How PUBG paved way for another India-Pakistan love story
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How PUBG paved way for another India-Pakistan love story

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

   
Pakistan's Seema Haider and India's Sachin Meena speak to media after they walked out of a jail, in Greater Noida, on 9 July 2023 | PTI

Pakistan's Seema Haider and India's Sachin Meena speak to media after they walked out of a jail, in Greater Noida, on 9 July 2023 | PTI

Out of jail, Pakistani woman adopts UP lover’s Hindu life; husband asks Modi to send her back

Seema, 30, fell for Sachin, 25, while playing the online game, PUBG, in 2019. She played PUBG to keep herself occupied as her husband Ghulam was away at work in Saudi Arabia. Read Yokmi Zimik Kachui’s report.

Mizoram BJP vice-chief quits, says ‘Biren Singh & Amit Shah failed to protect Christians’ in Manipur

Mizoram BJP vice-president R. Vanramchhuanga wrote in his resignation letter Thursday that he was deeply hurt by ‘anti-Christian activities’ in Manipur, reports Karishma Hasnat.

TMC sweeps Bengal rural polls with 18k+ gram panchayat seats. BJP, CPIM-Congress compete for 2nd place

Counting was underway at 339 counting centres for 63,229 gram panchayat seats following which counting will begin for 9,730 panchayat samiti seats and 928 zilla parishad seats, reports Sreyashi Dey.

Global Firepower Index paints India poorly. But there are no medals for good performance

The owners of Global Firepower Index declare that the material presented throughout this website is for historical and entertainment value only, writes Manvendra Singh.

Credit where credit’s due—Modi govt has scripted an unbelievable banking success story

Indian banks, regulators, and investors weren’t worried when crises began exploding in US and European banks earlier this year. This resilience has been a long time coming, writes TCA Sharad Raghavan.

Vivekanand loved spicy mutton curry. ‘No amount of eating grass’ brings any good

Before Amogh Lila Das, ISKCON’s founder Srila Prabhupada had also objected to Vivekanand’s views. He had called him ‘rascal’, writes Govind Krishnan V.