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Lotus, hand, broom – Ahmedabad walls are at war. Residents unhappy

It all started with BJP launching a state-wide drive to paint the lotus on the walls in March. With the Congress and AAP following suit, now it's a mad race.

Sizzling oil prices burning a hole in your pocket, but refiners are making a killing

While state-run refiners have recorded higher-than-usual margins in 2021-22, the margins are more for private players as they are the biggest beneficiaries of cheap Russian crude.

‘Mistakes will be made’: Why worries stalk India’s plans to bring back the cheetah

In the next few months, 12 cheetahs are likely to be brought in from South Africa. The large cat went extinct in India in the 1950s.

Quiet conviction of 26/11 mastermind Sajid Mir shows Pakistan’s flimsy terror crackdown

LeT’s 26/11 operational head Sajid Mir was secretly tried and convicted last week, days before Pakistan’s fate is decided by terror-finance watchdog FATF.

Sriya as a K-pop idol is no fluke. A well-oiled industry is hunting for Indian stars

From Brazil to Belgium to Africa, K-pop is now going global. India's Sriya Lenka is the newest addition.

Somnath and Gyanvapi temples were rebuilt – long ago by Maratha queen Ahilyabai Holkar

All major places of Hindu pilgrimage owe something to Ahilyabai. Her piety became her power in a world of men.

Droupadi Murmu isn’t just symbolic. She is central to RSS-BJP’s Hindutva project

Unlike the opposition, the BJP takes the selection of a presidential candidate quite seriously. Murmu, a Santhal Hindu leader, helps its plan for India.

Indian Instagram influencers say, let’s talk about sex. Foreplay, semen, hair—no taboos

A virtual army of women like Seema Anand, Maya’s Amma, Dr Cuterus is slowly helping people remove the cloak of ‘Bharatiya sanskriti’ and embrace their sexuality.

Not just supply snags, high energy prices also factor behind global ‘cost-of-living’ crisis

Global food prices surged by 28% in 2021 compared to year before — highest in a decade, according to UN estimates. By May 2022, food prices were 60% higher compared to 2020.

More than just whisky: Trade body explains why India-UK FTA should address trade barriers

FTA will seek to address bilateral issues to create a robust system of trade, Richard Heald, executive chair of the UK-India Business Council, tells ThePrint in an interview.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?