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Urdu Drama Festival reveals state of theatre—unpaid talent, lost scripts, sexual abuse jokes

The Urdu Drama festival aimed to promote the language. Thespians also raised concerns about the challenges they face— particularly the gap between the stage and writers.

Will Modi practice what he preaches about masks, and ‘Akbar Prayagraj’ could have had it worse

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

Poet Akbar is ‘Allahabadi’ again, UP panel says website was hacked to say ‘Akbar Prayagraj’

Uttar Pradesh Higher Education Services Commission Chairman Ishwar Sharan Vishwakarma says website was hacked & names of three poets changed. Original names now restored.

Famous poet Akbar Allahabadi is now Akbar Prayagraj, says UP higher education panel website

UP Higher Education Services Commission names Syed Akbar Hussain, popular as Akbar Allahabadi, as Akbar Prayagraj on website. Names of poets Rashid Allahabadi & Tegh Allahabadi changed too.

Akbar Allahabadi, the satirist known for adding humorous touch to themes of love & politics

Urdu poet Akbar Allahabadi, born Syed Akbar Hussain, was bestowed with the title Lisan-ul-Asr or 'Voice of the Times'.

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India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?