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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'.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?