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Vilasrao Deshmukh, the two-time Maharashtra CM who couldn’t complete his terms

On his 74th birth anniversary, ThePrint remembers Vilasrao Deshmukh, the political craftsman, and his journey from a village sarpanch to a powerful Congress CM.

Sunil Dutt, the legendary actor & director who joined politics on Rajiv Gandhi’s request

On his 14th death anniversary, ThePrint remembers Sunil Dutt, his path-breaking films and political career.

Ismail Merchant, the filmmaker who gave the world a new lens to look at Indians

A look back at Ismail Merchant's life & partnership with James Ivory, which produced 50 films, 31 Oscar nominations & 6 Oscars.

Karnataka rebel Roshan Baig, a Congress loyalist who fought first election from Janata Dal

Roshan Baig, a senior leader of the Karnataka Congress, lashed out at state party leaders Tuesday for running a poor election campaign.

Rajiv Gandhi – the ‘unwilling’ PM who laid the foundation of a modern India

On his death anniversary, ThePrint remembers Rajiv Gandhi, his years as the prime minister and the controversies he got embroiled in.

Prithipal Singh — once a ‘feared’ penalty corner specialist, now a forgotten hockey legend

On his death anniversary, ThePrint remembers Padma Shri Prithipal Singh, a three-time Olympic medalist.

On Godse’s birthday, it’s time to remember his ideology is still dangerous and threatening

BJP’s Pragya Thakur called Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse a patriot, then retracted under pressure. But it wasn’t the first attempt to legitimise him.

Vijay Tendulkar: The titan of Marathi theatre who shattered taboos with his pen

ThePrint remembers celebrated playwright Vijay Tendulkar, who passed away on 19 May 2008, on his 11th death anniversary.

Venkataraman Radhakrishnan, scientist-sailor who broke through the shadow of ‘Nobel’ kin

Astrophysicist Venkataraman Radhakrishnan, born on 18 May 1929, was the son of C.V. Raman and cousin of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, both Nobel winners.

Mrinal Sen, the cinematic genius who had the courage to bring social realities on celluloid

On his birth anniversary, ThePrint remembers Mrinal Sen, the pioneer of New Cinema movement, who was often criticised for making movies on human suffering.

On Camera

Why Tejashwi Yadav failed—Bihar changed, RJD didn’t

RJD, once a prominent representative of Mandal politics, now finds itself in a political era where welfare, good governance, and new aspirations are overshadowing old caste equations.

As govt starts rolling back Quality Control Orders, a look at adverse impact they had, mainly on MSMEs

Between 2016 and 2025, around 700 QCOs were issued by the government. Now, it has withdrawn 69 of them.

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.