Iran launched more than 4,300 missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) at the six member-states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in retaliation since 28 February. In comparison, it launched around 930 missiles and drones at Israel during the same period.

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Tucked inside Vikas Bhawan in Civil Lines, the office of the Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation (SRDC) exposes the story — one that doesn’t need files or reports to be scrutinised. At the entrance, a fading blue board hangs loosely, with a slightly fresher pasted message: Heritage is a blessing, preserve it. It accompanies rows of empty chairs and closed cabins. Senior officials are rarely present because most hold additional charges elsewhere. On the walls, framed photographs of Old Delhi serve as a reminder of what the corporation was meant to protect.

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Man’s best friend has been by our side for far longer than previously thought. A new study shows that the enduring bond between humans and dogs stretches back at least 15,000 years, research shows the duo travelling together across Europe.

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'Some important constitutional and legal questions also arise. A governance structure that permanently excludes career officers from leading their own institutions raises serious questions under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, which provide for equality of opportunity. '

Sanjiv Krishan Sood, BSF Additional Director General (Retd), writes

'If I hadn’t been there myself, if I didn’t already know that Trafalgar Square is a public space where different communities celebrate their festivals and events, I could imagine how easily those social media narratives could have shaped my own understanding.'

Amana Begam, columnist, writes

The Opposition will attack the government, because it must. Touchingly, even the government has struggled for the right answers. That we can’t be dalals (brokers) like Pakistan isn’t one.

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'The farmers’ agitations did not start in the poorest of the states but in the more developed and progressive ones such as Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu in 1970 and Ludhiana district of Punjab in 1972.'

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Pakistan's role, what's at stake and why Iran's Ghalibaf and Araghchi are the most crucial negotiators in this war—ThePrint Consulting Editor (International & Strategic Affairs) Swasti Rao explains in her latest column.

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Gulf war exposed critical gaps for India. It’s time for navel-gazing, act on earning strategic autonomy — Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta

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‘It’s easy to understand why the Indian government can’t speak the hard truth. When this Gulf war ends, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser’— Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with Shekhar Gupta

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The report cautioned against the unrestricted use of AI. “In the absence of expertise, training or guidelines for use, many judges and court staff are experimenting with primarily free tools, often unaware of the associated risks, such as the potential for AI tools to hallucinate precedents,” said the 82-page report launched in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Khadija Khan reports

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“He was getting ready to leave and threw his inside-out shirt towards me, gesturing for me to fix it. Did he just turn me into his mommy?” said a 29-year-old filmmaker. Is this an ick or not? Some of you might think he was being cute, maybe even romantic, by asking her to ‘perform an act of service’ for him. And that’s why some of you can never be friends with me. This is an ick and not the kind you can work through or get over.

Ratan Priya writes

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I had certainly come a long way from when I learned to drive—a Maruti with a four-speed manual gearbox, or as the Americans call it, a ‘stick shift’. I remember when Maruti and Daewoo brought in vehicles in the late 90s with a five-speed gearbox. My mother’s driver at the time was extremely suspicious of the fifth gear and refused to use it. Today, many manual vehicles come with six-speed gearboxes.

Kushan Mitra reports

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'I am happy that now I have got this opportunity because after visiting this place, the picture which was all the time in my mind based on reports, etc., has taken a concrete shape. I have seen some of the activities of the Commission, I have discussed also and have got first-hand information as to how much progress has been made so far and the hopes we can entertain.'

Read the full speech by Jawaharlal Nehru

'The departures of trans people bring together all kinds of messy otherness under the same umbrella. Hijras, kinnars, jogatis, transmen, NBs, Shivshaktis, kothis, GNCs, Aravanis, Thirunangais, Nupamanbas, intersex (and I could go on) are various sociocultural communities or loose formations of trans people that gather, make friendships, and survive in a hostile world otherwise made only for families. They are kinships forged by a desire to survive in the face of marginalisation.'

Aditya Vikram Shrivastava writes

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Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju was another star attraction. Rijiju had his audience in splits when responding to a question about the ‘actual reason’ for former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation. He said he would “certainly tell” the reason, adding after a brief pause, “but only after I retire from politics.” BJP MP Anurag Thakur’s popularity among fellow politicians and journalists was also evident from the doting audience that gathered around him all through the evening.

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In its debut election, Vijay’s party is going solo, having rejected alliance overtures, and positioning itself as a fresh alternative in what is shaping up as a three-cornered fight between the ruling DMK-led alliance, the AIADMK-BJP combine and the TVK.

Read the full story by Shweta Tripathi

This is a conversation I have almost every day now. It’s “clean beauty” marketing versus clinical-grade promises. It isn’t about one side winning—it’s about understanding what each brings to the table for real skin health, especially for Indian skin that deals with pollution, humidity, sun exposure, and often higher melanin content.

Read the full story here by Dr. Deepali Bharadwaj

In a conversation with journalist Rishi Majumder, Bhatia described the book as an attempt to trace the human cost of Mumbai’s transformation from its colonial beginnings to its present day redevelopment boom. Through stories of neighbourhoods, workers, and forgotten spaces, Bhatia argued that the city’s celebrated upgradation often masks displacement and a growing divide in a society shaped by capitalism and politics.

Read the full story by Krishan Murari here

'On 12 December 2025, 32-year-old Osman Hadi, a prominent leader of Bangladesh’s 2024 student uprising and the spokesperson of the political platform “Inquilab Mancha,” was shot by unknown assailants in Dhaka. He was taken to Singapore for treatment but died as the violence in Bangladesh magnified.'

Deep Halder writes

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Dense and inaccessible, Abujmarh lies in the forested Dandakaranya region spanning several states. It had been the Maoists’ home for more than three decades, but they were now spooked by fear of encirclement by security forces, and lower-level cadres had already begun deserting.

Mayank Kumar reports

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