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Photos of the week: NEET protests, Nalanda revival & BJP, Congress press conferences

In Photos of the Week, we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photo journalists, video journalists and reporters.

Inside the secret makeover of Nalanda Museum. India’s tryst with pride & pain

The upgraded Nalanda Museum will open on 18 May after over two years. ThePrint got an exclusive tour of its much-anticipated revamp.

‘All thanks to Nalanda’—tracing ancient university’s influence in today’s math & AI at Jindal Lit Fest  

Poet-turned-historian Abhay K speaks of Nalanda’s role in shaping today’s education, architecture, and even artificial intelligence.

Ancient Nalanda University ruins is now Bihar’s new destination wedding spot

With slogans like 'Tie the knot in Bihar', the state tourism department is tapping into Bihar’s rich cultural and historical landscape to rival popular wedding destinations like Goa and Rajasthan.

Nalanda had a scholar at the gate to screen students. Only three out of 10 were admitted

In ‘Nalanda’, Abhay K tells the story of the rise, fall and revival of the famed university.

Paper leaks amount to new form of ‘organised crime’ — Hindu Right Press on failure of NTA

New Delhi: The slew of paper leaks and exam cancellations involving the National Testing Agency (NTA) marks the “beginning of a new (form of)...

How Buddhists lost out to Brahmins in Nalanda. Even before the Turks came

Nalanda started losing importance by the 11th century, with rulers determining that Brahmin settlements were far more useful than Buddhist monasteries. Brahmins were willing to work as a state cadre, whereas Buddhist monks would not.

Nalanda — 4 elderly ‘lovers’ of woman kill 5th paramour for proposing to her, she helps too

Deceased Tripit Sharma, 75, was pushed into the water tank of a newly-constructed house in village Balwapur on the intervening night of 18-19 October.

400-acre campus painted with nostalgia, an Asian melting pot — how Nalanda 2.0 is taking shape

With a 200-strong international student community, 'unique courses', and a campus cradled by Rajgir hills, Nalanda hopes to achieve the stature of its centuries-old predecessor.

On Camera

Global investors show interest in India as oil risks reduce

Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Barclays see improving prospects for Indian markets after months of subdued investor interest.

NATO’s show of might ahead of Ankara summit: An ambitious arms deal amid Trump’s criticism

‘Security situation demands capabilities. The hum of machinery must become a roar,’ NATO chief Mark Rutte said as he announced 5 new military contracts. Drones and ISR take the lead.

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.