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Adhir comeback & Humayun Kabir’s ‘Babri’ stir interest, but Bengal’s Muslims fear BJP gains

ThePrint visited Murshidabad, Cooch Behar, Malda, Nadia, Kolkata, Nandigram, where some decisions by Mamata haven't gone down well with community that has traditionally supported TMC.

Hindus are worshipping pigs now in this Delhi neighbourhood. Muslims are the target

Delhi's Tri Nagar residents are keeping pigs in cages at homes, while the walls display posters of a powerful, pig-faced deity adorned in jewellery.

How Ayyappa went from a local forest deity to Kerala’s most controversial God

The taboo on women’s entry was in practice by 1820, when the British lieutenants Ward and Conner wrote of the Sabarimala temple.

Lady bouncers of Delhi NCR and their fight for dal, roti, respect

In Delhi-NCR, there are nearly 2,500 lady bouncers—many of whom are now building support systems. One of their most active WhatsApp groups, called 'Nari Shaktii,' has 208 members.

Trump’s fanboys in BJP are now proved wrong. Lesson here is to never personalise diplomacy

The only thing our deeply divided world can agree on is that Trump is a menace. Indians who once sang his praises have now turned viciously against him.

India’s CEOs agree AI will transform jobs. They disagree on how

From Zerodha's Nithin Kamath promising no AI layoffs to Zoho's Sridhar Vembu advising alternative endeavours like caregiving, India’s top CEOs have different takes on the future of work.

Meet India’s star CFOs. They’ve moved beyond just balance sheets

They are designing transactions in a manner that turns financial strain into opportunities and resets the terms of capital raising. JSW, GMR, TCS, L&T have all benefited from dynamic CFOs.

Brampton feels like a gamble now: As Canada dream gets costlier, Punjab youth look to UK, NZ, Dubai

A tighter Canadian policy on student visas has impacted immigration companies and agents as well even as the Punjab Police continue to crack down on agents over widespread fraud.

In Kerala’s Kasargod, BJP bets on ‘Mangaluru model’ of development

Residents in Kerala's northernmost district often cross the state border for hospitals, colleges and flights. Ahead of April 9 polls, the BJP is trying to turn that into votes.

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

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.