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ThePrint starts its journalism course. The best J-school is the newsroom

The students are worried about the state of media in India and want to see good, fair, accurate journalism. That’s what attracted them to ThePrint School of Journalism.

Who changed the game for women in mathematics? American mathematician Joan Birman

As a high-schooler, Joan Birman debated geometry on the phone. At 97, a recap of her journey.

Ambani pre-wedding is no different from Dara Shikoh’s marriage. Mughals would get it 

Dara Shikoh’s wedding cost Rs 32 lakh – $48 million today. Reportedly, just the first of two Ambani pre-wedding bashes cost $151 million.

Gen Manoj Pande’s extension is an unnecessary distraction from his conduct in trying times

The Army was clearly unprepared for this extension, till recently events were continuing as though COAS was to retire as per schedule. He was even felicitated for nearing the milestone.

TV news did during 2024 election what it has been doing for 10 years—be in Modi’s corner

'We’ve never seen a PM like this before,' exclaims a News Nation editor. An ABP News anchor introduces Modi as the man without whom you couldn't dream of a ‘Viksit Bharat’. Times Now promotes itself as ‘The channel PM Modi trusts'.

In 2024 elections, we got a Narendra Modi we had not seen before

No previous BJP election campaign has been so singularly centered around one individual: Modi's projection exceeded even Indira Gandhi's strategy of orienting the 1971 campaign around her personal appeal.

Influencers aren’t the best ‘Indian representation’ at Cannes. Filmmakers are

Even if fashion was a core feature of Cannes, Indian influencers failed at that too. No one, barring Nancy Tyagi, was able to turn heads on the red carpet.

India’s X-ray satellite system Daksha can settle the dark matter question

Daksha would be an invaluable tool to study flares from the Sun, X-rays from certain pulsating neutron stars, gamma-ray lightnings in the Earth's atmosphere, and so on.

A global jihadist movement continues to grow in Canada—beyond Khalistan

Trial against Canadian resident Anand Nath—or Adnan—began last week. Son of immigrants, the 20-year-old allegedly shot dead his friend Naim Akl in 2021 to prevent him from exposing an operation to send funds to the Islamic State in Syria.

Whoever invented the EVM was a genius, mainly for what they did not do

EVMs or Electronic Voting Machines are a favourite topic in the Indian media. Here is my take, submitted with a great deal of humility...

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Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.