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.
Alok Nirantar comments on the dramatic rise in crude oil prices. While petrol prices have risen to as much as Rs 79.15 a litre in some parts of the country, diesel prices have breached Rs 71/litre.
On Teachers’ Day, cartoonist Satish Acharya takes a potshot at the ease with which people these days believe information shared on WhatsApp. Gone are the days, he suggests, when teachers were considered the only true repositories of knowledge.
In Firstpost, cartoonist Manjul weighs in on the arrest of Tamil Nadu student Lois Sofia for shouting an anti-BJP slogan in front of the party’s state unit chief.
On BBC News, Awara Aarzoo draws on union civil aviation minister Jayant Sinha’s remark that air travel is now cheaper than an autorickshaw ride.
On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, cartoonist Irfan acknowledges the widespread use of Google to look for information on all manner of subjects.
Manjul in Midday takes a dig at the falling rupee and rising fuel prices.
R. Prasad weighs in on Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath’s promise to build a cow shelter in all panchayats of the state if the party is elected to power in the upcoming assembly election.