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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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ThePrintCutTheClutter: Challenges & opportunities for DK Shivakumar as he takes charge of Karnataka,& Siddaramaiah 'hurdle'
DK Shivakumar took oath as Karnataka Chief Minister today, with G Parameshwara as his deputy. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the challenges on…
ThePrintThePrintPointOfPolitics: Amid Cockroach Janta Party buzz, what BJP's Nitin Nabin told Nepal’s RSP delegation about Gen-Z
If one can channel Gen-Z’s energy toward a constructive process, it can hold tremendous potential, BJP national president Nitin Nabin told a delegation of the…
ThePrintPoliticallyCorrect: Three reasons why PM Modi ‘personally supervising’ NEET-UG paper leak & re-examination is problematic
What may look like a manageable drift in governance can often lead to precipitous falls in politics. Remember how it started in 2011 for Manmohan Singh…
ThePrintThePrintPod: 58% NDA voters want Dharmendra Pradhan to quit over NEET mess, NTA dismantled—Cvoter survey
Team Cvoter snap poll finds widespread dissatisfaction with exam governance, strong support for reform, abolition of NTA, and accountability over NEET and…
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ThePrintPod: What is the Haryana AI Sandbox launched by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, and why it matters
The northern state has identified five specific 'use cases'—real, existing government problems—for which solutions will be sought through Sandbox.
ThePrintCutTheClutter: 5 Global oil shocks: How they led to energy sector reforms, changes in govts & upheavals in India
How have global oil shocks led to energy sector reforms, changes in governments, wars, and what upheavals occurred in India? ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar…
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ThePrintPod: Retd doctor ‘sexually assaults’ 15-yr-old at Haryana govt hospital, flees. FIR filed under POCSO Act
https://theprint.in/india/retd-doctor-sexually-assaults-15-yr-old-at-haryana-govt-hospital-flees-fir-filed-under-pocso-act/2946849/
ThePrintThePrintAM: Did Delhi High Court uphold the ban on French liquor giant Pernod Ricard in the Capital?
ThePrintAM: Did Delhi High Court uphold the ban on French liquor giant Pernod Ricard in the Capital?
ThePrintThePrintPod: Pakistan’s role in West Asia conflict mirrors a familiar pattern—use and discard by the US
ThePrintPod: Pakistan’s role in West Asia conflict mirrors a familiar pattern—use and discard by the US
ThePrintOpinion: Gujarat's Dholavira: The Harappan city that holds the solution to India’s water crisis
Archaeology offers something increasingly rare in combating global water crisis—a long-term perspective on how human societies learned to live with drought and…
ThePrintDefenceScope: AMCA tender out: Why is it a turning point for India?
India has initiated what will become the biggest structural shift in its military aviation ecosystem since Independence, opening the door for private industry…
ThePrintThePrintPod: Kuno cheetahs tranquilised 110 times in the first two years: Exclusive details of internal documents
India’s ambitious Project Cheetah was projected as a historic wildlife comeback story. But an exclusive document accessed by ThePrint reveals a troubling side…
ThePrintEconomix: The rupee does not need a defender. It needs an economy worth defending
The rupee reached a value of 96.91 against the dollar on 20 May, marking a 16.1 per cent depreciation over 18 months, thereby rendering it Asia’s…
ThePrintThePrintPod:Kerala not Bengal’: Amid criticism, CM Satheesan defends state CEO Kelkar’s appointment as secretary
Kerala not Bengal’: Amid criticism, CM Satheesan defends state CEO Kelkar’s appointment as secretary
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ThePrintOpinionPod: India must stop being the ‘gentle elephant’. Modi’s Europe tour marks a strategic shift
ThePrintOpinionPod: India must stop being the ‘gentle elephant’. Modi’s Europe tour marks a strategic shift
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ThePrintPod: Brampton bust: 17 Indian-origin men held in Canada for ‘extortion, shooting, other crimes’
ThePrintPod: Brampton bust: 17 Indian-origin men held in Canada for ‘extortion, shooting, other crimes’
ThePrintOpinion: Great Nicobar Project is a necessity, India cannot ignore China’s maritime footprint
The contentions regarding the Great Nicobar project include the tussle between ecology and security. It is something that India can't ignore against China's…
ThePrintThePrintAM: What do India's partnership labels for countries mean?
What do India's partnership labels for countries mean?
ThePrintNational Interest Pod: 2026 is like 1973 Indira-era oil shock plus youth anger. Modi has space, but not immunity
An oil shock, monsoon fears, rampant unemployment, and the seeming inevitability of inflation are common to both 1973 Indira-era & 2026. ThePrint…
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ThePrintAM: WHAT HAS CBI PROBE INTO NEET PAPER LEAK REVEALED?
ThePrintAM: WHAT HAS CBI PROBE INTO NEET PAPER LEAK REVEALED?
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Cockroach Janta Party phenomenon: Its popularity amid youth anger & rise of non-ideological parties
#cuttheclutter The Cockroach Janta Party has drawn millions of followers in less than a week. It gained widespread attention following comments by CJI Justice…
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ThePrintPod: Energy empire heir who landed in ED’s crosshairs—Ahmed Buhari’s road to glory, and the tumble
Special PMLA Court in Chennai last month dropped proceedings linked to ED case against Singapore-born Buhari, heir to Dubai-based Coal and Oil…
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ThePrintPod: From laptop scheme to support for Cockroach Janta Party, Akhilesh’s playbook for the Gen Z in UP
As political debate on social media is increasingly shifting towards education & jobs, Samajwadi Party appears to be taking Gen Z voters seriously as a…
ThePrintThePrintAM: WHO ARE THE NEW TAMIL NADU MINISTERS IN VIJAY's EXPANDED CABINET?
https://theprint.in/politics/vijay-expands-cabinet-with-23-ministers-congress-gets-a-tamil-nadu-berth-after-decades/2937307/
ThePrintThePrintPod: Vijay will rewrite Tamil Nadu politics. Get ready for long-term dominance
The political approach adopted by Tamil Nadu CM Vijay has been measured and strategic. He isn't interested in confrontation and wants to work within the system.
ThePrintThePrintPod: Two judgments, no single standard: Why terror law UAPA’s bail threshold isn’t a straight line
SC’s contradiction over bail in terror cases has revived questions over whether the stringent Watali test or the liberty-focused Najeeb ruling should guide…
ThePrintThePrintAM: Why has UDF govt scrapped K-rail project in Kerala?
https://theprint.in/india/in-2nd-cabinet-meet-satheesan-led-udf-govt-scraps-pinarayis-pet-k-rail-project/2936307/
ThePrintCutTheClutter: US drops all charges against Adani: 3 cases,settlement,what the latest orders mean & what they don't
The US Department of Justice this week dropped criminal fraud charges against Gautam Adani. On Monday, the US Treasury Department said that it had sealed a…
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ThePrintPod: At least 8 Haryana IAS have skirted legal troubles in last 3 yrs, after govt refused prosecution nod
From Vijay Dahiya and Jaivir Singh Arya, who spent weeks in jail only to be discharged, to Ashok Khemka and the officers linked to the Faridabad Municipal…
ThePrintPolicallyCorrectPod: BJP’s defence of PM Modi’s austerity push ends up blaming the govt for ‘economic mismanagement’
People have repeatedly reposed faith in the BJP in elections. Telling them the truth about ‘falling rupee’ will only help it, ThePrint Political Editor DK…
ThePrintThePrintAM: WHAT HAS SC SAID OVER DENIAL OF BAIL TO UMAR KHALID & SHARJEEL IMAM?
ThePrintAM: WHAT HAS SC SAID OVER DENIAL OF BAIL TO UMAR KHALID & SHARJEEL IMAM?
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Imran Khan's ouster,Munir's rise & geopolitics: What a leaked Pakistani cable reveals about US role
New revelations have put the spotlight on US subversion in Imran Khan's ouster and the simultaneous rise of the Pakistan army. The leaked Pakistani cable is…
ThePrintNational Interest: Pakistan has lost every war against India— It is tactically brilliant & strategically disastrousa
Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. This week’s #NationalInterest with Shekhar Gupta looks…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Taiwan,Iran & Thucydides Trap: Lifting the layers of Trump-Xi meet & what it says about global order
US President Donald Trump has concluded the grand summit in China, where he held talks with Xi Jinping. Today’s episode of #CutTheClutter looks at the three…
ThePrintThePrintPod: New govts, old debts —what TVK, BJP & UDF are dealing with in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal & Kerala
Three new state governments, three old debts—what are TVK, BJP and UDF dealing with in Tamil Nadu, BJP & Kerala? Within days, the newly appointed Chief…
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ThePrintPod: Rahul Gandhi vs Modi on CBI chief selection is a sideshow. The agency shouldn’t exist at all
Before examining what the CBI cannot do, it is worth recalling that it may have no legal right to do anything at all.
ThePrintCutTheClutter: PM Modi's appeal on fuel,gold,foreign travel, fertiliser: Explaining data & calculus behind concerns
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made an appeal to citizens, twice in 48 hours. Both times, he has emphasized on four key points- reduce fuel usage, avoid…
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ThePrintPod: Beyond Brand Modi, BJP’s organisational machine is driving poll dominance. Bengal, Assam & counting
BJP victory in several states, where it banked on more than just ‘Modi ki guarantee’, shows that it’s building post-Modi resilience, say party leaders and…
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ThePrintPod: Pakistan let Iran use its Nur Khan airbase to shield military aircraft from US attack, CBS report says
Tehran transferred multiple aircraft to the Pakistan Air Force base shortly after US President Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran in early April, according…
ThePrintOpinion: 'Why should only Muslims be responsible for defending secularism? TMC’s Bengal loss isn’t on us'
"Maybe the biggest shift is to stop seeing ourselves only as a community under permanent siege, and start seeing ourselves as citizens with agency…
ThePrintThePrintAM: Why is delay in naming Kerala CM causing unease within UDF?
ThePrintAM: Why is delay in naming Kerala CM causing unease within UDF? https://theprint.in/politics/delay-in-naming-kerala-cm-causes-unease-within-udf-ally-ium…
ThePrintPoliticallyCorrect: Stalin’s allies prop up TVK government in Tamil Nadu—what it means to Vijay Sarkar
If Tamil Nadu CM doesn’t want to be at his ‘political enemy’ Stalin’s mercy, he will need the AIADMK on his side. Either way, his USP as the Dravidian majors’…
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ThePrintAM: Why is Suzuki investing crores in Bio-CNG plants in rural Gujarat?
ThePrintAM: Why is Suzuki investing crores in Bio-CNG plants in rural Gujarat?
ThePrintNationalInterest: Muslim voters no longer matter to BJP. Only a new Hindu-led coalition can challenge Modi-Shah
These elections mark completion of BJP-secular party divide purely on Hindu-Muslim basis. BJP’s rivals are increasingly looking like Muslim parties though…
ThePrintThePrintAM: WHO IS WEST BENGAL CM-DESIGNATE SUVENDU ADHIKARI?
https://theprint.in/politics/suvendu-adhikari-to-be-west-bengal-cm-the-right-hand-man-who-scripted-didis-doom/2925894/
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Twists & turns in the final lap of Tamil Nadu govt formation & how numbers stack up for Vijay's TVK
#cuttheclutter There is still uncertainty over Tamil Nadu govt formation. Hours after TVK chief met Tamil Nadu Governor, Chennai witnessed a series of…
ThePrintThePrintPod: Who is Suvendu Adhikari, BJP's giant-killer set to take oath as West Bengal CM
On Friday, Adhikari was elected leader of the BJP Legislature Party, making him the next Chief Minister of West Bengal. He will be sworn in on Saturday in…
ThePrintThePrintAM: What's behind the impasse over Tamil Nadu Govt formation?
What's behind the impasse over Tamil Nadu Govt formation?
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ThePrintPod: Crimes by juveniles up 11% in 2024 vs 2023, highest number of cases in Bihar, says NCRB report
India recorded 1,87,702 cases of crime against children in 2024, compared to 1,77,335 in 2023, almost a 5.8% increase in a year. Most number of cases reported…
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ThePrintPod: Why Maharashtra govt has put on hold a Hindi proficiency test for its employees
Row started after Directorate of Languages released notification regarding the test for gazetted and non-gazetted employees. Exam was to be held 28 June.
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ThePrintPod: Operation Sindoor 2 could unfold in 5 yrs. Pakistan is learning from Iran
Pakistan cannot match India economically and militarily. The Iran model is tailor-made for it. Islamabad will invest in select technologies to match or even…
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PoliticallyCorrect: Why Assam & West Bengal results come as a reminder of Amit Shah’s 2018 prophesy about BJP’s rule
Opposition is waiting for PM Modi to hang up his boots. ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh explains why it’s a futile wait in this episode of…
ThePrintThePrintAM: What has SEBI said while warning market entities on new-gen AI?
What has SEBI said while warning market entities on new-gen AI?
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Op Sindoor lessons: How warfare with Pakistan has changed, India's defence & why C4ISR is crucial
#cuttheclutter A year since Op Sindoor, what are the lessons from the 87-hour conflict between India & Pakistan? #CutTheClutter looks at some of these— From…