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Friday, April 3, 2026
TopicBaba Ramdev

Topic: Baba Ramdev

Meant to tackle pirated DVDs, ‘Ashok Kumar orders’ are now potent weapon in defamation cases

John Doe injunctions, known as ‘Ashok Kumar orders’ in India, were meant to stop piracy, but are now being weaponised to silence journalists, publishers and activists.

Match-fixing musical chairs & how to fool all the people, all the time

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Midnight’s grown ups & getting the short end of titanic tariffs

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

Trump’s tariff pause shows however high you are, the market is above you

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

‘What about you?’ At Patanjali hearing, Supreme Court raps IMA for docs ‘advocating’ costly drugs

Top court asserts consumers had a right to know whether they were being misled by FMCG companies too and what agencies were doing to prevent such misuse.

SC praises Ramdev for Yoga work but refuses to let him off in contempt case — ‘not so innocent’

Yoga guru offers to publish a public apology for misleading ads by Divya Pharmacy, saying it 'happened on impulse' and that he would be careful in future.

Why Ramdev’s legal setback in Patanjali ads case is unlikely to shake BJP’s support for him

Centre has submitted a cautious affidavit in the case, but many says it won't affect BJP-Ramdev relationship since he has helped party by promoting 'Hindu consciousness' via yoga, Ayurveda.

Patanjali ad case saw flouting of rules. India needs to fix its Magic Remedies Act

The IMA has said that through repeated advertisements, Patanjali had been disparaging modern medicine while offering a permanent solution for lifestyle disorders.

Don’t let just Ramdev’s Patanjali take the fall. Allopathy isn’t immune to ‘misleading’ ads

The Indian Medical Association and other allopathic doctors have no moral basis to cast aspersions on Ayurveda or AYUSH companies.

On Camera

Where did Ramayana spend Rs 4000 cr budget? Ranbir Kapoor’s de-ageing or copycat rakshasas

The VFX effects are what you’d expect from a run-of-the-mill video game or a mediocre fantasy show. But a film that supposedly cost thousands of crores? The audience deserves more.

RBI trading ban rocks $149 billion-a-day offshore rupee market

The central bank has rolled out some of its toughest measures in more than a decade to curb speculation & support the currency, which has been setting successive record lows this year.

India sharpens foreign media outreach in post Op Sindoor world, new strategy in play

Three-day conflict between India and Pakistan underscored the growing importance of information warfare as a critical domain alongside conventional military operations.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.