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Thursday, September 11, 2025
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SubscriberWrites: What’s in a name? From nicknames to notoriety, & everything in between

Reflecting on the quirks, humour, and curious histories behind the names we give, take, and live with—from street slang to whisky labels to lifelong nicknames.

SubscriberWrites: Fatal Cost of Reaction

To move from a reactive to a preventive culture, both mindset and systems must change. It starts with education.

SubscriberWrites: The hidden advantage: How government employment shaped success stories in pre-reform India

Many successful Indians in their 40s-50s are children of government employees. Pre-1991, government jobs offered stability, which aided steady education and success post- liberalization.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?