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Lego Krishna & porcelain politics of refugees — Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s works come to India

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei opened his first solo exhibition in India last week at the capital’s Nature Morte art gallery, featuring artworks from the past two decades.

A Ranchi boy reading at a petrol pump went viral. What came next

Alex Munda, 7, became an internet sensation in Jharkhand after a video of him studying under petrol pump lights went viral. Electricity and other benefits are now arriving, but so are new problems.

Ink, gin & a ‘witch hunt’: Inside Mann govt’s synchronised blitz on Punjab Kesari

After a news report on Arvind Kejriwal getting a large official residence in Chandigarh, Punjab Kesari has alleged that the AAP govt is using agencies to target it. Four different premises owned by the group were raided between 10 January and 15 January.

Bhairav, the ‘divine’ dog of Bijnor, was rescued just in time. Not holy, was battling infection, says vet

Eight-month-old canine, now at an NCR shelter, is recovering from tick fever, which can affect the brain. The dog was in the headlines for circling idol of Hanuman in Bijnor.

Khelo India under-performing—missing athletes, limited scholarship, poor Centre-state synergy

The management is getting worse. We have seen the worst quality of equipment being used, said a head coach who travelled from Delhi to Jaipur for Khelo India.

Awami ban in Bangladesh polls authoritarianism not democracy—Hasina slams Yunus in ThePrint interview

Hasina calls for 'free, fair' elections in an exclusive interview with ThePrint, while bemoaning the law and order situation within Bangladesh.

Governor walkouts in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka have turned ceremonies into conflict

With regional parties struggling to project a unified Opposition in Parliament, and no leader in Delhi able to mediate, Centre-state tensions are playing out as open conflict.

‘Borewell boy’ Prince is now a 23-yr-old plumber. ‘Same urgency could have saved Noida techie’

in 2006, Prince Kashyap from Haryana's Kurukshetra was pulled out alive from a borewell after 50 hours of national attention. Noida techie Yuvraj Mehta died in Noida last week without the same urgency.

Space insurance is gaining traction among Indian startups. PSLV failure highlights the need

The insurance companies operating in the Indian space industry are limited. It was only in 2024 that TATA AIG entered the market with its satellite in-orbit third-party liability insurance.

Avimukteshwaranand: Seer who skipped Ram Temple consecration, ‘expelled’ Rahul & is now mad at Yogi govt

Avimukteshwaranand has in the past taken stands against both BJP and Congress. On Sunday, he was prevented from taking holy dip at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj on Mauni Amavasya. 

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What Indira Gandhi said in her first speech as PM, 60 years ago

On 26 January 1966, Indira Gandhi delivered a speech that was broadcast over All India Radio. This was her first address to the nation after becoming India’s first woman prime minister.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

US officially calls China ‘second most powerful country’, new strategy softens stand against Beijing, Moscow

New defence strategy marks clear break from Biden-era Pentagon policy, softening tone on China & Russia, while pushing allies to shoulder more responsibility with less US backing.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.