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UP’s modern madrasas have run out of govt money. A young girl’s doctor dream is at stake

Teachers in UP madrasas haven’t been paid salaries since 2017, and the state honorarium of Rs 3,000 a month has also been withdrawn. Even students are forced to take up menial jobs to help their families.

India is outsourcing its tax burden to companies. Better for Modi government, not taxpayers

It is important for the government to now reassess what it wants to keep with itself and what it wants to hand over to the private sector.

Swamy impact, shifting goalposts—7 takeaways from BJP’s national convention

Resolutions and the speeches at the two-day convention encapsulated three prongs of the BJP’s campaign strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha election—Modi, Ram, and Rahul Gandhi.

Books on Modi era are the new rage. Publishers race to keep up with the churn in India

The market is flooded with books on every imaginable wrinkle of the Modi era. And they are not just written by journalists & scholars. A new breed of writers is emerging – CEOs, tech gurus, RSS followers and self-published experts.

Ancient India’s battle of ideas: Yudhisthira & Arjuna are ideal kings. Don’t be like Ashoka

The literary creation of the figures of Yudhisthira and Arjuna in the Mahabharata was likely a response to the historical example of Ashoka’s crisis of conscience.

SC ruling on bonds good but transparency problem in election expenditure still untouched

EBS is now gone, but ETS is still available, ECI should nudge political parties and the corporate world towards wider use of ETS. Then, at least one part of electoral funding can become cleaner.

Bengali cinema is in a Kolkata rut. Can Sundarbans goddess Bonbibi pull it out?

Bengali film ‘Bonbibi’, slated for release on 8 March, marks a departure from Kolkata-centric stories. Producer Rana Sarkar says it could be West Bengal’s answer to ‘Kantara’.

A new breed of fashion influencers is slaying Bollywood star egos and stylist cliques

The new influencers are breaking the rules of fashion and no topic is off limits for them. They’re steadily growing in both popularity and views on social media.

This Odisha man fought to open Brahmin cremation ground for Dalits. It’s called Heaven’s Gate

For activist Nagendra Jena, ‘Brahmin Shamsan’ on the signboard was odious in the 21st century. The burial ground is now 'Swarg Dwar' and open to all, but Dalits in the village are still not rushing to cremate their dead.

Unending nightmares, bitterness — how Delhi riots changed a Muslim & a Hindu forever

Monu Kumar, his father were thrashed by a mob. Aleem Saifi spent 9 months behind bars & was discharged last yr. Their stories are Part 3 of ThePrint's series on 2020 northeast Delhi riots.

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The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

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.