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What stood out in Rahul Gandhi’s speech in UC Berkeley

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi did manage to make some new points in his speech at UC Berkeley.

Laws repealed, but rape victims continue to face humiliating questions

Experts say defence lawyers always find ways to skirt around cross-examination regulations.

Ram Rahim conviction: How Khattar govt failed to see the writing on the wall

As the situation in Haryana spirals out of control in the aftermath of the rape case verdict, ThePrint looks at five blunders made by...

Ram Rahim convicted: Haryana’s poor law and order record faces another harsh test

The state’s effectiveness to deal with such a situation is under scrutiny, given Haryana’s reputation as a “soft” government incapable of handling law and order with an iron fist.

Nervous BJP banks on Jaitley for big win in Gujarat

The union finance minister will be assisted by four union ministers as the BJP goes all out to make a statement in the Modi-Shah home state.

SC verdict on privacy may have impact on Section 377, marital rape

An array of issues will throw themselves open to the privacy test after the Supreme Court ruled the right to privacy as a fundamental right, experts said.

Athawale’s call for reservations in Army revives old debate

Former defence minister Jagjivan Ram also wrote to then Army chief Manekshaw on caste-based quota policy

Drain deaths: Cheap labour, distrust of machines keep manual scavenging alive

ThePrint takes stock of laws prohibiting this dehumanising practice and finds out why they are not being enforced despite disturbing statistics. Sabah K & Vandana Menon

Stalking probe puts Chandigarh’s bureaucratic soup in the spotlight

With officers drawn from three cadres running the union territory, administration and law enforcement of Chandigarh is often uncoordinated and haphazard. Chitleen K. Sethi

Jat politics of Haryana might come to rescue of BJP chief Barala

Haryana’s powerful Jat community has been demanding a Jat CM and Khattar is unlikely to earn their wrath by pushing for Jat Barala’s ouster in stalking case. Chitleen K Sethi

On Camera

Jane Goodall—no formal degree, no laboratory, only passion for the wild

She showed that chimpanzees have emotions, personalities, and complex social lives. She gave them names instead of numbers.

More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.