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Haryana has a flashback as OP Chautala’s sons fight it out over father’s legacy

Former Haryana chief minister OP Chautala also rose to political prominence after a battle of supremacy with brother Ranjit Singh.

The IAS officer who everyone believes is Maharashtra’s ‘second CM’

Praveen Pardeshi, a 1985-batch IAS officer who is known as 'super' bureaucrat, is Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis' right-hand man.

Why winning Ballari is a matter of prestige for Congress and BJP

Once a Congress stronghold, Ballari saw Sonia Gandhi beat Sushma Swaraj before the controversial Reddy brothers delivered the seat to BJP for 14 years.   

Twice-bitten Punjab govt still has no clue on what its history textbooks should say

New books commissioned by Captain Amarinder Singh’s Punjab govt have also been withdrawn, after SAD accused them of insulting Sikh Gurus & many discrepancies.

How Congress & NCP evolved into an aggressive, united opposition in Maharashtra

Over four years in opposition, Congress and NCP have moved from being reluctant allies to joining hands again ahead of Lok Sabha & Maharashtra polls next year.

Dinesh Gundu Rao: The accidental politician holding together Karnataka’s shaky alliance

Dinesh Gundu Rao, the Karnataka Congress chief, was once an engineer looking to go abroad before his father’s death brought him to public life.

A colourful revolution is sweeping across Punjab schools without a single paisa from govt

Through the BaLA programme, teachers and students have transformed over 400 government school buildings in Punjab into vibrant learning spaces. Chandigarh: If you travel in Punjab,...

Four years on, Devendra Fadnavis is more upbeat than when he was made CM

Governance has been a mixed bag but with political winds blowing in BJP's favour, CM Devendra Fadnavis is gung-ho as he enters final year of his term.

Dileep, the Malayalam cinema titan felled by his hubris

Dileep, accused of getting an actress abducted and sexually assaulted, rose from a mimicry artiste to become one of the three big stars of Malayalam cinema.

Not just Amritsar, several Dussehra events in Punjab are held right next to rail tracks

Organisers of Dussehra events near train tracks tell ThePrint they take several precautions, besides being in touch with railway authorities for coordination.

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The speech PM Modi should deliver this Independence Day

For the last 11 years, Nehru has been constantly blocking my efforts and causing the fiascos that are my many yojanas and abhiyans. He is the reason most of my initiatives turn into disasters.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.