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These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

Shekhar Gupta - 20 April, 2024

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.

Surinder Sonia made Chamkila famous but Imtiaz Ali’s film reduces her to a footnote

+TFP Tina Das - 20 April, 2024

Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Pia Krishnankutty - 20 April, 2024

After Chhattisgarh op, Urdu press praises campaign against Maoists — ‘imperative to eliminate’

Heena Fatima - 20 April, 2024

No Mandir or Hindutva, BJP’s Maneka Gandhi banks on work for second term from Sultanpur

Sanya Dhingra - 20 April, 2024

Why Ladakh is angry with central govt — power dynamics, joblessness & ecological concern

Ananya Bhardwaj - 20 April, 2024

Lok Sabha Elections 2024

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2 killed, 7 missing as boat capsizes in Odisha’s Mahanadi River, rescue operations underway

PTI - 19 April, 2024

Fact Check: EVMs haven’t been stolen ahead of Lok Sabha elections. Social media posts are fake

ThePrint Team - 19 April, 2024

Delhi court gives Kejriwal time to file response to ED’s reply

ANI - 19 April, 2024

Israeli strikes hit Iran’s airbase near central Isfahan, Tehran activates air defence

Pia Krishnankutty - 19 April, 2024

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Portable MRI, water from air—Indian deep tech startups thriving with incubators, govt funding

Sandhya Ramesh -

It’s ‘Advantage INDIA bloc’ in the first phase of Lok Sabha election

Yogendra Yadav -

‘No tower, no power’, polling officers on boats — many struggles of UP border villages going to polls

Apoorva Mandhani -

Opinion

‘Sonia wouldn’t become PM’—Congress ‘whisper campaign’ that denied PC Alexander President post

Sanjeev Chopra -

The irony with PC Alexander was that when Indira Gandhi returned to power in 1980, she handpicked him as Principal Secretary and he became her political adviser, conscience keeper and administrative trouble-shooter.

Israel-Iran conflict is bad news for Russia. Moscow is dependent on Tehran for drones

Seshadri Chari -

The young & brash are influencing the old voters in Rajasthan–with Ram & Modi

Shruti Vyas -

Germany is trying to de-risk from China but Olaf Scholz can’t take hawkish approach just yet

Swasti Rao -

TMC should’ve steered clear of Ram Navami. Competitive communal politics do no good

Monideepa Banerjie -

51 Muslims have cleared UPSC exams. It challenges narrative of discrimination

Amana Begam -

Morarji Desai, principal secretary V Shankar gave PMO its name. Then the office was downsized

Sanjeev Chopra -

Features

Narasimha Rao’s aide recalls unremarkable PM in new book. ‘Babri was a deep personal trauma’

Keshav Padmanabhan - 19 April, 2024

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Politics

No Mandir or Hindutva, BJP’s Maneka Gandhi banks on work for second term from Sultanpur

Sanya Dhingra - 20 April, 2024

‘I never ask your caste or religion, all I ask is what I can do for you,’ she tells the crowds in her rallies, advising people to ‘vote for the party that has worked for you’.

‘BJP like Ganga, Constitution not Gita, can be changed in national interest’ — Union minister Shekhawat

Neelam Pandey - 20 April, 2024

6 Eastern Nagaland districts abstain from voting over Centre’s delay on ‘frontier territory’ demand

Karishma Hasnat - 19 April, 2024

Congregation of 25,000 priests & Hanuman chalisa recitals — Delhi BJP’s Lok Sabha campaign plan

Risha Chitlangia - 19 April, 2024

Jat resentment a worry for BJP in Rajasthan, could spill into other states

Sushil Manav - 19 April, 2024

Jat resentment a worry for BJP in Rajasthan, could spill into other states

Sushil Manav - 19 April, 2024

Resentment against some BJD leaders, but no dent on Naveen babu’s image in Odisha. ‘He is like our God’

Moushumi Das Gupta - 19 April, 2024

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BJP candidate’s shooting action at mosque profoundly hateful. Goes beyond campaign noise

ThePrint Team - 19 April, 2024

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Ground Reports

Surinder Sonia made Chamkila famous but Imtiaz Ali’s film reduces her to a footnote

Tina Das -

Portable MRI, water from air—Indian deep tech startups thriving with incubators, govt funding

Sandhya Ramesh -

Muslims say law and order has improved in western UP. ‘But voting for BJP against our imaan’

Krishan Murari -

Purvanchal’s migrant workers are desperate & poor. But they are determining India’s politics

Sabah Gurmat -

Macro Sutra

India set to grow faster than expected, but geopolitical tensions, inflation & global debt loom

Radhika Pandey - 19 April, 2024

Elections

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase-1: Tamil Nadu sees voter turnout of 62.19% & Uttarakhand 53.64%

ThePrint Team - 19 April, 2024

Defence

12.8 lakh hopefuls for 46,000 positions — Army’s Agniveer applicants up nearly 10% from last year

Smruti Deshpande - 19 April, 2024

UrduScope

After Chhattisgarh op, Urdu press praises campaign against Maoists — ‘imperative to eliminate’

Heena Fatima - 20 April, 2024

Books

How a Mayur Vihar girl built an internet empire called Miss Malini—ICQ to Instagram

Malini Agarwal - 20 April, 2024

In Pictures

‘Mataji’ Maneka & Smriti ‘Didi’ — 2 key BJP contenders & 2 contrasting campaigns in Uttar Pradesh

Praveen Jain - 19 April, 2024

Global Pulse

Mann Ki Baat of ‘friendly uncle’ Modi & AI-powered ‘hyperpersonalised’ election campaign

Shivani Mago - 19 April, 2024

India

Demolition, regularisation pleas pending — Chavan moves on, but Mumbai’s Adarsh society languishes

Manasi Phadke - 20 April, 2024

The 31-storey Adarsh high-rise has gone through a series of controversies involving violation of construction and environment norms.

Why Ladakh is angry with central govt — power dynamics, joblessness & ecological concern

Ananya Bhardwaj - 20 April, 2024

India Railways announces 9111 extra summer trains to meet rising demand

ThePrint Team - 19 April, 2024

NHRC to review human rights protection plans

ThePrint Team - 19 April, 2024

As sehajdharis push for voting rights in SGPC polls, a look at Sikh subgroups & issues around them

Chitleen K Sethi - 19 April, 2024

NIA freezes assets of key aide of Pakistan-based Sikh separatists in 2021 Jalalabad blast case

Bismee Taskin - 19 April, 2024

‘Hard work, not privilege’ — UPSC ranker Yogesh Meena dismisses ‘reservation’ jibe in mock interview

Nootan Sharma - 19 April, 2024

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Economy

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

ThePrint Team - 18 April, 2024

Cash-guzzling ops, delayed filings, investor scorn — how Byju’s flew too close to the sun & got burnt

+TFP Manasi Phadke - 17 April, 2024

Pilots, engineers, maintenance crew — skilled worker shortages add to crisis in aviation sector

Yuthika Bhargava - 16 April, 2024

Advocate on behalf of India & ‘Global South’ — what upcoming Adani-funded think tank aims to do

TCA Sharad Raghavan - 15 April, 2024

With Musk set to visit India, here’s a look at which Indian states are favourites for auto FDI & why

TCA Sharad Raghavan - 15 April, 2024

Governance

Panel will keep watch for violation of new drug marketing code, says pharma secretary

Shanker Arnimesh - 19 April, 2024

IREDA sets up office in GIFT City to support green hydrogen and renewable energy projects

ThePrint Team - 18 April, 2024

IREDA sets up office in GIFT City to support green hydrogen and renewable energy projects

ThePrint Team - 18 April, 2024

Patanjali ads case: Uttarakhand licensing body took no action, only forwarded letters for 2 yrs

Bhadra Sinha - 15 April, 2024

Last Laughs

Mahayuti, Maha Vikas Aghadi, Maha confused voter

ThePrint Team - 19 April, 2024

Science

Climate change could cost global economy $38 trillion/yr by 2050 even if emissions halted: Nature study

German scientists' findings show economies across the world 'committed' to average income loss of 19% by 2050. India & Africa predicted to be biggest losers of median income every year.