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After criticism of PoK crackdown, Pakistan restricts foreign journalists with new travel permit rules

Debdutta Chakraborty - August 5, 2026

Pakistan has tightened control over foreign media, requiring government approval for reporting outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi after global criticism over its crackdown in PoK.

Can UPI transactions be charged? What Centre’s new taxation bill means for users & merchants

Khadija Khan - August 5, 2026

How Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill seeks to replace 135-yr-old law: The proposed changes & concerns

Khadija Khan - August 5, 2026

No exam outsourcing, no retd panel heads—Congress to take up agitating students’ cause with Jharkhand CM

Apoorva Mandhani - August 5, 2026

The Mundhe phenomenon

Manasi Phadke - August 5, 2026

In Assam’s Hailakandi, mother recounts 15-yr-old daughter’s brutal killing, alleges rape & mutilation

Alisha Dutta - August 5, 2026

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A fight for autonomy: Why faculty, staff oppose Bill to control 95-yr-old Indian Statistical Institute

Moushumi Das Gupta - August 5, 2026

Not a single exam malpractice case tried in 23 years. New special court could change that

Ananya Bhardwaj - August 5, 2026

A sinister doxxing campaign is targeting women protesters—social media stalkers, vigilante ‘counselors’

Samridhi Tewari - August 4, 2026

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Saudi Arabia can break the Houthis’ grip on the Red Sea

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Udhayanidhi Stalin says arrest meant to divert attention from farmers’ issues

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US judge dismisses 6 January cases against Oath Keepers at DOJ’s request

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Wildfire in US’ Spokane forces thousands to flee, 700 buildings destroyed

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Opinion

Operation Sindoor to Epic Fury, air power is becoming war’s opening move

AVM Prashant Mohan (Retd) - August 5, 2026

Air power used to be the instrument of escalation, the thing a state reached for once diplomacy had failed. Increasingly, it is no longer the last resort.

Gen Z vote can impact India’s electoral future. Just look at Tamil Nadu

Mukund Padmanabhan - August 5, 2026

Why India should fear oil prices more than US Federal Reserve rate decisions

Bidisha Bhattacharya - August 4, 2026

Taxing India’s gaming industry into oblivion won’t cure gaming-related social ills

Karti P Chidambaram - August 4, 2026

India once mocked Manmohan Singh for silence. Now it misses the accountability he stood for

Karanjeet Kaur - August 4, 2026

ANI v OpenAI exposes gaps in India’s copyright law. And raises a key question for courts

Soumya S - August 4, 2026

Why Prashant Kishor’s Bankipur victory in Bihar should ring alarm bells for Modi-Shah’s BJP

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D.K. Singh - August 3, 2026

Features

Matt Damon says his woman stunt-double has the ‘greatest arms’. Her phone then blew up

Harsh Tiwari - August 5, 2026

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Politics

No exam outsourcing, no retd panel heads—Congress to take up agitating students’ cause with Jharkhand CM

Apoorva Mandhani - August 5, 2026

Congress delegation to meet CM Hemant Soren with students' demands amid protests over alleged irregularities in JPSC-JSSC recruitment exams.

Won’t be sharing stage with Bhagwat, Tharoor clarifies amid speculation around Mumbai event

Esha Mishra - August 5, 2026

Who is PM Modi to forgive students? They were only asking for a fair examination system—Rahul Gandhi

Esha Mishra - August 4, 2026

Karnataka Congress seething after Cabinet rejig. Resignation, resentment and a Shivakumar warning

Sharan Poovanna - August 4, 2026

No ‘sadhu-sant’ involved in Ram Temple donation theft, says Yogi as UP assembly erupts over issue

Prashant Srivastava - August 4, 2026

‘Goons’ or ‘Bam Bhole Gen Z’? Violence videos trigger political slugfest over Kanwariyas in UP

Prashant Srivastava - August 4, 2026

As Revanth’s ‘criminal waste’ remark sparks storm, Telangana’s unemployed youth issue CJP-style warning

Deepika Amirapu - August 4, 2026

Around Town

Brij Bhushan invokes Ramayana, Mahabharata at first public event after court acquittal

Saman Husain - August 5, 2026

At a community hall in Noida that resembled a wedding reception, supporters celebrated Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's acquittal in the sexual harassment case filed by six wrestlers.

Ground Reports

Late marriages, too few babies—how Sikkim is fighting a fertility crisis with IVF

Sakshi Mehra - August 5, 2026

Ladakh designers are turning Himalayan heritage into high fashion. Bollywood is now noticing

Manisha Mondal - August 4, 2026

Indian techies returning to Hyderabad from US with expired H1B. Who’s helping them find jobs?

Amrtansh Arora - August 3, 2026

Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata—women are facing ugly pushback after CJP protests

Saman Husain - August 2, 2026

Eye On China

Beijing supporting Iran with missiles is a Hollywood script, not fact—say the Chinese

Sana Hashmi - August 5, 2026

Defence

‘When Pakistan sought ceasefire, we kept it waiting’—Gen Anil Chauhan reveals India’s Op Sindoor flex

Snehesh Alex Philip - August 5, 2026

Entertainment

Ramayana designer defends Shurpanakha’s blouse. She’s a Sri Lankan princess from tropical climate

Triya Gulati - August 5, 2026

India

Can UPI transactions be charged? What Centre’s new taxation bill means for users & merchants

Khadija Khan - August 5, 2026

Proposed amendment is likely an enabling provision than an immediate policy shift & gives govt greater flexibility to decide which digital payment modes may attract charges in future.

How Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill seeks to replace 135-yr-old law: The proposed changes & concerns

Khadija Khan - August 5, 2026

A fight for autonomy: Why faculty, staff oppose Bill to control 95-yr-old Indian Statistical Institute

Moushumi Das Gupta - August 5, 2026

No exam outsourcing, no retd panel heads—Congress to take up agitating students’ cause with Jharkhand CM

Apoorva Mandhani - August 5, 2026

In Assam’s Hailakandi, mother recounts 15-yr-old daughter’s brutal killing, alleges rape & mutilation

Alisha Dutta - August 5, 2026

Centre gave Andhra Rs 31,000 cr in capital assistance since FY2021, about two-thirds under Naidu govt

Deepika Amirapu - August 5, 2026

Not a single exam malpractice case tried in 23 years. New special court could change that

Ananya Bhardwaj - August 5, 2026

World

India-flagged ship sinks off Yemeni coast after suspected Houthi attack, all 14 sailors rescued

Keshav Padmanabhan - August 5, 2026

While not making it clear whether the projectile that sank MSV Faize Noore Oliya came from Houthis, New Delhi condemned the attack on vessel which had a crew of 14.

Economy

Life insurance policy surrender, withdrawal payouts jump to Rs 2.8 lakh-crore, exceed maturity benefits

Udit Bubna - August 5, 2026

Andhra’s salary & pension bills wringing coffers dry, state spends 95% of revenue on employees

Deepika Amirapu - August 4, 2026

Turkey seeks to capitalise on strategic location to attract the rich from London & Dubai

Alexander Sazonov - August 4, 2026

ONGC to set up 1.75-MMT oil storage facility in Mangaluru, half capacity marked for reserves

Udit Bubna - August 4, 2026

RBI cracked whip on 87 urban co-op banks in 2021 for violations. Only 27 remain under regulatory curbs

Udit Bubna - August 3, 2026

Governance

Can UPI transactions be charged? What Centre’s new taxation bill means for users & merchants

Khadija Khan - August 5, 2026

How Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill seeks to replace 135-yr-old law: The proposed changes & concerns

Khadija Khan - August 5, 2026

A fight for autonomy: Why faculty, staff oppose Bill to control 95-yr-old Indian Statistical Institute

Moushumi Das Gupta - August 5, 2026

Centre gave Andhra Rs 31,000 cr in capital assistance since FY2021, about two-thirds under Naidu govt

Deepika Amirapu - August 5, 2026

Last Laughs

First things first

ThePrint Team - August 4, 2026

Science

Dust, soot, smoke makes arthritis flare out, finds new South Korean study

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease characterised by joint inflammation and damage. It affects about 0.5 per cent to 1 per cent of all adults.

Global-Pulse

Twin riddles of Hasina & Bangladesh water pact find way into world media. So does IndiGo’s ‘turbulence’

Pakhi Khare - August 4, 2026

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