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Annamalai invokes Modi’s ‘wage a war’ remark to question Centre’s handling of CJP protests

Shweta Tripathi - October 22, 2026

The ex-Tamil Nadu BJP chief also criticised what he described as a tendency to label protests and statements against the Central government as 'anti-national' or 'foreign-funded'.

Samudra Manthan push may boost exploration but won’t end energy import dependence—S&P Global director

Udit Bubna - October 22, 2026

From Chambal to UPSC: How a dacoit’s grandson fought the stigma of his past

+TFP Himanshi Aggarwal - October 22, 2026

The real problem in India’s higher education isn’t infrastructure. It’s empty chairs

Brajesh Kumar Tiwari - October 22, 2026

Sanskrit was spoken on Silk Roads — 1,000-yr-old fragments reveal lives of ancient Indians

+TFP Anirudh Kanisetti - October 22, 2026

Kader Khan wrote for Bollywood’s biggest stars. His son says the industry didn’t value him

Harsh Tiwari - October 22, 2026

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Bengal’s Left bookstalls are the new battleground during Puja. From Marx to Maa Durga

Sagrika Kissu - October 21, 2026

Bangladesh economy, 2 yrs after Hasina’s fall: Inflation eases, forex gains but growth remains weak

Ananya Chaba - October 21, 2026

Kavita Mahto ran 1.6 km barefoot in a saree for a job. Now, her viral fame is a problem

Nootan Sharma - October 21, 2026

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CJP’s Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka withdraw plea in Delhi HC challenging their judicial custody

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‘UN experts or an oxymoron?’ Rubio refuses comment on protests in India, criticism of govt’s handling

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Opinion

The real problem in India’s higher education isn’t infrastructure. It’s empty chairs

Brajesh Kumar Tiwari - October 22, 2026

Nearly half of central universities lacked regular heads in September 2026, while one in four teaching posts were vacant. India cannot become a knowledge superpower with so many vacancies

Sanskrit was spoken on Silk Roads — 1,000-yr-old fragments reveal lives of ancient Indians

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Anirudh Kanisetti - October 22, 2026

The next stage of India’s foreign policy is strategic leverage

Shishir Priyadarshi - October 21, 2026

Look beyond ease of doing business. Economic freedom is India’s real path to Viksit Bharat

Arjun Krishnan - October 21, 2026

British Raj called freedom fighters anarchists & foreign agents. Sounds familiar?

Amitabh Dubey - October 21, 2026

Not just warmth, Rubio’s Mumbai visit must give India clarity on US energy policy

Monish Tourangbam - October 21, 2026

AI is cracking tough maths problems. How it can bring mathematics closer to cultural studies

Subhasish Ray - October 21, 2026

Features

Deverakonda backs Sandeep Reddy Vanga on KWK, says flawed characters are ‘honest’

Triya Gulati - October 22, 2026

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Politics

Annamalai invokes Modi’s ‘wage a war’ remark to question Centre’s handling of CJP protests

Shweta Tripathi - October 22, 2026

The ex-Tamil Nadu BJP chief also criticised what he described as a tendency to label protests and statements against the Central government as 'anti-national' or 'foreign-funded'.

UP Congress alleges manipulation of 16,554 votes in Pilibhit Sadar, seeks SC intervention to halt SIR

Prashant Srivastava - October 21, 2026

Drugs vs drugs: Sanjay Singh reminds Amit Shah of Gujarat haul after he slams Punjab on growing menace

Esha Mishra - October 21, 2026

‘Dog, lion & dead body’: DMK councillor booked over defamatory remarks against CM Vijay; slugfest in TN

Shweta Tripathi - October 20, 2026

Congress spies conspiracy in Modi govt’s rule tweak for Census 2027, links it to RSS training camp

Esha Mishra - October 18, 2026

‘Defer one crop cycle to save water & power’: Telangana CM’s El Niño SOS leaves farmers furious

Deepika Amirapu - October 17, 2026

‘It’s our right,’ says BK Hariprasad as BJP accuses Congress of funding CJP

Sharan Poovanna - October 17, 2026

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Ground Reports

From Chambal to UPSC: How a dacoit’s grandson fought the stigma of his past

Himanshi Aggarwal - October 22, 2026

Bengal’s Left bookstalls are the new battleground during Puja. From Marx to Maa Durga

Sagrika Kissu - October 21, 2026

Kavita Mahto ran 1.6 km barefoot in a saree for a job. Now, her viral fame is a problem

Nootan Sharma - October 21, 2026

Kashmiri Pandit translates Mann Ki Baat in Valley. His Persian-script novels can’t travel

Sagrika Kissu - October 20, 2026

Entertainment

Rashmika Mandanna calls Kareena Kapoor a homemaker who has ‘aced that game’

Triya Gulati - October 22, 2026

Global Pulse

Global media on India-US ties amid Rubio visit as Trump pauses sanctions on Russian oil

Prakhar Agrawal - October 21, 2026

Health

A daily pill to fight breast cancer? Swiss firm’s new drug completes 3 phases of human trials

Akanksha Mishra - October 21, 2026

India

MeitY sets up team to probe eMudhra certificate breach, says digital signature services unaffected

Vrinda Tulsian - October 21, 2026

MeitY has formed a special team to probe eMudhra’s certificate flaw, as Google & Mozilla block affected certificates & shares plunge 20%. The ministry says Indian eSign services remain unaffected.

My surname is Bishnoi & I’m not a gangster: Uber driver assaulted, Bishnoi mahasabha urges Canada to act

Sushil Manav - October 21, 2026

Indian govts using AI on fragmented data risk amplifying errors, warns Tony Blair Institute report

Vrinda Tulsian - October 21, 2026

What’s the eMudhra security scare that has rattled the internet? All you need to know

Vrinda Tulsian - October 21, 2026

Cyberattack hits SBI, exposes customer data onto dark web

Siddhi Nayak - October 21, 2026

Probe in attack on Tiger Shroff widens. 2 women nabbed from Delhi station, 2 men from Sonipat

Samridhi Tewari - October 21, 2026

Bishnoi Mahasabha asks Salman to apologise at Mukam shrine for blackbuck killing — ‘there’s still time’

Sushil Manav - October 21, 2026

Eye on China

Why China is gunning for gold—‘Whoever controls the gold can set the rules’

Sana Hashmi - October 21, 2026

In the first eight months of 2026, China imported more than 1,000 tonnes of gold worth US$ 158.8 billion, compared with 886 tonnes worth US$ 96.5 billion in the whole of 2025.

Economy

Samudra Manthan push may boost exploration but won’t end energy import dependence—S&P Global director

Udit Bubna - October 22, 2026

Bangladesh economy, 2 yrs after Hasina’s fall: Inflation eases, forex gains but growth remains weak

+TFP Ananya Chaba - October 21, 2026

Ambani’s $3.2 billion Jio IPO subscribed within two hours in record sale

Reuters - October 21, 2026

Bengaluru outpaces Mumbai, Gurugram in auto-tech funding race in 2026, bags 70% of sector investments

Sharan Poovanna - October 20, 2026

Ethanol industry backs govt’s procurement tender, but seeks higher prices and more flexibility

Udit Bubna - October 19, 2026

Governance

MeitY sets up team to probe eMudhra certificate breach, says digital signature services unaffected

Vrinda Tulsian - October 21, 2026

Haryana govt to borrow from Stockholm model to fix Gurugram’s waterlogging & garbage issues

Sushil Manav - October 20, 2026

IndiaAI Mission: 9 model builders get Rs 1,058 cr of govt’s compute subsidy, researchers only Rs 10 cr

Vrinda Tulsian - October 20, 2026

MeitY sent ‘advisory’ to Meta on day of CJP’s protest call, asked it to review Facebook, Insta algos

Vrinda Tulsian - October 19, 2026

Environment

Basmati farmers in Punjab, Haryana reap windfall as prices jump 53% to Rs 42 per kg

Akanksha Mishra - October 21, 2026

Science

Drug-resistant Salmonella is a major future threat. Can hurt China’s food chain by 2050

Over the past 16 years, the researchers examined 2,536 genetic sequences of Salmonella. The samples had been collected from people, livestock, and farming ecosystems in China.

Last Laughs

Heads Putin wins, tails Trump loses

ThePrint Team - October 21, 2026

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