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5 DGPs in 10 months — why Punjab Police ‘musical chairs’ has triggered alarm

Constant overhauls at a time when Punjab is facing major law & order challenges mean no senior officer in one position for over 3-4 months at a stretch. AAP plays down reshuffle.

MCOCA, conflicting evidence, 44,000 pages of confusion — 7/11 train bombing case drags

Buried inside 44,000 pages of court records—some completely illegible—and flitting between ‘overburdened’ judges, the 7/11 case is far from over.

India’s anti-defection law didn’t stop power politics. It just moved from farmhouse to resort

Maharashtra turmoil shows Rajiv Gandhi's 1985 anti-defection law changed nothing, but only left India 'with the worst of both worlds'.

Japan’s new nationalism is alarming. Not just for China, North Korea, but allies like India

Asia's strategic landscape will force fateful choices on Japan. Embracing muscular nationalism is a response to the challenges of dangerous new times.

Gangubai Kathiawadi is a hit in Thailand. Reels, Netflix, sex work industry helped

For weeks now, Gangubai Kathiawadi has been on Netflix’s top 10 list in Thailand. There are reels, YouTube videos and recreation of Alia Bhatt’s looks.

Gone are Singham & Chulbul Pandey – On Netflix, Amazon, cops are less masala, more material

From She to Paatal Lok and Delhi Crime, police officers on OTT are much more than their uniform. They are ordinary people, who just happen to be cops.

SOS number, state contest — inside Modi govt’s $1 bn push for safer roads with World Bank, ADB

Programme to be implemented in 14 states across India that account for 85% of total road accidents and fatalities in India. India has among the worst road safety records in the world.

Friendless and bitter, students in Rajasthan’s grand English-medium school reform fight bias

The government's decision has resulted in 'mass migration'. Many students have transferred to government schools where Hindi is still the medium of instruction.

Can judiciary stand up to all-powerful executive? How judges did it during Emergency

The Emergency declared by former PM Indira Gandhi, that lasted from 1975 to 1977, saw judges from high courts across the country fight to uphold citizens’ civil liberties.

I got tear-gassed in Colombo, but finding treatment was even more eye-watering

iWitness — the story behind the story of ThePrint journalists’ experiences on assignment.

On Camera

Potassium fertilisers can improve crop yields. Indian farmers must reduce nitrogen usage

Our study presents evidence suggestive of the fact that farmers who demonstrate greater knowledge about the importance of potassium tend to achieve higher yields and revenues.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.