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Iftekhar, Bollywood’s favourite cop, was also an exceptional painter

On his 25th death anniversary, a look at the life of Hindi cinema's favourite upright, ethical police officer.

Guru Hargobind — the sixth guru, credited for spearheading militarisation of Sikhs

On his 376th death anniversary, ThePrint explores Guru Hargobind’s life and his role in shaping Sikh traditions.

Morarji Desai — the Indian Prime Minister who won Pakistan’s highest civilian honour

Former PM Morarji Desai is credited with leading a phase of peace in India-Pakistan ties in the 1970s. But his relationship with Islamabad has evoked much controversy.

Rukmini Devi: Legendary Bharatanatyam dancer who could have been President

Rukmini Devi, founder of Kalakshetra, is credited with giving Bharatanatyam makeover from sensuous art form to more spiritual & devotional character.

The champion of masala films, Manmohan Desai made Bollywood what it is today

Blockbuster director Manmohan Desai's most successful collaborations were with Amitabh Bachchan, who remembers him as a creative genius and a humble star.

Justice Muralidhar — fitness freak Delhi HC judge who has a fan-following like no other

Lawyers have been demanding reasons from the SC collegium for the transfer of a judge for whom there is near-unanimous admiration in the Delhi HC bar. 

Suryakant Tripathi Nirala — the poet who ‘freed’ Hindi poetry

On the poet's birth anniversary, ThePrint revisits his life and works that gave a new direction to Hindi poetry and literature.

Ashraf Ghani — anthropologist from Columbia set to be Afghan president a second time

As Ashraf Ghani prepares to face a contentious election result, and a deteriorating security situation, ThePrint presents key highlights of his career.

UP IAS officer in Ram temple trust is Yogi right-hand man who led crackdown on CAA protests

Awanish Awasthi is additional chief secretary in UP govt departments such as home, information and tourism.

Jan Nisar Akhtar — Bollywood lyricist who was ‘poet in a real sense’

On his birth anniversary, ThePrint explores the life and love of Jan Nisar Akhtar.

On Camera

We celebrate Harappa excavation—and dismiss Keeladi, Sinauli archaeological digs as politics

In the storm around Sinauli, many academics dismissed claims of chariots being found. And the public misinterpreted the chariots as a device planted by the govt to fortify Hindutva.

Naidu matches Jagan’s Rs 13L crore investment playbook, with a ‘speed of doing business’ caveat

Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.