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No matter what we think of Arnab Goswami, we must defend his right to do his job

Details about Rafale deal, unemployment in India would not have come out if we muzzled press freedom.

Who trolls Mayawati on Twitter and what it says about Indians

Mayawati’s entry on Twitter ran into a wall of hate, with trolls swarming her timeline with casteist slurs and abuses on the four-time chief minister.

Mohammed bin Salman’s India visit before elections puts Modi govt in a tricky situation

Modi govt spent a lot of energy to make India-Saudi relations stronger, but rapidly evolving geopolitics have created a difficult situation for New Delhi.

No, Bhupen Hazarika wouldn’t reject Bharat Ratna even if he opposed Citizenship Bill

Bhupen Hazarika was concerned about Assamese people turning into a minority due to large-scale migration from across the border.

Indian Army’s new sniper rifle paired with old improvisation tactics will turn tables at LoC

Sniping is not a new phenomenon along Line of Control (LoC) and Indian Army’s improvisations have made up for lack of equipment.

Why India’s Parliament should avoid standoffs with Twitter on unimportant issues

Jack Dorsey has no stake in upholding the dignity of India’s Parliament. Our parliamentarians, on the other hand, are sworn to it.

Modi has reduced his cabinet to a rubber stamp, all decisions taken by PMO: Chidambaram

In an exclusive interview with ThePrint, senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram slammed Modi for his style of governance and said he feared he would change the Constitution if voted back to power.

For BJP, Twitter is the trusted ally that went rogue

Using Twitter to slam Twitter may sound absurd, but it shows how dependent the BJP ecosystem is on the microblogging site.

What Robert Vadra’s colourful social media profile tells us about him

Vadra has been trying to change his image over the years, and he seems to have learnt some lessons from Salman Khan.

It’s time policy makers acknowledge the real problem facing India’s shadow banks

The collapse of the highly rated infrastructure operator-financier IL&FS Group exposed the fault lines under Indian shadow banks’ impressive credit edifice.

On Camera

Maps from a German bookstore started the race to Siachen Glacier

German mountaineers Stallbohm and Poncar recall their interactions with Col. Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar and shed light on the maps they gave him which drew his attention to Siachen.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

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.