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Chandan Mitra saved The Pioneer. Now, the newspaper is being revived

Kushan Mitra, senior automotive journalist, was appointed as printer and publisher of the Pioneer in July of this year after a long legal struggle.

Shah doubles down— ‘Congress’s truncation of Vande Mataram, appeasement politics led to Partition’

In Rajya Sabha, home minister rejects charge that govt came up with idea of holding debate on Vande Mataram with WB polls in mind. ‘Vande Mataram is not limited to Bengal, country.’

‘IndiGo crisis due to own planning, inquiry on’—aviation minister says ‘will set example for all airlines’

Ram Mohan Naidu tells Rajya Sabha that strict action will be taken for non-compliance or non-adherence by any entity in the industry, while noting the need for more domestic airlines.

AAP RS pick with rags-to-riches story, Rajinder Gupta’s stock has always soared in Punjab politics

Gupta is the founder and chairman emeritus of Trident Group, a global leader in textiles. He resigned as vice chairman of Punjab State Economy and Planning Board Saturday.

India saw 67% rise in recorded abortions over last 5 years, Centre tells Parliament

It rose from 5.34 lakh in 2020-21 to 8.93 lakh in 2024-25, govt informs Parliament. In 2024-25, Maharashtra reported maximum cases followed by Tamil Nadu.

Congress flags a ‘mysteriously withdrawn’ question posed to Modi govt in Lok Sabha, by 2 BJP MPs

BJP MPs’ question was first in queue to be taken up for 'oral answers', as per LS website. However, during Question Hour, Speaker Om Birla directly picked up 2nd question on the list.

In flare-up over Parliament security, RS dy chairman quotes Nehru, Kharge hits back with Sushma, Jaitley

New Delhi: From Jawaharlal Nehru and Vithalbhai Patel, to Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley— the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday echoed with quotes from several...

31 July, 2025: Trump calls India & Russia’s economies ‘dead’ & other news of the day

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from India.

Hindus can never be terrorists, says Amit Shah during Op Sindoor debate in Rajya Sabha

Speaking during discussion on Pahalgam massacre and Op Sindoor, Shah says Congress’s ‘lenient policies, approach of appeasement’ allowed terrorism to grow and thrive.

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India’s tech ambitions need private sector investment in R&D. Budget 2026 holds the key

India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.

SEBI green-lights NSE IPO. What exchange’s CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan revealed about next steps

Speaking at ThePrint OTC Thursday, NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan said the exchange has been trying to list itself since 2016, but it couldn’t happen due to one reason or the other.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.