Moon landing that had a nation transfixed and traffic penalties that have it stunned
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Moon landing that had a nation transfixed and traffic penalties that have it stunned

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

   

The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or on social media, and are credited appropriately.

In today’s featured image, Sajith Kumar clubs three issues that have made headlines — PM Modi’s fitness campaign, Chandrayaan-2’s unsuccessful attempt at a moon landing and the FIR against journalist Pawan Jaiswal after his video of salt and roti being served as a UP school’s mid-day meal went viral.

Hemant Morparia | Twitter

Hemant Morparia takes a dig at the revised hefty fines for traffic violations. Under the  amended law, the penalty for driving without a licence has been increased 10 times to Rs 5,000 while the fine for drunk driving has been substantially hiked to Rs 10,000.

 

Alok Nirantar | Sakal Media Group

Nirantar takes a jibe at the number of opposition politicians who have come under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Modi government. The arrests of Congress leaders P. Chidambaram and D.K. Shivakumar have been on ED-related cases.

 

E. P. Unny | The Indian Express

E.P Unny depicts the nation’s hopes that Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander will be successful in touching down on the Moon.

Sandeep Adhwaryu | The Times of India

Sandeep Adhwaryu, on the other hand, has an ‘extra-terrestrial’ take on the moon mission.