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Punjab assembly passes animal welfare bill to resume bullock cart racing. ‘Not cruelty,’ says CM Mann

Chandigarh: The Punjab assembly Friday unanimously passed the 'The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2025' to facilitate the resumption of bullock...

1,100 bulls, 900 tamers in fray as renowned Jallikattu event begins in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai

The best bull will be awarded a tractor worth Rs 11 lakhs, while the best bull-tamer will receive a car worth Rs 8 lakhs, alongside other prizes.

DMK marks Kalaignar’s centenary celebrations with opening of Tamil Nadu’s 1st Jallikattu stadium

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin inaugurated Jallikattu stadium located in Keelakarai village near Madurai’s Alanganallur. Stadium was built at an estimated cost of Rs 62.77 crore.

Our take on Jallikattu matter, Kerala ordinance, Sameer Wankhede episode—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

‘Toxic masculinity’ vs ‘tradition’ — Why Tamil Nadu’s bull-taming sport jallikattu is controversial

A Constitution bench of Supreme Court Thursday upheld the Tamil Nadu law allowing the bull-taming sport jallikattu, stating that it does not go contrary to constitutional provisions.

‘Won’t disrupt legislature view’: Supreme Court upholds bull-taming sport ‘Jallikattu’

The order came on a batch of petitions challenging Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra’s laws allowing the bull-taming sport and bullock cart races.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.