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What does Bengal have to do with Ayodhya bhoomi pujan, we have Durga Puja & Eid, says minister

In exclusive interview, Firhad Hakim says Mamata is no Modi, whose speech in Ayodhya is example of blatant appeasement; dismisses criticism of state’s Covid efforts as ‘propaganda’.  

Karnataka bracing for spurt in Covid-19 cases by April end, a long fight ahead: Yediyurappa

In exclusive interview to ThePrint, CM Yediyurappa says Karnataka has suffered Rs 1,500-cr loss since lockdown began and could open liquor outlets for revenue.

Modi lowered morale of forces by visiting Sharif, says Congressman taking on Shah

C.J. Chavda, a veterinary doctor and a former bureaucrat, is the Congress' face to take on BJP chief Amit Shah in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.

Modi will need big, bold ideas to touch 250 seats in 2019, says architect of his 2014 win

Rajesh Jain says PM Narendra Modi has been unable to bring structural reforms in education, land, labour, agriculture etc., making a second term tougher.

With his Bulgari shades & Mont Blanc pen, Modi isn’t just a khaki-clad pracharak: Tharoor

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says Modi isn't your run-off-the-mill RSS pracharak as he has attempted to build a personality cult that the Sangh shuns.  

India’s greatest living hockey player says team has great chance at Asiad & Olympic glory

Three-time Olympic gold medallist Balbir Singh Senior feels with Harendra Singh as coach, the men’s team is heading back on the right path.

Hinduism is a way of life. Hindutva is a political tool: Pavan Varma

Episode Two features MP Pavan Varma, who says that Hinduism is by nature and definition inclusive, eclectic and based on debate.

Hindutva wants to turn India into Pakistan; Hinduism is about acceptance: Shashi Tharoor

Launching Versus - ThePrint's video series that will dissect the most contentious issues in the run-up to 2019.

Virat Kohli is among all-time top 10, current Indian team ‘fantastic’ says Kapil Dev

Ahead of important Test series in England, 1983 World Cup-winning captain says R. Ashwin has to step up his game abroad.

Imran Khan is passionate like Narendra Modi, can bring cricket back to Pakistan: Kapil Dev

Former India captain says it’s unfortunate that a generation of fans has lost out on watching international cricket in Pakistan, ‘for no fault of...

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Once you know how UPA handled illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, you see Modi govt’s propaganda

The 'ghuspaithiya' narrative is being whipped up precisely when illegal immigration has actually diminished. Like most BJP-RSS ideas, it’s just an unimaginative Right-wing trope.

Vietnam & China cutting into India’s footwear exports, NITI Aayog calls for tariff cuts, R&D push

With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.