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The India tech layoffs story isn’t all gloom and doom. But there’s a ‘40-40 problem’

Vandana Menon - 29 May, 2023

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Darjeeling tea estates are now luxury tourism hotspots. Taj Hotels offering leaf picking, spa

Long lines, understaffed hotels, traffic—Japan’s efficiency failed this cherry blossom season

Bihar’s Dalit women at the mercy of greedy doctors—robbed of uterus in 2012, kidneys now

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MP Congress is courting Hindu priests. But temple land promise is going to be tricky

+TFP Shubhangi Misra - 25 May, 2023

Resolving the vexatious temple land issue in Madhya Pradesh is easier said than done. But the goal of courting the priest community won't be easy for Congress either.

This Haryana coach accused a minister of sexual assault. Now her career is in shambles

+TFP Shubhangi Misra - 24 May, 2023

She says the police assigned to protect her cause her more trouble. She’s also battling with her landlords in order to keep her home. They’ve ‘outed’ her in the process.

Haryana’s Shweta Dull is the voice of aspirants in a scam-ridden govt recruitment system

+TFP Nootan Sharma - 23 May, 2023

Dhull's goal is to inform aspirants about lapses in the recruitment process. Her campaign, ‘CET quality nahi to vote nahi’ has become a rallying cry among students.

Bhupesh Baghel’s Kaushalya Mandir is Chattisgarh’s own Ram trail. BJP is ‘uncomfortable’

+TFP Shubhangi Misra - 22 May, 2023

Chandkhuri: A bridge, a 65-foot statue of Ram, fountains, and lights have put Chhattisgarh’s Kaushalya Mata Mandir on India’s religious tourist map. An obscure...

How a capsule tied to a Boeing 747-sized balloon will herald edge of space tourism in India

+TFP Sandhya Ramesh - 21 May, 2023

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk may have revived the race to space, but others are not far behind. It’s possible to reach the edge of space efficiently in a balloon.

Bending stereotypes on the dance floor—how the queer community is bringing voguing to Mumbai

+TFP Purva Chitnis - 20 May, 2023

The dance form was created in the 1980s by the Latino and Black queer community in New York. It has transcended space and time to become a symbol of expression and resistance.

Delhi’s Partition Museum remembers pain of separation—through artefacts, images, personal items

Antara Baruah - 19 May, 2023

Dara Shikoh Library Building in Old Delhi is the site of India's second Partition Museum, after Amritsar. Much of the material has been acquired through archives of artist Amar Nath Sahgal.

This ex-DSP couldn’t bring Mukhtar Ansari down. Now he’s watching Yogi grind his empire to dust

+TFP Sagrika Kissu - 19 May, 2023

Shailendra Singh’s dogged pursuit of Mukhtar Ansari cost him everything he had worked for all his life. But the events that led to his resignation in 2004 are playing out now.

Transgender cop claims colleagues harassed her. Her reality the norm for India’s queer workforce

+TFP Akshaya Nath - 18 May, 2023

Nazriya’s years in service are a spiral of allegations, counter-allegations. The blame game exposes the casual treatment the community gets when trying to enter the mainstream.

80 years of qawwali in Bombay cinema — one man is archiving Hindi music’s crown jewel

Tina Das - 17 May, 2023

Archivist Yousuf Saeed says that even hardcore movie buffs may only be able to name 10 qawwalis. The Cinema Qawwali Archive lists over 700 songs.

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ThePrint Team - 28 May, 2021

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More Chinese now regard India as a security threat. Only 8%...

Aadil Brar - 29 May, 2023

The survey conducted by Tsinghua University reveals that the Chinese view Russia favourably and say US has the most impact on China’s security environment.

West Bengal economy’s fall has been stunning. Too obsessed with agriculture

29 May, 2023

Rahul Gandhi’s acceptability as PM nearly doubled since 2014. More than...

29 May, 2023

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RBI governor flags governance gaps, stressed assets misreporting at some banks

Swati Bhat - 29 May, 2023

Shaktikanta Das did not name any bank. Instead, citing examples, the governor said that supervisors had spotted some instances of sale and buyback of stressed loans between two lenders.

Ground Reports

The India tech layoffs story isn’t all gloom and doom. But there’s a ‘40-40 problem’

Darjeeling tea estates are now luxury tourism hotspots. Taj Hotels offering leaf picking, spa

Long lines, understaffed hotels, traffic—Japan’s efficiency failed this cherry blossom season

Bihar’s Dalit women at the mercy of greedy doctors—robbed of uterus in 2012, kidneys now

On Camera

YourTurn

Guidelines for YourTurn submissions

Opinion

More Chinese now regard India as a security threat. Only 8%...

West Bengal economy’s fall has been stunning. Too obsessed with agriculture

Rahul Gandhi’s acceptability as PM nearly doubled since 2014. More than...

Economy

RBI governor flags governance gaps, stressed assets misreporting at some banks

Defence

Why Gulmarg visit is off G20 itinerary in Kashmir

National Interest

Article 370 to G20, India is in a Kashmir sweet spot....

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