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Why American F-16 fighter planes never stood a chance to be in Indian Air Force fleet

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

India has 60-plus civil services, but Modi govt plans to cut them down to just 3 or 4

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

Why RSS is reminding BJP of its contributions to the party’s election victory

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

UPSC doesn’t want mandatory aptitude test in civil service exam

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

How Indians are using WhatsApp to lose weight and mint money

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

Modi govt to crack whip on ‘corrupt’ IAS, IPS officers after forcibly retiring those in IRS

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

Twitter cracks whip on OSINT handles for revealing IAF aircraft positions during Balakot strikes

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

Aligarh toddler wasn’t raped but she was beaten up for 8 hrs before she died

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

Durex condom brand’s new ad campaign on female orgasm has triggered debate on a taboo

Durex Condom ad: Are Indian women really having an orgasm crisis? A new ad campaign by condom brand Durex talks about inequality in orgasm. It...

Ahead of infiltration season, Army deploys elite units with deadly sniper rifles along LoC

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

On Camera

India talked big on Russia-Ukraine mediation. Alaska meet offers a window

Europe and Ukraine’s agencies are crucial. Steering the Alaska talks bilaterally between the US and Russia will foil the outcomes before they even start taking effect.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.