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New tactics, solid intel & LWE postings—meet the IPS officers who helped turn tide against Maoists

+TFP Mayank Kumar - June 1, 2026

Some of these IPS officers are IITians, others are career intelligence officers who helped security forces gain strategic advantage over Maoists in LWE-affected districts.

UPSC prep now in school—LeadIAS Junior, others make students GD ready, push critical thinking

+TFP Nootan Sharma - June 1, 2026

Saket collapse leaves detritus of pain & broken dreams. Couldn’t recognise bodies, say survivors

Alisha Dutta - June 1, 2026

Retd doctor ‘sexually assaults’ 15-yr-old at Haryana govt hospital, flees. FIR filed under POCSO Act

Sushil Manav - June 1, 2026

Telugu producers and theatre owners strike revenue-sharing deal, ahead of Ram Charan’s ‘Peddi’ release

Deepika Amirapu - June 1, 2026

Will Suvendu Adhikari’s massive welfare schemes outdo Mamata’s doles?—A clash of legacies

Sanjeev Chopra - June 1, 2026

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The story of Mumbai’s Garib Nagar slum—railways land, Sunil Dutt & Slumdog cameo

Kasturi Walimbe - June 1, 2026

CM chair & cabinet berths for some, sidelines for others: The career arc of Congress’ defectors to BJP

Esha Mishra - June 1, 2026

India revives plan to acquire small submarines. Foreign design or indigenous solution is the question

Snehesh Alex Philip - June 1, 2026

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Iran ‘really wants’ a deal with the US, says Trump

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‘Beware of pickpockets’: Rahul Gandhi targets CBSE over fees, evaluation glitches

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Commercial LPG cylinder prices hiked by Rs 42 in Delhi, domestic LPG rates unchanged

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After months of shortage, LNG glut is on its way

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India leaves aviation fuel prices untouched, eases burden on airlines

Mihir Mishra - June 1, 2026

State-run refiners held aviation fuel rates steady for local flights and cut prices for international operations.

37 statutory bodies stand between India’s exporters and buyers. Dismantle them

Sudhanshu Neema - June 1, 2026

Will Suvendu Adhikari’s massive welfare schemes outdo Mamata’s doles?—A clash of legacies

Sanjeev Chopra - June 1, 2026

The Chetak & Cheetah fleet is ageing and dangerous. It’s high time to replace it

AS Butola - June 1, 2026

Why RBI’s regulatory intervention is the wrong way to defend the rupee

Rajeswari Sengupta - June 1, 2026

Why have Indian tourists become so unpopular abroad? We need to look into the mirror

Vir Sanghvi - May 31, 2026

Romila Thapar has taught India to read history, question it freely

Ramin Jahanbegloo - May 31, 2026

How the culture ministry’s post about a 4,500-yr-old Pashupati seal triggered a national identity crisis

Krishan Murari - June 1, 2026

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IAF कोई कूरियर एजेंसी नहीं है—ऐसी 3 वजह, क्यों उसे NEET के पेपर नहीं ले जाने चाहिए

CM chair & cabinet berths for some, sidelines for others: The career arc of Congress’ defectors to BJP

+TFP Esha Mishra - June 1, 2026

ADR data shows Congress lost more leaders than any other party between 2014 and 2021. ThePrint analyses who gained, who faded and who came back.

In petition to Tamil Nadu Governor, AIADMK seeks CBI probe into ‘horse-trading’ by TVK

Shweta Tripathi - May 30, 2026

Shivakumar elected Congress Legislature Party leader, oath as Karnataka CM on 3 June

Sharan Poovanna - May 30, 2026

Telangana Congress leader, father held in Waqf Board lawyer’s murder; party decides to expel him

Deepika Amirapu - May 30, 2026

Punjab municipal polls: AAP retains its base as Congress, Akalis & BJP fail to set the tone for 2027

Chitleen K Sethi - May 30, 2026

Kalyan’s Durgadi—16th-century fort central to Sena politics, venue of ‘Ghanta Naad’ protest on Eid

Purva Chitnis - May 29, 2026

‘The Dhillon experiment’: What new Punjab BJP chief’s appointment signals for party ahead of 2027 polls

Chitleen K Sethi - May 29, 2026

Congress continues to shrink beyond South India. Gandhis can’t rebuild it on social media

ThePrint Team - June 1, 2026

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BMW, Kia, XUV owners are fighting for EV chargers. Green goals vs RWA & red tape

Sagrika Kissu - June 1, 2026

The rise and fall of Delhi’s Hauz Khas Village

Triya Gulati - May 31, 2026

Why labour laws fail India’s Dalit ASHA workers

Sarasvati Thuppadolla - May 29, 2026

Rich Indians don’t just want cooks, nannies & drivers. They’re hiring lifestyle managers now

Sakshi Mehra - May 29, 2026

Can an atheist and a believer fall in love? Most Indians draw a hard line

Ratan Priya - May 31, 2026

Honda has plans for India. The new City signals commitment

Kushan Mitra - May 31, 2026

There’s a mystery unfolding in Delhi’s Lodhi Garden—Grey and pied hornbills are co-parenting

Bharati Chaturvedi - May 31, 2026

The story of Mumbai’s Garib Nagar slum—railways land, Sunil Dutt & Slumdog cameo

+TFP Kasturi Walimbe - June 1, 2026

Built by workers drawn to ‘city of dreams’, Garib Nagar in Mumbai survived fires, court battles & repeated eviction attempts. Western Railway reclaimed it during 5-day demolition drive last month.

New tactics, solid intel & LWE postings—meet the IPS officers who helped turn tide against Maoists

+TFP Mayank Kumar - June 1, 2026

Retd doctor ‘sexually assaults’ 15-yr-old at Haryana govt hospital, flees. FIR filed under POCSO Act

Sushil Manav - June 1, 2026

Saket collapse leaves detritus of pain & broken dreams. Couldn’t recognise bodies, say survivors

Alisha Dutta - June 1, 2026

Telugu producers and theatre owners strike revenue-sharing deal, ahead of Ram Charan’s ‘Peddi’ release

Deepika Amirapu - June 1, 2026

Hoax bomb threats: Bangladesh man’s illegal entry into India, a dead email business & a compelling offer

Samridhi Tewari - May 31, 2026

Ghaziabad on edge as Class 11 student stabbed to death on Bakri Eid, 3 juveniles held

Samridhi Tewari - May 30, 2026

Gap between religion and science will be fatal to the progress of human society: Zakir Husain

Zakir Husain - May 31, 2026

On 10 January 1968, Dr Zakir Husain delivered an address at the inauguration of the International Inter-Religious Symposium on Peace in New Delhi, outlining the role of religion in establishing world peace.

Economy

Growth, inflation & the gaps in between: What latest RBI annual report says about where India stands

Bidisha Bhattacharya - May 30, 2026

RBI paid record dividend from currency gains, annual report says

Anup Roy - May 29, 2026

China’s oil import slowdown eases pressure on Asian refiners, boosts India’s crude intake

Udit Bubna - May 28, 2026

What’s the SEBI proposal to link mutual fund investments with payroll deductions & NGO donations

Apoorva Mandhani - May 27, 2026

Agentic AI is the real threat to white collar jobs. It’ll spell more trouble for Indian middle class

Saurabh Mukherjea - May 27, 2026

Governance

New govt, old issues—Vijay’s first Delhi visit as CM set tone for TN-Centre ties

Shweta Tripathi - May 28, 2026

Second major administrative reshuffle in Haryana in two days, 21 IAS & HCS officers moved

Sushil Manav - May 27, 2026

After 5 acting police chiefs in 4 years, UP to get permanent DGP soon. The top officers in the race

Prashant Srivastava - May 27, 2026

Why Uttar Pradesh is facing excessive power outages despite ‘record electricity supply’

Prashant Srivastava - May 26, 2026

Reel Take

Next stop, heartbreak—Why Bollywood’s 1974 film 27 Down is the ultimate Indian Railways tragedy

Harsh Tiwari - May 31, 2026

Science

3 new species of Himalayan pit viper discovered in Pakistan and Nepal

The study, published in the open-access journal ZooKeys, used a combination of fresh and historical DNA, skeletal anatomy, and ecological observations to discover the new species of snakes.

Sharp Edge

Why have Indian tourists become so unpopular abroad? We need to look into the mirror

Vir Sanghvi - May 31, 2026

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