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Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

Shekhar Gupta - April 18, 2026

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.

Hungary’s Viktor Orbán was defeated by his own system. Magyar has to clean up the mess

Keshav Padmanabhan - April 18, 2026

CM Yogi once teared up listening to plight of this Pahalgam victim’s family. Then ‘system’ forgot them

Prashant Srivastava - April 18, 2026

A Modi govt constitutional amendment Bill falls for the 1st time in 12 yrs. How it happened

Neelam Pandey - April 17, 2026

No internal complaints, Nida Khan is neither HR manager nor in charge of hiring—TCS on Nashik case

Kasturi Walimbe - April 17, 2026

Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open after Lebanon-Israel ceasefire. Then Trump puts in a caveat

Keshav Padmanabhan - April 17, 2026

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Erased from Kashmir’s grief—Muslims killed as ‘informers’ lie buried, forgotten for 3 decades

Sagrika Kissu - April 17, 2026

TCS Nashik case begs the question. Why do Muslims get so defensive every time?

Amana Begam - April 17, 2026

Trump’s Iran war fits an old US pattern. As always, it will shift the global order

Monish Tourangbam - April 17, 2026

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9 FIRs, undercover op, 7 in cop net—the sexual abuse, religious coercion case that has rocked TCS Nashik

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Delhi High Court lays down guidelines for quashing POCSO cases involving consensual sex

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Karnataka’s Rohit Vemula Bill targets campus caste discrimination with up to Rs 10L fine, equity panels

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Jacqueline seeks to turn approver in fresh bid to break free from ‘conman’ Sukesh case. Ball in ED court

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Opinion

VD Satheesan, KC Venugopal or Ramesh Chennithala—who’ll be Congress’ CM pick in Kerala?

Anand Kochukudy - April 17, 2026

From a Congress viewpoint, who would be the ideal Chief Minister for Kerala at this point? It should be Shashi Tharoor, given how he ticks all the boxes.

The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

Dishil Shrimankar - April 17, 2026

The inherited intolerance of ‘my-god-the-only-god’. Why peace fails

R Jagannathan - April 17, 2026

Operation Meghdoot—How Indian artillery repelled Pakistan at Bilafond La in 1984

Amit Krishankant Paul - April 17, 2026

TCS Nashik case begs the question. Why do Muslims get so defensive every time?

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Amana Begam - April 17, 2026

For Bangladeshis, observing Mujibnagar Day is a moral responsibility. It’s more important now

Anwar A Khan - April 17, 2026

Trump’s Iran war fits an old US pattern. As always, it will shift the global order

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Monish Tourangbam - April 17, 2026

Features

Keralam restaurant puts up poster of Krishna with chicken dish, owner arrested

Triya Gulati - April 17, 2026

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Politics

A Modi govt constitutional amendment Bill falls for the 1st time in 12 yrs. How it happened

Neelam Pandey - April 17, 2026

While 298 votes were received in its favour, 230 votes went against the proposed amendments, thereby falling short of two-thirds majority needed to clear the House.

Why is Modi govt pushing hard for delimitation? Rahul says answer lies in ‘number 16’

Sourav Roy Barman - April 17, 2026

Tharoor slams Modi govt over delimitation in LS— ‘we risk creating a tyranny of demographic majority’

Esha Mishra - April 17, 2026

Before SIR in Maharashtra, BJP starts its own ‘SIR’ to identify ‘illegal Bangladeshi voters’

Manasi Phadke - April 17, 2026

Amit Shah rejects ‘south losing seats’ narrative: ‘LS seats in south states will go up from 129 to 195’

Neelam Pandey - April 16, 2026

Congress won’t buy Modi’s delimitation ‘guarantee’, slams BJP while underlining pro-women’s quota stance

Sourav Roy Barman - April 16, 2026

TDP backs Modi govt’s delimitation push, says women’s quota law ‘awakened the power of every woman’

Esha Mishra - April 16, 2026

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Opposition did well to bring down delimitation attempt under the garb of women’s quota

ThePrint Team - April 18, 2026

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Ground Reports

Erased from Kashmir’s grief—Muslims killed as ‘informers’ lie buried, forgotten for 3 decades

Sagrika Kissu - April 17, 2026

The Big Battle for transgender certificates—official apathy, confusion, red tape, bias

Sakshi Mehra - April 16, 2026

A year after Pahalgam, Lt Vinay Narwal’s death haunts family. Guilt, grief, lonely evenings

Sakshi Mehra - April 15, 2026

Bohra Muslim women are fighting against FGM anonymously—they fear community boycott

Saman Husain - April 15, 2026

Books

The 1949 Tata heist—how a trusted clerk robbed Bombay House for lakhs

Sunil Nair - April 17, 2026

Judiciary

Saradha scam trials: 13 yrs on, Bengal’s biggest financial fraud stuck in a ‘stalemate’ in courts

Ruchi Bhattar - April 17, 2026

Kerala Konnect

VD Satheesan, KC Venugopal or Ramesh Chennithala—who’ll be Congress’ CM pick in Kerala?

Anand Kochukudy - April 17, 2026

India

CM Yogi once teared up listening to plight of this Pahalgam victim’s family. Then ‘system’ forgot them

Prashant Srivastava - April 18, 2026

A year after Pahalgam terror attack, in a flat in Kanpur’s Shyam Nagar, Aishanya and her in-laws continue to mourn Shubham Dwivedi, who lost his life when he was just 31.

No internal complaints, Nida Khan is neither HR manager nor in charge of hiring—TCS on Nashik case

Kasturi Walimbe - April 17, 2026

A Modi govt constitutional amendment Bill falls for the 1st time in 12 yrs. How it happened

Neelam Pandey - April 17, 2026

No POSH complaints received: TCS’s full statement on allegations about its Nashik unit

ThePrint Team - April 17, 2026

Dushyant Chautala accuses Haryana police officer of aiming pistol at him. ‘Protector turns predator’

Sushil Manav - April 17, 2026

Karnataka’s Rohit Vemula Bill targets campus caste discrimination with up to Rs 10L fine, equity panels

Sharan Poovanna - April 17, 2026

Jacqueline seeks to turn approver in fresh bid to break free from ‘conman’ Sukesh case. Ball in ED court

Ananya Bhardwaj - April 17, 2026

Go To Pakistan

What Pakistan’s Abida Parveen said in her emotional tribute to Asha Bhosle — ‘We are her mere students’

Debdutta Chakraborty - April 17, 2026

Economy

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

Udit Bubna - April 17, 2026

Indian LNG importers accelerate spot market purchases as prices dip

Stephen Stapczynski - April 16, 2026

Russia raking in a windfall from Hormuz blockade. Export revenues doubled to $19 bn in March, says IEA

Udit Bubna - April 15, 2026

Indian negotiating team headed to US next week for another round of trade agreement talks

Keshav Padmanabhan - April 15, 2026

Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

Udit Bubna - April 14, 2026

Governance

A Modi govt constitutional amendment Bill falls for the 1st time in 12 yrs. How it happened

Neelam Pandey - April 17, 2026

Haryana sees late-night rejig. Khullar remains most powerful officer in Saini CMO with 18 depts

Sushil Manav - April 17, 2026

Amit Shah rejects ‘south losing seats’ narrative: ‘LS seats in south states will go up from 129 to 195’

Neelam Pandey - April 16, 2026

RTE hurt school learning outcomes, affecting both reading & math proficiency—NITI Aayog working paper

+TFP Vrinda Tulsian - April 16, 2026

Global Pulse

Gaganyaan mission around the corner, global media applauds ‘Nehru, Modi & Musk for India’s space success’

Vidhi Bhutra - April 17, 2026

Science

India is racing to decode its ancient manuscripts & medical texts. AI is helping—but only so far

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From OCR data extraction to language models, technology is unlocking access, with Gyan Bharatam Mission prioritising digitisation—but interpretation remains a deeply human challenge.

Judiciary

What SC said as it upheld detention of Kannada actress Ranya Rao & co-accused in gold smuggling case

Saumya Sharma - April 17, 2026

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