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Vajpayee and Mahajan were instrumental in creating Biju Janata Dal in 1997. Modi-Shah BJP is on a mission to destroy it now. What’s the possible endgame, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh weighs in on it in this episode of #politicallycorrect     To Read: https://theprint.in/the-fineprint/bjp-maharashtra-redo-in-odisha-naveen-patnaik/2886284/

Trump today said US is postponing strikes on Iranian power plants & energy infrastructure as the two countries hold negotiations to end the Gulf war. Rejecting Trump’s claims, Iran has said that no talks have been held with US. Meanwhile, Pakistan trying to position as the key mediator, with reports of a possible meeting of US & Iranian delegations in Islamabad. #CutTheClutter Episode 1815...

App-based cab drivers in Gurugram associated with platforms like Uber and Ola went on strike on March 23, demanding mandatory KYC verification for passengers. The protest has disrupted ride availability across the city, leaving commuters struggling to book cabs. Samah Qundeel explains the key demands.

The low-budget movie, Adamya (The Unbroken), captures the life of a young Communist who chooses the barrel of the gun over the ballot box. Released on 13 February in limited theatres, the movie, directed by Ranjan Ghosh and presented by veteran director Aparna Sen, has become a regular favourite for the audience. Reviewers have critically acclaimed the movie, and a raging debate has started in Wes...

As critics accuse PM Modi of surrendering national sovereignty and India’s moral compass over Iran crisis, declassified documents show the dilemmas he faces are not new. Watch #ThePrintSecurityCode with Praveen Swami.

Today’s tensions between Iran and Israel dominate global headlines—but this conflict was not always inevitable. Once strategic partners, the two nations collaborated on intelligence and defence. But revolutions, wars, and shifting alliances transformed cooperation into confrontation. This video explores the deeper geopolitical forces—oil, ideology, and the Palestinian issue—that shaped this rivalr...

The Iran war is escalating and one side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong. Through its independent history, then (Congress era) and now (under Modi), India has punched according to its weight. It has, however, always had an exaggerated sense of its own power and authority—more moral, philosoph...

Iran’s Kharg island is at the centre of Gulf war, with Trump reportedly mulling a takeover as tensions escalate. #CutTheClutter Episode 1814 looks at the strategic importance & geography of the tiny island, which is also Iran’s key oil hub. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains why the island is crucial to Iran, and how it was at the centre of earlier Gulf war.

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Iran targeted energy infrastructure across Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia & UAE, after Israel struck South Pars- Iran's biggest natural gas complex. South Pars is part of the world's biggest oil field shared by Iran & Qatar. #CutTheClutter Ep 1813 explains the unique geography & significance of South Pars. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also details how the Arab states have reacte...

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Soon after announcing assembly poll schedule Sunday, Election Commission transferred 44 IAS, IPS, other civil servants in 4 states, including Bengal, ‘without consulting state govt’.   https://theprint.in/india/mamata-says-eci-transferred-officers-by-breaking-convention-what-former-ecs-say-on-the-norm/2882134/

Assembly Elections will be held in 4 states and one Union Territory next month. With the election schedule announced, the campaigning has already begun and politics is heating up. In #CutTheClutter Episode 1812, Shekhar Gupta and DK Singh explain what's at stake in these crucial elections for each political party - from BJP to Congress, and LDF in Kerala to TMC in West Bengal. ThePrint Editor-In-C...

ThePrintPOD: Complaint filed by members of BJP Yuva Morcha after video of Muslim group on the boat went viral. Police say appropriate action will be taken.   https://theprint.in/india/14-held-in-varanasi-for-iftar-party-with-chicken-biryani-on-boat-in-ganga-hurting-hindu-sentiments/2882120/

Joe Kent, who led the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation in a letter addressed to President Donald Trump and posted publicly on X on Tuesday, 17 March. In the letter, he said he could not support the war “in good conscience”. Samah Qundeel explains who he is and what his resignation means for the Trump administration.

BJP has tamed many regional parties—both allies and adversaries. How Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry polls are a win-win for BJP in terms of its expansion plans, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh looks at the BJP’s stakes in coming assembly polls in this episode of #politicallycorrect   To Read: https://theprint.in/opinion/amit-shah-wont-lose-sleep-over-kerala-tamil-nadu-puducherry-assam-benga...

Nishikant-led House panel flags ‘regulatory gaps’ in online media & OTT, calls for more PIB fact-checks

Israel has claimed that it killed Iran’s most powerful leader & country’s top security official Ali Larijani in overnight strikes. #CutTheClutter Episode 1804 traces Ali Larijani’s journey & his rise from a science student, philosopher to Ayatollah’s Khamenei’s closest confidant & the most significant person in Iran’s power structure. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explain...

What began as a routine two-seat election to Rajya Sabha turned into a midnight drama of cancelled ballots, EC scrutiny and voting patterns likely to have left the Congress unsettled.

As Iran chokes the Strait of Hormuz, #CutTheClutter Ep 1810 looks at rivalries between gulf countries that prevented an alternative to the critical water passage. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains Saudi Arabia & UAE’s oil pipelines, when they were built & limitations.

Iran faces a choice that is larger than the immediate conduct of war. It can continue the logic of short-term escalation, or it can think in the longer historical frame.

Rating democracies is a tricky business.  Something makes the Indian Subcontinent different. All of its nations, from the Maldives through Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan have regular elections. Of course the quality of democracy varies, let’s say from Pakistan at the lowest rung to India. Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood— from Bangladesh, Nepal t...