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Monday, November 24, 2025

PoV

Call out nepotism, but bullying Aaradhya Bachchan, Agastya Nanda shouldn’t become the default

Celebrity children in India are increasingly being bullied on social media. Tasteless memes are passed off as humour.

ThePrint columnists tell you which books they read in 2023 — a pick from the best

A new chip war among the world's top economies, the Japanese travelling back in time, Pakistan's history, and Roman emperors enthralled our columnists in 2023.

Smriti Irani is right. Period leave can lead to discrimination—because employer is the problem

While Irani’s observation takes into account the taboos and stigmas around menstruation, it’s not fair for the central government to simply turn a blind eye to a very real problem.

Millets, girl dinner, paneer ice cream–2023’s top 10 food trends were confusing but not boring

Olive oil became a symbol of resistance, millets an ‘experience’ and flavoured water a replacement for sugary juices.

Mukherjee Nagar UPSC ecosystem feeds false hopes to Indians. This is what we don’t talk about

The hard logic of hard labour translating into success is hammered into the students every day, no matter how superficial that ideal might be in today’s world.

Deepika Padukone’s bikini is angering Indian men. This time she’s ‘degrading’ women pilots

Indians are asking how Bollywood dares to depict a fighter pilot in a bikini. The real question is why respect for a woman in a ‘serious’ profession diminishes the instant she wears a swimsuit.

Lappu sa Sachin to Elon killing the Twitter bird—2023 was never short on absurdity

While the summer months were defined by ‘favourite subject baingan’ and ‘mature bag’, early winter was ruled by ‘baithne ka tareeka thoda kazual hai’ and ‘just looking like a wow’.

Delhi Metro’s audio ad project is an assault on people’s ears. Why ban loud music then?

Subjecting people to mindless ads is neither a good marketing strategy nor a sound way to deliver a public service.

KCR’s superstition got the best of him. If only he focused on delivery, good governance

KCR not going to a secretariat for two years is just the tip of the iceberg – his affection for number six is also widely known.

‘The Archies’ desperately tries to get things right but ends up as a lazy nod to Gen Z

The three star kids — Agastya, Suhana, and Khushi Kapoor — put their best foot forward. And that's the only thing that saves the Zoya Akhtar-Reema Kagti production.

On Camera

PM Modi rebranding is due. He should begin with land acquisition and farm laws

PM Modi looks determined to follow up on his Red Fort speech on reforms, but he is still looking diffident when it concerns farmers.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.