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RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat has seen a dramatic transformation in his image. It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national. In this week’s #NationalInterest, Shekhar Gupta argues that RSS is cautioning Modi Govt.----more----Read this week's National Inter...

ThePrintAM: WHAT IS THE DEFENCE PACT SIGNED BY SAUDI ARABIA, PAKISTAN & TURKEY?

#cuttheclutter The 20,000-page CBI chargesheet in the 2026 NEET paper leak case reveals how NTA subject experts leaked the paper and the glaring lapses within the organisation that enabled it. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta shares the highlights of the CBI chargesheet to explain how the 2026 paper leak was planned & executed. #CutTheClutter Episode 1877 also looks at the loopholes, and...

ThePrintAM: WHAT HAS RSS CHIEF MOHAN BHAGWAT SAID ON GEN Z PROTEST?

#cuttheclutter On the anniversary of abrogation of Article 370, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera called the move ‘black deed’, and demanded the restoration of statehood for Kashmir. #CutTheClutter Episode 1876 looks at how this stand differs from that of Nehru’s. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta takes you back to the fascinating Parliament debate from November 1963, when then PM Jawaharlal...

In the aftermath of the nationwide protests and the police action in Delhi on 20 July, several petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court for enforcing fundamental rights against the State. These range from Junaid Malik’s plea for wrongful detainment to Manoj Kumar Jha’s petition seeking FIRs against police excesses and a Gurugram protester’s plea over her pellet-gun injuries. Filing a petitio...

#cuttheclutter Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s comments on the ‘collapse’ of Pakistan govt, and need to create new provinces has drawn sharp reactions, including from the country’s defence minister Khawaja Asif. #CutTheClutter explains how Naqvi has put Shehbaz govt on notice with his comments. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also details how Pakistan Interior Minister’s remarks r...

In the latest episode of #DefenceScope, Snehesh Alex Philip, Editor - Defence and Diplomacy at ThePrint explains what white labelling in defence is all about.

DMK leader and Tamil Nadu's Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin called Vijay a 'dummy CM', after he was released late Tuesday evening. Udhayanidhi was arrested and questioned over his comments on Trisha Krishnan. #CutTheClutter looks at the drama that unfolded in Chennai and Thanjavur today, and reasons behind the controversy. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains the complexiti...

BJP is relying too much on Rahul Gandhi and the Congress. It’s ignoring lessons from India’s political history, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh explains in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect----more----Read this week's Politically Correct here: https://theprint.in/opinion/politically-correct/prashant-kishor-bankipur-bypoll-bihar-modi-shah-bjp/3004334/

Prashant Kishor ended 31-year BJP reign in Bankipur, sealing a stunning victory in the Bihar constituency. #CutTheClutter Episode 1873 looks at the implications of Prashant Kishor’s victory in Bankipur. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains what it says about Bihar & national politics, and why it is unlikely to have an influence on 2026 UP elections.

#nationalinterest Depending on where your politics comes from you might see Jantar Mantar as a revolution, or as a passing sandstorm. My arguments won’t change any minds. I shall try, however, to say what’s happened and what hasn’t. The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left,...

#cuttheclutter Nearly two years after his death, the Supreme Court has given a clean chit to former PM Manmohan Singh in coal scam case, and has accepted CBI’s closure report. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the intricacies of the case as well as SC order, and why this is a vindication of former PM. #CutTheClutter Ep 1872   ----------------------------------------------------------...

#cuttheclutter Elections in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) have been marked by violence and bloodshed. Pakistan's armed forces have countered protests in the region, unleashing a brutal crackdown, claiming 37 lives in 3 days. #CutTheClutter Episode 1871 looks at the latest developments in India's neighbourhood, and why they are significant. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains the...

Amicus curiae has told SC that WhatsApp suppressed facts, should not be heard. She also files chart showing most of her earlier recommendations to ministries are yet to be acted on.----more----https://theprint.in/india/keep-whatsapp-out-add-kill-switch-for-long-video-calls-amicus-tells-sc-on-digital-arrest-suo-motu-case/3000549/

CJP flagged Saif's case in an X post, saying 'photographing a peaceful protest is not a crime'. Police have denied taking him into custody.----more----https://theprint.in/india/prayagraj-student-who-attended-cjp-protest-was-held-for-24-hours-by-police-family-alleges/3000584/

The Supreme Court accepted the CBI's closure report in the Hindalco coal allocation case, setting aside the 2015 trial court order summoning former PM Manmohan Singh and closing the case on merits.

#cuttheclutter The Anti-Paper Leak Bill was passed in Parliament amid uproar over Rahul Gandhi’s comment on Amit Shah. #CutTheClutter Ep 1870 looks at the takeaways from Rahul Gandhi’s speech, and how his attack was focused on Amit Shah & RSS. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also looks at how the NEET protest, and crackdown may rewire Opposition politics ahead of key Assembly Elections...

With Besra now in custody, both the central committee & politburo of CPI (Maoist) are defunct. In other words, it marks the end of the Maoist movement in the country.

Published in the Alzheimer’s & Dementia Journal, the study said that even though India’s ageing population faces a ‘dementia burden’, data on what its risk factors actually are is still quite limited.

#cuttheclutter   As Parliament debates the Anti-Paper Leak Bill and issues emerging from youth stir as well as action against the protesters, #CutTheClutter details how the events unfolded in the national capital on 20 July. Episode 1869 explains the instances of lathicharge, tear gas shelling & pellet firing in Delhi during the CJP ‘Sansad Chalo’ Marg, the claims & what the probe has reve...

Major chunk allocated to unnamed maritime project, which analysts believe refers to INS Drakon, a German-built Dolphin II-class submarine reportedly given to Israeli Navy last week.  

According to sources, the Deputy Commander of RAF was in charge of the unit that used the ARG to fire pellets. It was a standalone instance of an anti-riot gun being used, it is learnt.  

The student protests are no longer about the NEET paper leak, they are about India's crisis of accountability. We may disagree on politics, governments or ideology. But very few Indians would disagree on one thing: systems should be reliable, and institutions should be accountable. One thing people in power should understand is that democracies can survive policy failures. What they struggle to su...