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How Dalit leader Savitri Bai Phule became a rebel with a cause within the BJP

The 37-year-old BJP MP from Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh has recently made headlines with her scathing attack on the party’s stand on Dalit issues.

Siddaramaiah scores 7 out of 10 in the second pre-poll survey in Karnataka

The Congress government has fared well in education, electricity and water management, the survey says.

Getting a degree shouldn’t be the goal of India’s youth: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

The BJP MP said that children should decide on their profession at an early age and move out of the education system at ThePrint's Democracy Wall at Panjab University.

‘Angry’ over bad publicity, PMO directed PIB to ‘immediately’ withdraw I&B fake news order

I&B minister Smriti Irani is said to have taken the decision suo motu, without consulting the PMO.

The importance of Press Information Bureau accreditation for journalists

Only print and television journalists are at present eligible to get government accreditation from the Press Information Bureau.

The US blacklists Hafiz Saeed’s Milli Muslim League as terrorist organisation

Seven members of MML's central leadership body have been designated as foreign terrorists. This move comes just ahead of the general elections in Pakistan.

Rahul Gandhi & Siddaramaiah step up Karnataka election campaign on the road & online

Congress campaign picks up pace as it gears to defend one of its last bastions on 12 May; empowerment-centric manifesto expected soon.

Govt to crack down on fake news, cancel accreditation of journalists publishing it

Centre proposes six months’ suspension for a first violation, one year for a second violation and permanent cancellation for a third violation.

As Dalit protests spread rapidly, Centre seeks review of top court order on SC/ST Act

Last week, Union minister and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan moved the top court in his personal capacity seeking a review of the court ruling.

BJP set for major overhaul, many states likely to get new party chiefs ahead of LS polls

In a series of marathon meetings at the party headquarters Sunday, president Amit Shah and other top leaders discussed the strategy for next year’s polls.

On Camera

I turned up at Asha Bhosle’s door as a fan. She invited me home

The words she wrote in our autograph book echo in my mind now: 'Mar kar bhi jo jeete hain, wohi jeete hain'—The only lives worth living are those remembered long after death.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.