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The ‘poisoned’ prince of Bhowal who rose from his pyre, became a sanyasi & reclaimed his kingdom

Kumar Ramendra Narayan Roy ‘died’ in 1909, but an ascetic claiming to be the man surfaced over a decade later, saying his wife conspired to poison him. His ‘death’ remains a mystery.

Tale of 2 Agniveer suicides and India’s unemployed. ‘I can die even for 4-day uniform’

Ever since the Army started the Agnipath recruitment process, instances of aspirants ending their lives have been cropping up with depressing regularity.

Gen Z has found a keeper in Spotify, Apple podcasts. Navya Nanda, Ahsaas Channa lead boom

India has the third-largest podcast listener base globally, just behind US and China—a number expected to rise to 17.61 million by 2023.

For Afghan women, world is uniting again—this time to leave them to their fate

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan banned women from universities—the latest in a series of measures which mark the descent of an iron veil over Afghanistan.

Mayawati blocked the road for me, is turning BSP into family outfit, says Bhim Army chief Aazad

In an interview to ThePrint, Bhim Army chief discusses plans on possible tie-up of SP, RLD & his party to take on BJP in UP. Coalition can take shape in civic polls itself, he adds.

Breast milk sales picking up in India. Is it dairy or Ayurveda?

Two companies in Bengaluru and Mohali have been quick off the blocks in producing and selling mother's milk. But it's happening in a regulatory vacuum and without any ethical debate.

‘I wanted to go to Oxford’. Afghan women’s dreams dashed after Taliban’s university ban

Decision to bar women from universities was taken by ministry of higher education led by hardline cleric. Even stepping out is becoming increasingly unsafe, a student tells ThePrint.

Chinese threat hurting South Asian power balance. But US support for India can change this

To tackle the challenges ahead, the US should devote more resources and attention to India than Pakistan, which is acting like a Chinese tributary.

Did the Mauryas really unite India? Archaeology says ‘no’

Mauryas weren’t important because they were Nehru and Patel in the 3rd century, but because they are among the few that we know of from a most remarkable period.

Ashneer Grover, Ankur Warikoo books sell like hotcakes. Startup guys new India’s storytellers

Publishers have zeroed in on this trend—hungry readers and a boom in quintessentially Indian success stories. Karan Bajaj and Shaili Chopra are hot-selling names.

On Camera

Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar didn’t have a cabaret-classical split. It was about genre, style

Consider Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar’s duet ‘Chhod Do Aanchal’. The sequence was set in a flower garden, and the girl’s bashfulness was not even remotely relatable to a cabaret dancer.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

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.