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CJP-led protests escalated following the police crackdown during ‘Sansad Chalo’ Marg on Monday this week.    ThePrint’s team of reporters, editors, as well as photo & video journalists has been getting us reports, facts & the ground truth.    In this special edition of #CutTheClutter, Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta speaks to ThePrint team  that has been reporting from the ground.   

Delhi witnessed protests led by the CJP or Cockroach Janta Party. Protesters clashed with Delhi police, while marching to the Parliament. And, Police resorted to lathicharge, tear gas. Meanwhile, activist Sonam Wangchuk refused to end his hunger strike. #CutTheClutter looks at the root of these protests — Successive NEET paper leaks, unemployment and distrust in education system. ThePrint Editor-I...

Parliament Monsoon Session, scheduled to begin on Monday may affirm India’s evolution into a one-party state. There’s a flip side — it will also open up the possibility for a second party to rise, if it could sweep up the detritus of the vote banks of regional parties the BJP is currently decimating or subsuming. This incredible win for the BJP will, ironically, also open up the space needed for t...

Over 100 scientists have left ISRO in one year & following the spate of resignations, the Centre has tightened rules around exits and voluntary retirement. #CutTheClutter Episode 1865 looks at reasons behind this exodus, brewing crises in ISRO and why these point to challenges for India's space programme. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also details the private sector boom in our nation...

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No protest movement in the Modi era is ever going to have it as easy as the Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal movement did with UPA-2, explains Vir Sanghvi in this week's #SharpEdge----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/sharp-edge/cockroach-janta-party-rahul-gandhi-dharmendra-pradhan/2987703/

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As Spain storms into FIFA World Cup final, #CutTheClutter looks at the the sporting powerhouse, internal rivalries & divisions. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains the country's complexities and how its leader - Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is taking on Trump as well as Musk.

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A New York Times report details how Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad tried to cultivate Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for years, followed by a 'dramatic effort to take him to Mossad safe house in Iran' on February 28. However, the report states, that the plan fell apart. #CutTheClutter Episode 1863 looks at the fascinating story of Israel's secret plan to tap Ahmadinejad. ThePrint...

#nationalinterest     Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj doesn’t blame any political party or individual politicians. We only know the demographic in Punjab it’s bound to trigger the most. Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with Shekhar Gupta.     To read this week's National Interest: https://theprint.in/national-interest/punjab-satluj-diljit-dosanjh-akali-dal-bjp-aap-congress/2983442/ --------------...

#cuttheclutter In the second part of #CutTheClutter on the Satluj controversy, Shekhar Gupta traces the story of Punjab police's long fight against terror and the many phases of militancy in the the state in 1980s and early 1990s. ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta also tells the story of two assassination attempts on former Punjab police chief Julio Ribeiro. ----------------------------------...

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#cuttheclutter The US has indicted jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi & his aide Goldy Brar for the 2023 killing of Separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, while ruling out Indian govt officials’ role. The investigation into ‘Operation Hardball’ has also revealed the crime syndicate of Bishnoi gang and the three US indictments expose the web of organised crime, illegal immigration, extortion, as...

#cuttheclutter As controversy over Diljit Dosanjh starrer ‘Satluj’ escalates, #CutTheClutter traces the story of Jaswant Singh Khalra, the activist kidnapped and murdered by cops. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also tells the story of the bloodiest years in Punjab & the state’s fight against terror. Read Shekhar Gupta & Prashant Panjiar’s 1991 report in India Today here: https://ww...

India is often called the ‘pharmacy of the world’ — it exports one-fifth of the world’s generic medicines and meets over half of the global vaccines demand. Yet when it comes to discovering the next breakthrough medicine, India’s contribution remains surprisingly small.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/feature/india-manufacturing-medicines-discovering-funding-key/2973560/