS, 8 officers in CBI crosshairs

Sushil Manav - May 16, 2026

Mumbai’s iconic BEST bus crippled by chronic ailments. Age, mounting bills & a shoestring budget

+TFP Purva Chitnis - May 14, 2026

‘Economic necessity & talent-building CSR tool’—Centre urges India Inc. to scale up PM Internship Scheme

Udit Bubna - May 13, 2026

Indian Liberals Matter

Govt should respect the autonomy of higher education institutes: GD Parikh

GD Parikh - May 16, 2026

Science

Satellite launches pollute atmosphere. It leads to less sunlight on Earth, says London study

The study, published in Earth’s Future, found rocket and satellite launches generate soot into the upper atmosphere, where that residue lingers for far longer than on Earth.

Last Laughs

Going fast, getting nowhere

ThePrint Team - May 15, 2026

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