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ThePrint photos of the week: Senapati’s grand welcome for Muivah to inside story of a Chhath train

New Delhi: From a rousing reception for Thuingaleng Muivah, general secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), in Manipur’s Senapati, to a...

‘Disrespectful to Modi and Chhathi Maiya’: Amit Shah slams Rahul’s remarks on festival ‘drama’

Addressing an election rally in Bihar, the Home Minister said “Rahul Baba’s” remarks reflected a “lack of understanding” of the “deep faith” associated with the festival.

Will the real political pundit please stand up & the bleach tea diet trend

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

Three dead after drowning during Chhath puja festivities in UP’s Ballia

According to officials, the deaths were reported from Nagra, Bansdih, and Maniyar police station areas of the district Monday.

‘We build India, who will build Bihar?’—Chhath train is a migrant story of despair

It’s not only the Chhath Mahaparv of Bihar but also the biggest festival of democracy — elections. It’s a moment of reckoning.

‘Inhumane conditions,’ Tejashwi slams Centre for inadequate number of Bihar-bound trains for Chhath Puja

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav also urged people to stay in the state and not leave without casting their votes in the upcoming Bihar polls.

ThePrint photos of the week: Post-Diwali pollution in Delhi & Yamuna clean-up drive for Chhath

In PhotosOfTheWeek we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists, video journalists and reporters this past week.

Chhath devotees pray submerged in toxic Yamuna foam, anti-foam chemicals merely an eyewash

As part of Chhath Puja preparations, Delhi Jal Board has been sprinkling anti-foam chemicals in Yamuna. This measure, however, has no effect on river pollution levels.

Sharda Sinha was the Lata Mangeshkar of Bihar. Chhath puja is incomplete without her songs

Padma Bhushan awardee Sharda Sinha, known as Bihar Kokila, whose Chhath Puja songs are played as a ritual, was battling multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.

When Draupadi, Pandavas observed Chhath and regained the lost kingdom

In ‘Chhath’, Ekisha Singh delves into rituals and belief behind the festival celebrated across north and east India.

On Camera

There’s pollution, violence, volcanic ash on my screen. And yet an email is more stressful

Years are quietly being stripped off my lifespan, and somehow that doesn’t ruin my day. But getting scolded for one careless word in an email? That can send me spiralling.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.