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Diwali amid Covid, unemployment and a ‘sad’ Rahul Gandhi

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

Diwali wasn’t happy for consumers due to cash crunch at non-bank finance companies

Anirban Nag -
Sales are sluggish as NBFCs are growing more cautious about extending new credit amid a funds crunch of their own.

Satellite pics show crackers are only tip of the iceberg when it comes to Delhi pollution

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
A host of factors, from stubble burning to industrial emissions, come together to fuel Delhi and north India's notorious smog cover.

SC refuses blanket ban on crackers, fixes 2-hour time period for bursting them on Diwali

PTI -
The Supreme court order came on a plea seeking a ban on manufacture and sale of firecrackers across India to curb pollution.

Ban on sale of crackers: SC picks public health over cultural practices

Apurva Vishwanath -
The Supreme Court Monday directed the government to suspend all temporary licenses that were granted to sell fire crackers in NCR till 1 November

On Camera

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Opinion

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Shekhar Gupta -
Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ attack on EC is a political dead-end. He still has a point

Rahul Gandhi echoes Pakistan on Op Sindoor, Trump on economy. He’s a distraction

Economy

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

Sampurna Panigrahi -
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Defence

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Javaria Rana -
Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

National Interest

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Shekhar Gupta -
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.

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