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Indian video games finally bring mythology into storyline. Taking it to AAA level

Udit Hinduja - January 29, 2026

Indian developers are quitting their jobs at established studios like EA and Tencent, and even consulting roles at EY, to be a part of the independent gaming revolution.

Health ministry eases drug trial rules. Test licences scrapped, CDSCO approval timelines cut by half

Sneha Richhariya - January 29, 2026

Baramati crash 1st responders were locals—‘ran with water & blankets, but nothing could’ve saved them’

Kasturi Walimbe - January 28, 2026

Yogeshwar Dutt & Vijender Singh: Two Olympians-turned-BJP leaders join chorus against new UGC rules

Sushil Manav - January 28, 2026

After Ajit Pawar crash, uneasy spotlight on other Learjets flown by ‘safe & dependable’ VSR Aviation

Mayank Kumar - January 28, 2026

Budget 2026 numbers will be outdated within a month. This was avoidable

A K Bhattacharya - January 28, 2026

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Ajit Pawar: Brash, tireless, ambitious, the ‘Dada’ from Baramati

Manasi Phadke - January 28, 2026

How Skill India lost its way by creating a parallel NGO universe of frauds

Sagrika Kissu - January 28, 2026

Shahjahanpur inter-caste couple who jumped — ‘All the talk now is about us being Brahmin-Dalit’

Almina Khatoon - January 28, 2026

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Invoking aircraft carrier USS Lincoln, Trump warns Iran—‘Massive armada heading to you, make a deal’

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Crime & punishment, Taliban adaptation: 15 days’ jail for beating wife, only if there are ‘bruises’

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US Treasury secy Scott Bessent slams EU-India trade deal, says Europe put commerce over Ukraine

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Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

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Opinion

IAS, IPS cadre allocation has structural problems. Why the revised policy doesn’t solve them

K.B.S Sidhu - January 28, 2026

As the 2026 cadre policy determines allocations for 25 state cadres, parallel state bureaucracies operate under different rules with no all-India dimension.

Budget 2026 numbers will be outdated within a month. This was avoidable

A K Bhattacharya - January 28, 2026

Hyderabad’s Nizams are a pale shadow of their past. Unlike Scindia & Karan Singh

Yunus Lasania - January 28, 2026

Pakistan’s civil-military partnership is a myth now. Imaan Mazari-Hazir case proves it

Ayesha Siddiqa - January 28, 2026

Xi’s military purges are less about China’s strategic goals, more about party control

Sana Hashmi - January 28, 2026

India is facing a silent elderly care crisis. Budget 2026 must confront it

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Vidya Mahambare - January 28, 2026

India-Pakistan ready for lehenga diplomacy. Maryam Sharif has made the first move

Shobhaa De - January 27, 2026

Features

‘Why are we having a forum on caste?’ audience unsettles Dalit writers at Delhi book launch

Manisha Mondal - January 28, 2026

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Politics

Agony of this death is felt by Maharashtra, don’t bring politics into it, says emotional Sharad Pawar

Manasi Phadke - January 28, 2026

Senior Pawar's public appeal came amid conspiracy theories floating around following his nephew and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s sudden death in a plane crash.

‘Scam & a clean chit’, a Maha rebellion & a coup—episodes that defined Ajit Pawar’s political career

Purva Chitnis - January 28, 2026

Ajit Pawar: Brash, tireless, ambitious, the ‘Dada’ from Baramati

+TFP Manasi Phadke - January 28, 2026

India’s Op Sindoor proved strength can be used responsibly; govt sent out strong message—President Murmu

Neelam Pandey - January 28, 2026

Even RSS affiliate ABVP asks govt to clarify ‘ambiguities’ of UGC equity rules

Neelam Pandey - January 27, 2026

Anger builds in BJP over UGC equity rules: Resignations pour in, Union minister assures ‘no misuse’

Neelam Pandey - January 27, 2026

Ahead of Kerala polls, Nair outfit drops ‘Hindu unity’ plan after SNDP chief gets Padma Bhushan

Aneesa PA - January 27, 2026

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Afghanistan’s new criminal code shows Taliban hasn’t changed. And this time, West is distracted

ThePrint Team - January 28, 2026

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Ground Reports

Indian video games finally bring mythology into storyline. Taking it to AAA level

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How Skill India lost its way by creating a parallel NGO universe of frauds

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Shahjahanpur inter-caste couple who jumped — ‘All the talk now is about us being Brahmin-Dalit’

Almina Khatoon -

Northeast Hoolock gibbons are facing extinction. The lesser apes are being counted now

Soumya Pillai -

Eye on China

Xi’s military purges are less about China’s strategic goals, more about party control

Sana Hashmi - January 28, 2026

Judiciary

Delhi HC upholds childless widow’s right to govt employee’s family pension even after remarriage

Ruchi Bhattar - January 28, 2026

Health

Health ministry eases drug trial rules. Test licences scrapped, CDSCO approval timelines cut by half

Sneha Richhariya - January 29, 2026

India

Yogeshwar Dutt & Vijender Singh: Two Olympians-turned-BJP leaders join chorus against new UGC rules

Sushil Manav - January 28, 2026

Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt has posted sharp criticism on social media, invoking Draupadi’s vastraharan to question the new guidelines.

Baramati crash 1st responders were locals—‘ran with water & blankets, but nothing could’ve saved them’

Kasturi Walimbe - January 28, 2026

YSR, CDS Gen Rawat to Ajit Pawar—trail of fatal air crashes that claimed lives of public figures

Apoorva Mandhani - January 28, 2026

After Ajit Pawar crash, uneasy spotlight on other Learjets flown by ‘safe & dependable’ VSR Aviation

Mayank Kumar - January 28, 2026

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Andy Mukherjee - January 28, 2026

Indian govt considers inviting bids for third fleet of locally designed nuclear reactors

Rajesh Kumar Singh - January 28, 2026

Learjet model that crash-landed with Pawar on board was flagged for landing gear issues. 3 past accidents

Mayank Kumar - January 28, 2026

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What is the Maharashtra Irrigation Scam? Rs 70,000-crore fraud, clean chit to Ajit Pawar

Manisha Mondal - January 28, 2026

Economy

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Udit Bubna - January 28, 2026

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

Vaibhav Pant - January 27, 2026

India & EU announce “mother of all trade deals”. This is why it matters

Keshav Padmanabhan - January 27, 2026

RBI considers resuming urban co-op bank licences after 2 decades. But high capital bar may shut most out

Udit Bubna - January 27, 2026

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Thomas Seal - January 24, 2026

Governance

Infant deaths decline, high malnutrition persists: Lancet decodes why universal healthcare eludes India

Sneha Richhariya - January 28, 2026

Karnataka forms gig workers’ welfare board, aggregators to contribute 1–1.5% welfare fee per transaction

Sharan Poovanna - January 27, 2026

Another UP officer resigns, this time in support of CM Yogi as Shankaracharya row escalates

Prashant Srivastava - January 27, 2026

SYL row: Déjà vu for Punjab-Haryana as CMs’ meet ends inconclusively, like another exactly 40 yrs ago

Sushil Manav - January 27, 2026

PoV

Ursula von der Leyen’s Indian clothes vs Trudeaus? It’s cultural appreciation not performance

Samah Qundeel - January 28, 2026

Science

What is the polar vortex sending an Arctic blast into the US?

Polar vortexes are girdles of swirling cold air and low pressure surrounding the Earth’s poles. The Arctic one can cause frigid weather in the US and portions of Europe and Asia.

Books

My married life with Rajendra Yadav began with a bizarre rupture: Mannu Bhandari

Mannu Bhandari - January 28, 2026

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