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‘Modi made our dream honeymoon possible’—couple on board the Srinagar Vande Bharat

The couple’s itinerary includes Pahalgam, Sonmarg and Dal Lake. 'If our families get to know that we are going to Kashmir. They will panic and call us back.'

Inside Shubhanshu Shukla’s Lucknow home—students coming for blessings, selfies with posters

A passerby pauses in front of the poster and explains who the man in uniform is to her kids. 'It is important to teach them. Who knows, maybe one day there will be such posters of my kids,' she said.

Two India-Pakistan surgeons built a medical journal. It’s become an ugly separation battle now

Dr Yogesh Sarin and Dr Bilal Mirza co-founded the Journal of Neonatal Surgery. Now it is delisted, demands hefty fees, and faces accusations of predatory publishing.

Hindi literary mag Nayi Dhara gets a reboot. For Ashoka University founder, it’s personal

Nayi Dhara reigned in the era of Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Nirala. It’s now creating a new niche for Hindi literature online, as well as through writers’ residencies and events.

Jio’s man in Estonia is bringing a basement revolution—for young girls in STEM

Taavi Kotka, head of Jio's research centre in Estonia, runs an after-school programme, HK Unicorn Squad, which has helped over 5,000 girls aged 9-12 years learn the basics of robotics and technology.

Vegetarian Haryana is leading fish revolution—Katla, Rohu, Mrigal, Pangas, Shrimp

Landlocked Haryana, traditionally known for its doodh, dahi, now ranks second in average annual fish production per unit area in the country.

Hindu-Muslim couples are being dragged to court. Rape, POCSO, abduction, even theft cases

Families now file FIRs to stop these relationships, often with sanction from police and state authorities.

Life on India’s shiny new expressways—sleeping truck drivers, jugaad, and secret dhabas

ThePrint was on board Gaffar’s truck as he told the story of a transforming highway landscape while driving on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway through a sandstorm.

Is India ready for a new Libertarian Party? Free markets, free temples, free choice

The Libertarian Party of India, launched in Panchkula last year, wants to take a chainsaw to red tape, high taxes, caste politics, and state intrusions on personal freedom.

Children are Old Delhi’s newest tour guides. Tourists can’t get enough of them

Want to explore Old Delhi’s lanes and rich history? You can connect with 10-year-old Anabiya, 16-year-old Kajal, 17-year-old Chandni, or 21-year-old Heena.

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India’s labour policy left it unable to compete with other eastern economies: Nani A Palkhivala

Liberty without accountability is the freedom of the fool. Our concept of freedom will remain impoverished until it is deepened by liberal education, wrote Nani A Palkhivala in 1995.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.