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Justin Trudeau’s 15 seconds of fame—undoing two decades of India-Canada rebuilding ties

Justin Trudeau was anointed as the future PM of Canada when he was just four months old—by US President Richard Nixon, another leader famed for his frosty views on India.

Anantnag encounter has left a tough lesson for the Army. IPKF had learnt it in Lanka

Indian security personnel are facing attacks at a time when the overall security situation in Kashmir has eased compared to what it was before 2019.

No longer just a Tamil dynast—Sanatana Dharma row got Udhayanidhi Stalin national attention 

Udhayanidhi’s rise from a youth wing leader to MLA to minister in 4 years was criticised for its speed. But the comments have cemented his role as a rising star.

2024 is near and parties can’t ignore Ladli Behnas and Gruha Lakshmis

Cut in gas prices is an unusual move for the Modi government, which has so far prided itself on effectively targeting its subsidies.

BRICS summit has built a bigger club. But new members won’t be just bricks in the wall

If India is admitting new members in BRICS with caution, it's likely because the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is often perceived as China-centric.

Nehru Museum and Library grew into a record of modern India. New name won’t take that away

Prime Minister’s Museum and Library is a renovated version of Nehru Museum, the first PM's house for 16 years until his death in 1964. Judging by the footfall, PMML is a big hit.

Parliament debate isn’t extinct yet, monsoon session shows

With less than a year to go for the Lok Sabha polls, the voters will only benefit from the views expressed in the temple of democracy.

Nuh violence got India’s attention, but Mewat wasn’t always communal

The lack of job avenues is driving the youth toward illegal activities in Mewat. Of late, the region is being seen as developing into a new Jamtara.

Mizoram CM Zoramthanga wants Zo unification to end Manipur unrest. He isn’t servile to NDA

The popular meme on Zoramthanga has captured the dual image of the rebel-turned-CM—a ‘cute’ granddad and a family patriarch who draws quiet admiration.

It took a viral video of rape for India to wake up—Modi to CJI. Manipur was burning for 3 months

A week before the public outcry over the leaked video, ThePrint unearthed how a mob of men raped six Kuki women in Manipur soon after the riots broke out.

On Camera

BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.