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#cuttheclutter China’s top military general Zhang Youxia, who was the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission has been put under probe. He has been accused of ‘grave violations of discipline & law’. As per Wall Street Journal report, General Zhang is accused of sharing nuclear secrets with US. In #CutTheClutter Ep 1786, ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains what Xi’s militar...

Actor alleges elderly guests made obscene gestures, threw roses despite protests during stage performance at a wedding; Karnal SP says no complaint received yet----more----https://theprint.in/india/i-can-only-imagine-what-new-girls-face-actor-mouni-roy-alleges-misconduct-at-karnal-wedding/2836651/

13 Padma awards went to Tamil Nadu followed by Bengal, 11, Kerala, 8, & Assam, 5. All these states are headed to polls & so is Puducherry which had one personality in the list.----more----https://theprint.in/politics/political-messaging-in-padma-awards-poll-bound-kerala-bengal-figure-high-in-cross-party-outreach/2836514/

Ops Sindoor was a conflict that saw use of long range vectors, both air to air and air to ground along with massive use of drones, loitering munitions and air defence in play. ThePrint’s Editor - Defence and Diplomacy Snehesh Alex Philip tells us more about a report on Ops Sindoor by Swiss military think tank Centre for Military History and Perspective Studies in #DefenceScope

Trump sees any rules-based multilateralism as undermining American power and will no longer negotiate with or in a group. The middle power phenomenon is here to stay with truth in America lost. With Germany, France, Japan, Canada, and much of Europe exploring this new world, is this time for a new NAM?  Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with Shekhar Gupta. 

With several corporations throwing up fractured mandates & an intense tug-of-war for power, especially among Mahayuti allies, hectic parleys are on to stake claim to urban local bodies.----more----https://theprint.in/politics/unreachable-corporators-unusual-alliances-how-parties-are-scrambling-to-control-urban-maharashtra/2834261/

State IT Minister Nara Lokesh said Andhra Pradesh was studying Australia’s recent under-16 social media ban and examining the need for strong legal safeguards.----more----https://theprint.in/india/as-andhra-considers-australia-like-social-media-ban-for-kids-parents-experts-warn-against-rushed-law/2834423/

Nitin Nabin’s appointment shows that BJP is like other political parties, where party elites decide the head of the party organisation by strictly controlling the election process.----more----https://theprint.in/opinion/nitin-nabin-appointment-bjp-president-selection-not-election/2833524/

Mahayuti govt wants to build memorial at Burari where Maratha general Dattaji Shinde died fighting ahead of 3rd battle of Panipat.----more----https://theprint.in/politics/maharashtra-plans-a-maratha-memorial-in-delhi-to-highlight-states-sacrifice-for-national-security/2832657/

In spite of being reduced from 104 to 66 assembly seats in 2023, it has a good track record in Bengaluru as seen in its vote share. Plus, all four parliamentary seats are with BJP.----more----https://theprint.in/politics/bmc-in-its-grip-why-bjp-is-now-betting-big-on-bengaluru-civic-polls/2833035/

The recent failure of ISRO's PSLV-C62 mission has highlighted the need for space insurance among Indian startups. However, the market remains marred by high premiums and limited options. For a country like India, with a weaker currency and a relatively smaller space footprint, insuring space assets often feels financially unrealistic. Link to the story:  https://theprint.in/science/space-insurance...

ThePrintAM: WHAT ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF TRUMP's DAVOS SPEECH?

Majority of Bengal Congress's office-bearers are opposed to tie-up with TMC & in favour of discontinuing decade-old electoral alliance with Left Front, it is learnt.

The Union Budget can signal this transition by allocating fewer resources to surplus management and more toward enabling diversification, while acknowledging that short-term price controls can undermine long-term capacity. The economic principle is evident: unstable incentives foster dependence. Import dependence is not an inevitability; it is a matter of policy and policy can be rewritten. Watch...

ThePrinAM: What are ED's fresh allegations against Tamil Nadu Minister K.N.Nehru?

Viral videos purportedly show 1993-batch DGP-rank IPS officer K. Ramachandra Rao misbehaving with multiple women in office, while in uniform.  

Viral videos purportedly show 1993-batch DGP-rank IPS officer K. Ramachandra Rao misbehaving with multiple women in office, while in uniform.

The Bureau of Indian Standards has introduced a new rulebook that changes how diamonds can legally be described and it directly affects what consumers see, read, and buy. From now on, if a product says 'diamond', it means a natural diamond. If it’s lab-grown, it must say so clearly, fully, and without marketing spin. For India’s jewellery market, it marks a major step toward transparency. Samah Qu...

Newly elected BJP president Nitin Nabin is a Madhuri Dixit fan. He should, however, listen Shah Rukh Khan playing Raj in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh elaborates in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect  

ThePrintAM: What are the takeaways from PM Modi-UAE President meet?

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‘We must deny Pakistan an undeserved place in our politics, and in our minds. Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles’— Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with Shekhar Gupta:----more----Read this week's National Interest here: https://theprint.in/nat...