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Private security is a top job creator in India. It’s a booming, recession-free business empire

A growing brigade of young Indians is trading military and govt job dreams for a steady paycheck as private guards. For many, it’s better than working for Swiggy, Zomato, Amazon.

TMC’s Tajemul part of Bengal’s ungovernable belt. Villagers cheer, fear his Taliban-like court

The flogging of a couple by TMC muscleman & Robin Hood figure Tajemul Islam has turned the spotlight on the systematic brutality of ‘insaaf sabhas’ in the lawless interiors of Bengal.

Why is Modi govt afraid of its own successes? Banking, stock market, GST hold the answer

Since 2014, the Modi government has been aggressively expanding access to banking services and encouraging participation in the stock market. Simultaneously, it has sought to substantially boost GST revenue.

BJP goes ‘headless’ – Why Modi-Shah can’t decide Nadda’s successor

JP Nadda recently appointed in-charges and co-in-charges in 23 states. The problem is that he made these appointments five days after his term as party president was supposedly over.

India’s millet millionaires are powering a food revolution with bajra bars, sorghum noodles

A growing ecosystem of entrepreneurs, evangelists, and incubators is pushing hard to make millets trendy, tasty, and thrifty. Hyderabad is leading the way.

Old Delhi’s Bakrid goats are living king-size in UP. Morning gargle, sprinklers, big meals

Around 700 goats ‘saved’ by Jains during Bakrid are living in luxury at a Baghpat shelter dedicated to them. ‘This kind of life is not possible for many people in this country.’

Fatigue, frustration — for aspirants tangled in paper leaks, future is bleak & life a nightmare

In Part 4 of the series, ThePrint looks at the stories of aspirants from across the country whose future is in limbo due to the never-ending cycle of paper leaks and cancellations.

How Hathras stampede has destroyed families & shaken faith. ‘If Baba is God, why didn’t he save them?’

In Sokhna village, Vinod Kumar grieves the deaths of his mother, wife & 10-yr-old daughter. In Daunkeli, Kamlesh's body was adorned with sindoor and covered in new dupattas.

Not just wristbands, life in Tamil Nadu schools is caste-coded. Punishments to T-shirts

On 1 July, two groups of students pelted stones at each other at govt school in Tirunelveli. This was culmination of ‘caste tension’ between residents of two villages, it is learnt.

NEET fiasco isn’t just about broken dreams. It’s pushing lakhs of families into poverty

Families who sank their life savings and took on debt to fund their children’s NEET dreams are paying a high price for their aspirations.

On Camera

TMC’s home run in Presidency looks secure. Why the math everywhere else is on shaky ground

If the 'math' fails this time, it would have less to do with the voters changing their minds, and more to do with the very ground beneath all calculations being swept away. 

Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Aerospace, defence overtake pharma to form chunk of Telangana’s exports. Next stop: aero-engine capital

At over Rs 32,000 crore in FY 26, defence and aerospace account for over a third of the state’s exports, beating pharma for the first time since 2014.

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.