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Vacant, white-haired villages & ‘money order economy’ — how development eluded Ratnagiri

Amid political promises & potential projects, Ratnagiri’s youth migrate in search of better prospects, while region’s elderly are left behind in hamlets without vikas and cellphone towers.

AMU VC Naima Khatoon is facing questions from ‘bearded elite’—Smashing glass ceilings daily

Naima Khatoon has taken charge of Aligarh Muslim University at a time when many in India are viewing the words 'Muslim' and 'minority' with suspicion. But also when AMU itself is changing.

Once known for hunger deaths, Kalahandi is catching up fast. Smart classrooms to women-run cafés

Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat goes to polls on 13 May. Residents applaud pace of development, but emphasise need for job creation to arrest migration of labour.

From jail to BJP, YouTuber Manish Kashyap says, ‘I don’t have a godfather, just like Modi’

Out on bail Manish Kashyap spent nine months in prison for fake videos claiming Bihari migrant labourers were attacked in Tamil Nadu. The jail time has only seasoned the YouTuber as a politician.

Prajwal Revanna case shows politicians don’t care about women’s safety. They are the culprits

Even though the JD(S) has now suspended Prajwal Revanna and the BJP has distanced itself from him, it's quite clear that the system protected him.

Furore over dancing girl shows Kashmir’s toxic politics of vice and virtue still holds power

Kashmir's long jihad pitted the region's Islamic identity against India’s modernity-suffused vice. The social media commentary unleashed by the dance shows these beliefs are far from spent.

Lajpat Rai wanted nation-building volunteers. Servants of People Society’s a spa, spice store

“The Society is changing and making additions according to the times we live in,” says Lala Lajpat Rai’s great-granddaughter Anita Goyal, adding that the Society’s core values have not changed.

Panchatantra had Hebrew, Spanish, Latin versions. Different cultures made it their own

Early in the 20th century, Professor Johannes Hertel, a pioneer in Panchatantra research, recorded over 200 versions of the book in more than 50 languages.

India doesn’t need new taxes to uplift its poor. Existing welfare schemes are doing well

The social safety net for the Indian population is adequate, though improvements in health and education infrastructure are necessary and can be achieved through reallocating capital expenditure.

ThePrint’s election coverage isn’t about who’s winning. It’s about the mood on the ground

To learn about dynastic politics, read ThePrint stories on the Sorens’ battle in Jharkhand, poacher Veerappan’s daughter Vidya Rani in Tamil Nadu, the Ansari family in Ghazipur, and more.

On Camera

Azad, Antony, Geetha—6 candidates to watch in 2024. Their win can reshape politics in states

While Chandra Shekhar Azad is a streetfighter who has caught the fancy of Dalit youth, Anil Antony is the face of the BJP’s fresh social engineering attempt.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.