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ThePrint.in is a news, analysis, opinion & knowledge media company that sharply focuses on politics, policy, government and governance. Start your mornings with our journalists who bring you the big story of the day in ThePrintAM. ThePrintPod offers you our special reports and opinions for when you‘re on the go. End your day with our most popular show ‘Cut The Clutter’ by Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. But that’s not all. We also have Pure Science, National Interest, ThePrint Uninterrupted…
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ThePrintFirstPersonSecondDraft: On Arun Jaitley's death anniversary, remembering his most inspirational side of his personal life
On Arun Jaitley's death anniversary, Shekhar Gupta recalls the most inspirational side of the former Finance Minister's personal life. In this edition of…
ThePrintThePrintAM: What ICMR scientists said about H1N1 strain as cases surge in Delhi
What ICMR scientists said about H1N1 strain as cases surge in Delhi
ThePrintNational Interest: Munir’s latest power grab in Pakistan is proof of his paranoia. Dictatorship & delusion go together
"Munir’s latest power grab is proof of his paranoia. At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Analogue paneer,oil guidelines & food rules: Maharashtra FDA Chief Tukaram Mundhe on #CutTheClutter
From banning analogue paneer to guidelines on edible oils, issuing notices to superstars for surrogate advertising and cracking down on renowned high-end…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Significance of Sergio Gor's 'J&K' remark,how US view on Kashmir has evolved & where Pakistan stands
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor is in Ladakh after visiting Kashmir yesterday. He met CM Omar Abdullah, and following the meeting, Gor made an important…
ThePrintThePrintAM: What's the significance of Sergio Gor's J&K visit?
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ThePrintPolitically Correct: Who wants caste census—PM Modi, Rahul, Akhilesh? Everyone and none
Both the BJP and the Opposition are both unenthusiastic about the caste census now. They are reacting like a batsman who has committed himself to the front…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Smriti Irani & Ram Madhav return,Amit Malviya out: What's Modi-Shah's message through BJP's new team
BJP has announced its new team under party chief Nitin Nabin. Union Minister Piyush Goyal has been made the party's treasurer, while Smriti Irani and Ram…
ThePrintThePrintPod: NTA under scrutiny again after NEET leak, orders UGC-NET re-exam for 3 subjects over multiple errors
The English and Commerce exam will be re-conducted 9 September, while Sociology will be held 10…
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NationalInterest Pod: 25 yrs of ‘Dil Chahta Hai’: How it mirrored first stirrings of post-reform India, celebrated riches
Farhan Akhtar’s directorial debut ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ marks 25 years this week. It was not only a box office hit, but also redefined Hindi cinema. Watch 2001…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: PM Modi sets future politics with ‘Dimagi Naxal’ comment, puts youth at centre of his I-Day speech
CutTheClutter: PM Modi sets future politics with ‘Dimagi Naxal’ comment, puts youth at centre of his I-Day speech
ThePrintNationaInterest Pod: Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier
Gen Vaidya won 2 MahaVir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on…
ThePrintCutTheClutter :Reliance-Rolls Royce partner for AMCA engine: What it means for India’s defence space & implications
#cuttheclutter Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited and Rolls-Royce have announced their strategic intent to partner & develop sovereign indigenous…
ThePrintThePrintPod: Rahul Bansal: IPS who faces Rs 1 crore corruption charge, once regretted paying Rs 500 bribe
Posted as City SP in Chhattisgarh's Ambikapur, 2022-batch officer has not commented on allegations. Chhattisgarh DGP & CBI chief have submitted a report to…
ThePrintThePrintPod: RSS in the frame? Karnataka cabinet clears Bill to regulate public space use by ‘unregistered entities’
The move by Congress-led govt further intensifies growing conflict between the ruling party & its objections to organisations like RSS, which has significant…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Indo-Pacific in focus as US defence policy chief visits & Putin lands in disputed island,riles Japan
#cuttheclutter The focus has shifted from West Asia to Indo-Pacific because of two key reasons. Firstly, US Defence Policy Chief Elbridge Colby who is visiting…
ThePrintThePrintPod: Tamil identity, FCRA, NEET: What’s behind TVK’s very DMK-like agenda
4 resolutions passed by Vijay's TVK have been passed by Tamil Nadu assembly in last 3 days, getting cross-party support, including from…
ThePrintThePrintPod: Transfer-posting ‘syndicate’: ED sends Punjab top cop a reminder seeking case against CM Mann’s OSD
` In a written communication, ED sought registration of a criminal case against Mann’s OSD Rajbir Singh Ghuman and two businessmen close to…
ThePrintOpinion: Shoot and scoot—what Pakistan’s SH-15 guns mean for India’s artillery
Pakistan has already acquired over 200 Chinese SH-15 truck-mounted howitzers. It is enough to equip around 12 artillery regiments, with 18 guns in each…
ThePrintEyeOnChina: 'Money, Gun and Nuclear combination'- How China views the new Mecca joint defence agreement
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, has generated considerable interest on Chinese social media. One commentator…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Jammu & Kashmir birth rate now lowest, literacy, social indicators among best in India, busts myths
#cuttheclutter A report by Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs shows how Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed improvement in key social indicators. The…
ThePrintThePrintAM: What has MEA said on India-China faceoff in Arunachal?
ThePrintAM: What has MEA said on India-China faceoff in Arunachal?
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Pakistan-Saudi Arabia-Turkey Mecca Accord with no common enemy, & why it can’t be Islamic NATO
#cuttheclutter Saudi Arabia, Turkey & Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement last week. The pact says that an armed attack against any one of these…
ThePrintEconomix: India gold duty changed 8 times in 14 years. What this did to smuggling
'Since 2012, India has adjusted its gold import duty on eight occasions. Each modification was presented as a justified decision at the time. This pattern is…
ThePrintOpinion: India once mocked Manmohan Singh for silence. Now it misses the accountability he stood for
"There was a little bit of Manmohan Singh at the Jantar Mantar youth protests that brought down a Union minister last month. It was undoubtedly the most…
ThePrintNationalInterest: Guru RSS is cautioning shishya Modi govt. Bhagwat’s endorsement of Gen Z has an Indira lesson
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…
ThePrintThePrintAM: WHAT IS THE DEFENCE PACT SIGNED BY SAUDI ARABIA, PAKISTAN & TURKEY?
ThePrintAM: WHAT IS THE DEFENCE PACT SIGNED BY SAUDI ARABIA, PAKISTAN & TURKEY?
ThePrintCutTheClutter: NTA insiders, teachers & coaching institute owners: Key characters & conspiracy behind NEET 2026 leak
#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…
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ThePrintAM: WHAT HAS RSS CHIEF MOHAN BHAGWAT SAID ON GEN Z PROTEST?
ThePrintAM: WHAT HAS RSS CHIEF MOHAN BHAGWAT SAID ON GEN Z PROTEST?
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Why Nehru said ‘temporary’ Article 370 is fading,will go,& how Congress stand on Kashmir differs now
#cuttheclutter On the anniversary of abrogation of Article 370, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera called the move ‘black deed’, and demanded the restoration of…
ThePrintOpinion: 'Behind every Supreme Court petition is a waiting game'
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…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Pakistan Minister Naqvi reveals Munir's plan, puts govt on notice with his call for new provinces
#cuttheclutter Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s comments on the ‘collapse’ of Pakistan govt, and need to create new provinces has drawn sharp…
ThePrintThePrintPod: Former CDS flags white labelilng in defence. But what is it and why it's problematic?
In the latest episode of #DefenceScope, Snehesh Alex Philip, Editor - Defence and Diplomacy at ThePrint explains what white labelling in defence is all about.
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CutTheClutter: Udhayanidhi's arrest over Trisha comment row:What it says about TN politics, & CM Vijay's challenges
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…
ThePrintPoliticallyCorrect: Modi Vs Who question is a trap, BJP needs to listen to Prashant Kishor on Opposition space & leaders
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…
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CutTheClutter: Prashant Kishor's Bankipur win & BJP's bypoll setback:Political implications & what it does not mean
Prashant Kishor ended 31-year BJP reign in Bankipur, sealing a stunning victory in the Bihar constituency. #CutTheClutter Episode 1873 looks at the…
ThePrintNationalInterest:India’s Gen Z has opened a breach, for BJP to fill or Opposition to widen
#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…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Vindication of Manmohan Singh,2 yrs after his death with SC clean chit: Coal scam case & intricacies
#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…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Munir's crackdown in PoK during elections: Region's politics, complexities & Pakistan's 'Kashmir' pretence
#cuttheclutter Elections in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) have been marked by violence and bloodshed. Pakistan's armed forces have countered protests in the…
ThePrintThePrintPod: Keep WhatsApp out, add kill switch for long video calls—amicus tells SC on digital arrest suo motu case
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…
ThePrintThePrintPod: Prayagraj student who attended CJP protest was held for 24 hours by police, family alleges
CJP flagged Saif's case in an X post, saying 'photographing a peaceful protest is not a crime'. Police have denied taking him into…
ThePrintThePrint TPAM: Nearly 2 yrs after his death, SC gives Manmohan clean chit in coal scam case, accepts CBI closure report
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…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Rahul Gandhi’s attack on Amit Shah,RSS over NEET protest & why it may set the tone for Oppn politics
#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…
ThePrintThePrintPod: Misir Besra, the last remaining Maoist leader, arrested in Jharkhand
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…
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ThePrintPod: New US study explains how dementia risk in Indians differs from the West
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…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Pellet guns in Delhi to AK-47 in Bihar:Claims, facts, & questions over crackdown on youth protesters
#cuttheclutter As Parliament debates the Anti-Paper Leak Bill and issues emerging from youth stir as well as action against the protesters, #CutTheClutter…
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ThePrintPod: Germany cleared €800 mn in arms licences to Israel in first 5 months of 2026, over 60% for ‘sub project’
Major chunk allocated to unnamed maritime project, which analysts believe refers to INS Drakon, a German-built Dolphin II-class submarine reportedly given to…
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ThePrintPod:1 RAF personnel fired 2 shots of anti-riot gun on protestors on Delhi DCP’s order, police DD entry shows
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…
ThePrintOpinion: 'Modi govt can’t describe recurring exam failures as someone else’s legacy'
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…
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National Interest: Struggles of youth won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education
National Interest: Struggles of youth won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education
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CutTheClutter: CJP stir rages on:What public protests have achieved in India,& comparisons with Bangladesh,Nepal,SL
CJP-led youth protests have continued for a fifth day. On Friday, Activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his fast after 26 days, and talks were held between CJP…
ThePrintOpinion: From Irom Sharmila to Sonam Wangchuk, every govt fears giving in. It can’t admit protests work
Power counts on the crowd to thin out, for the fast to break, and for young bodies to give in to exhaustion. It has all the time in the world. Does the CJP?…
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CutTheClutterPod: CJP-led protest, youth anger & Delhi police crackdown: What ThePrint team on ground saw & documented
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…
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CutTheClutter: Origin & implications of CJP protest,Sonam Wangchuk’s strike—NEET leak, distrust in education system
Delhi witnessed protests led by the CJP or Cockroach Janta Party. Protesters clashed with Delhi police, while marching to the Parliament. And, Police resorted…
ThePrintNationalInterest: BJP’s push for one-party state has a flip side— It could be Congress’s chance for revival
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…
