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‘Marathi manoos’ hub to multilingual metropolis: Mumbai’s demographic mutation has political dimensions

BMC polls next month will be a crucial test for Thackeray legacy in Mumbai, where Shiv Sena once dominated civic politics. But city's changing character has had an impact on voting pattern.

Rs 1,500 crore & counting: How ancestral lands were grabbed in Goa, one fake heir at a time

Using fictitious ancestors, forged Portuguese-era deeds & compromised officials, land-grab syndicates targeted the Comunidade. SIT, ED probes are exposing the extent of rot.

The Guardian of the Aravallis and his 30-year fight

Court rulings, inspections and bans have come and gone. In Rajasthan’s Aravallis, villagers say illegal mining continues unchecked and emboldened. They have one hope – Kailash Meena.

Why one of Italy’s biggest environmental scandals is causing a stir in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri

Six months after a Vicenza court sentenced former managers and executives of Miteni to a total of 141 years in prison, ripples are being felt over 8,000 kilometres away.

Noida has an RWA problem. Office-holders grab power, residents pay the price

Housing societies across Delhi-NCR go years without elections, or see the same faces return again and again. ‘Self-appointed people stop serving us and start serving themselves.’

The night the press burned in Bangladesh & democracy flickered. How 2 top dailies rose from the ashes

On 19 December morning, Bangladesh woke up to no Prothom Alo. Editors speak to ThePrint about the night when offices of two of the country's most influential newspapers were set on fire.

Indian parents are in a new race. Turning children into book authors is the new black belt

India’s boom in child authors — powered by talent, parents, AI.

Thackeray cousins reunite: The clan that shaped Maharashtra politics—from Prabodhankar to Aaditya

As Uddhav & Raj Thackeray forge electoral pact for BMC polls, a look at the family that dominated Mumbai politics for decades but now faces existential crisis.

A tale of two crimes: Curious case of NSA in Goa

When masked men robbed a Mapusa family and thugs attacked an activist, Goa reached for the stringent law to curb ‘organised crime’. Experts question if it is an overreach.

4 dead children, Haryana’s ‘killer mom’, a confession, and many questions

Only one autopsy, shifting statements, and delayed forensics complicate an investigation now unfolding alongside rumours, stigma, and deeply gendered assumptions about women’s violence.

On Camera

The influencer war that took rural creator Pujarini Pradhan global

As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.