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Kabaddi, kabaddi, kabaddi—The story of Punjab’s bloody kabaddi

Punjab once projected kabaddi on the global stage. It was invested in World Cups and professional leagues. Today, players speak less about medals and worry more for their lives.

Indian video games finally bring mythology into storyline. Taking it to AAA level

Indian developers are quitting their jobs at established studios like EA and Tencent, and even consulting roles at EY, to be a part of the independent gaming revolution.

How Skill India lost its way by creating a parallel NGO universe of frauds

Skill India lost its way—Fake fingerprints, posed pics, ghost centres. CAG report a wake-up call.

Shahjahanpur inter-caste couple who jumped — ‘All the talk now is about us being Brahmin-Dalit’

A young couple in UP's Shahjahanpur jumped from a restaurant to escape a caste-based vigilante attack. Now hospitalised, they face injury, stigma and fear.

Northeast Hoolock gibbons are facing extinction. The lesser apes are being counted now

The number of the western hoolock gibbons — the only non-human ape species in India — has fallen drastically from around 100,000 to just about 5,000.

What did forensic lab reports say in high-profile beef lynching cases of the past decade?

ThePrint looked into several cases of cow vigilante mob lynchings. In how many cases were victims carrying beef?

A casket, poster & 3 photos—what’s left after the Meitei man’s funeral in Manipur

Mayanglambam Rishikanta Singh, 31, was killed on 21 January, a month after he began living with his Kuki partner.

The Solan mushroom ‘bank’ helping farmers grow empires, UP to Odisha

Farmers and entrepreneurs from across India flock to the ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research for training. One Maharashtra trainee went from Rs 10,000 a month to a Rs 75 crore turnover.

A dangerous love in Manipur. ‘Arrest the Kuki woman’ is the new protest slogan

In Kaching, dozens of women sit beneath a tree, wearing white shawls with posters that read: ‘Punish Kuki terrorists’, ‘we condemn killing of Rishikanta’.

Inside Emraan Hashmi fanclubs. They’re done whispering & living in shadows

Loving Emraan Hashmi is no longer a guilty pleasure. A legion of closet fans, including women, are now proudly proclaiming their status as ‘Emranians’.

On Camera

The era of critical-minerals shortages is behind us. Era of gluts about to dawn

Size of Trump’s new $12 bn 'Project Vault' stockpile goes well beyond the wildest expectations, or indeed needs, of the critical minerals sector.

Floundering PM Internship Scheme has seen 44% drop out since 2024 launch. Budget deals drastic blow

Only 21 percent of interns complete programme as Centre slashes budget by over 50% after poor joining and high attrition.

Defence budget through the years: Big leap for 2026-27, but what numbers since 1999 reveal

ThePrint’s analysis of all budgets from 1999-2026 shows that the capex as total share of defence budget was the highest under UPA I & II. Multifold jump in pension outlays.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.