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In February, MMRDA earmarked Rs 400 crore for Ambedkar memorial at Indu Mill in Mumbai’s Dadar. Part of the project is a 350-feet tall bronze statue of Dr Ambedkar.

This special edition of #CutTheClutter from Siliguri corridor details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to rest of India. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains why Siliguri Corridor has dominated West Bengal election campaign, & what India is doing to secure it.

In Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak’s Lucknow Cantt, deletion over 34%. Among top 15 seats with deletion rates exceeding 25 percent, 13 are represented by BJP and two by SP.

No matter what some Pakistani experts might say, India's gap is not the same as Pakistan's disconnect when it comes to the tax base. Start with the latest official numbers.

What is the status of the current war in the Gulf? On one plane, the war persists with unabated brutality; on another, it appears momentarily paused under a fragile ceasefire. At yet another level it is about keeping energy supplies to the world open, anxiously tracking the prices of Brent Crude and Natural Gas amid deteriorating investor confidence as US puts blockade on Hormuz for Iranian Ships....

It started with a police complaint alleging violations of Section 118—which restricts transfer of agricultural land to non-agriculturists—of the HP Tenancy and Land Reforms Act.  

An important scientific achievement for India in the past week was the ‘going critical’ of India’s indigenously designed nuclear reactor in Kalpakkam.  

Rupi is the 28th Maoist cadre to have been killed in an encounter in Bastar. Just this year, nearly 400 Maoist cadres have surrendered in the region.  

Coyle will take over from Gen Simon Stuart following his retirement. Australian navy chief Mark Hammond, a submariner, will now head nation’s Defence Force.  

Is there a version of belonging to Goa that is not predicated on consumption and extraction? 'Appetite'- a new anthology of 36 stories, poems, essays—and even a graphic piece—is interested in capturing what happens to a place when everyone’s busy wanting it. Published by Penguin Random House earlier this year and edited by Shivranjana Rathore and Tino de Sa, the collection brings together original...

The world is distracted with multiple wars, shifting and fraying alliances and the return of hard power is only a greater reason for India to refocus within. It’s another crisis not to be wasted. We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in th...

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As Islamabad hosts Iran-US ceasefire talks, #CutTheClutter looks at the bumpy & transactional alliance between Pakistan and America over the years, from 1950s to now. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains how & why Pakistan manages to take centre stage despite setbacks.

SharpEdge: Trump’s fanboys in BJP are now proved wrong. Lesson here is to never personalise diplomacy

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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said that he will hold direct talks with Lebanon. His statement comes a day after Israel launched the largest wave of airstrikes in Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah. #CutTheClutter Episode 1824 looks at the origins and rise of Iranian proxy Hezbollah & its conflict with Israel. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains why Lebanon has become the hurdle i...

The real story of April 2026 is bigger than one reactor. It coincides with a quieter, commercially disruptive breakthrough that has received far less attention—emergence of ANEEL.  

Former Congress member Navjot Kaur Sidhu, who joined Bharatiya Rashtrawadi Party the previous day, now says Priyanka Gandhi is ‘like my sister’.    

Delegation met with CEC Gyanesh Kumar to raise concerns over the deletion of around 27 lakh ‘under adjudication’ voters from the electoral rolls in West Bengal.  

The study is part of the ICMR’s National Health Research Priority Projects. It will run in one district each in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, and Rajasthan. ----more---- https://theprint.in/health/icmr-to-undertake-four-year-multi-state-trial-to-fix-indias-child-malnutrition-problem/2898936/  

In the weeks leading up to US-Israeli military strikes against Iran, White House was split between 'Trump the hawk', eager for action, and 'Vance the sceptic', NYT report says. ----more---- https://theprint.in/world/trumps-cabinet-was-divided-over-war-in-iran-while-he-backed-netanyahus-hawkish-stance-nyt-report/2899236/