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Imran Khan can be the ‘dictator’ who can make Pakistan work like a team: Kapil Dev

If Koreas can think of coming together, Germany can be united, why can’t India and Pakistan have a better relationship, Kapil asks.

PDP rebel says open to joining hands with BJP to form new government in Kashmir

Imran Reza Ansari claims he has the support of close to half the PDP’s MLAs who share his sentiments about Mehbooba being 'dictatorial, nepotistic'.

Delhi paanwala to Biplab Deb: Proud of my job, but don’t wish it for my educated kids

ThePrint talks to a Delhi-based paanwala in light of Deb’s much-criticised ‘career advice’ for the jobless.

Govt has done all it can to ensure northeast people aren’t discriminated against: Rijiju

The junior home minister says the govt has implemented all the recommendations of the Bezbaruah committee, but inserting provisions in the IPC will take longer.

CWG isn’t time to count medals, prepare for 2028 Olympics instead, says Rajyavardhan Rathore

Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore speaks to ThePrint's Chairman Shekhar Gupta about how Indian athletes are different from earlier, how the government plans to make India a sporting powerhouse and why he thinks he's still got the skills to take up shooting.

How the Centre plans to evict squatter ex-MPs from government accommodation

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri says overstaying is a problem and a law is in the works to solve it.

He had more Hindu friends than Muslim: Wife of Jharkhand beef-lynching victim

A Jharkhand court has convicted 11 of the 12 accused for the murder of Alimuddin; quantum of punishment will be announced Wednesday.

Bypolls won’t impact future elections, Modi magic not waning: BJP gen secy Bhupendra Yadav

The man expected to be BJP’s in-charge for Rajasthan polls says there’s no question of replacing CM Vasundhara Raje before elections.

Curtailing immigration to the US would hurt the country, says top strategist Richard Haass

Haass says Indian immigrants are important to US economy, and hopes the Indian govt will raise the issue of H-1B visas with the US.

Politicians and their vote banks will make Delhi unliveable, says man behind sealing drive

Monitoring Committee chief Bhure Lal says unauthorised constructions and jhuggi clusters are allowed by politicians because of ‘vested interests’.

On Camera

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.