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Diamond heiress to plastic baron — the daily lives of Jain monks & nuns who gave it all up

Monastic life involves walking barefoot, eating a meal a day, & staying away from electricity & modern tech. Goal is to attain moksha from endless cycle of rebirth.

India-Italy@75 — Italian PM Meloni meets Modi & ministers on India visit

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni received a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Thursday. This is Meloni’s first visit to India, and an Italian PM's first in 5 years.

Sitharaman felicitated in Modi & Nadda’s presence – glimpses from BJP parliamentary party meet

Days after she tabled Budget in Parliament, Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was felicitated in BJP parliamentary party meet in presence of PM Modi & party chief Nadda.

Artist tribals of Lalbazar are painting their ‘village of dreams’. It’s a new tourism destination

In West Bengal’s Jhargram town, tribals have not only revived lost art forms, their wall paintings have turned Lalbazar into a ‘must visit’ place for tourists.

Posters in sweet shops, crowd of photo seekers — glimpses of MP godman’s fandom

Bageshwar Dham, where Dhirendra Krishna Shastri holds darbar, has no railway station. That doesn't stop followers from thronging the place. ThePrint's Praveen Jain captures the mood.

Murmu & Modi welcome Egypt’s Sisi. Snapshots from Republic Day chief guest’s ceremonial reception

In a meeting held later, Modi and Sisi decided to upgrade the ties between India and Egypt to a 'strategic partnership'. This is the Egyptian president's first visit to India.

Modi rides into BJP’s executive meet — glimpses from the roadshow & party’s two-day event

Union ministers & CMs gather at Delhi's NDMC Convention centre for the meet. On the agenda, the nine assembly elections this year & the Lok Sabha election next year.

Paratroopers, drones & cavalry — glimpses from first Army Day parade held in Bengaluru

The 75th Army Day parade, ‘Shaurya Sandhya’, was held at MEG and Centre in Bengaluru. Army Chief said 'we want to pivot from manpower intensive to technology-driven force'.

Games, new friends — kids at Chhattisgarh camp for evicted tribal Christians find reason to smile

Over '400 tribal Christians were forced to leave their homes in violence' in Narayanpur, Kondegaon & Kanker districts. ThePrint's Praveen Jain brings glimpses of the kids at makeshift camp.

Demolitions, elections, Bharat Jodo Yatra—10 best 2022 photographs from ThePrint

Instead of pictures of people in masks or dead bodies at crematoriums, India in 2022 saw victory flags and crowded roads from Congress' Yatra. A pick from the album of ThePrint's photojournalists.

On Camera

Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.