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Friday, January 23, 2026
TopicNew year

Topic: New year

Rare ‘don’t break glass in case of fire’ scenario & 2025 headed in ‘Right’ direction

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

‘Excitement over Ram Mandir’, G20, Naatu Naatu, mental health — Modi’s last Mann Ki Baat of 2023

In 108th episode of his monthly radio broadcast, the PM also said people are writing poems and bhajans on Ayodhya and Ram Mandir, and listed India's big milestones of the year.

New Year celebrations in Japan involve many lucky gods, but here’s why Hotei is special

The Japanese equivalent of Santa Claus, Hotei belongs to the Zen school of Buddhism, which celebrates simplicity and rejects the desire for fame and fortune.

The juiciest question to ask a politician & how to punch someone into next year

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

Dear Sri Lankans, why are you so happy this Christmas? I don’t get it

Weddings at Colombo’s Waters Edge hotel, football fans in Qatar for the FIFA World Cup, Christmas celebrations at Hilton.

Betty White’s illustrious legacy, and a wish for 2022

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

3 out of 4 people around the world think 2022 will be a better year than 2021, survey shows

One in three people also said societies will become more tolerant in 2022, according to Ipsos' global survey of 22,000 adults across 33 countries.

There’s a science to keeping new year’s resolutions. Here’s the how-to guide

Research has found that resolution-makers are more than 10 times as successful in changing their behaviour as people who want to change but don’t make formal resolutions.

Mars, Moon & a fresh pair of eyes in the sky — the big space missions planned for 2021

Among other things, the coming year will provide a glimpse at the progress being made by the burgeoning private space industry — with many new rockets set for their maiden flights.

Work to biting nails to Netflix – What we learned and unlearned in 2020

Maybe we’ll still cough in public, not share spoons, or work from home sometimes. But we won't take our lipsticks, luxury and loneliness for granted.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.