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The US attacked three ships in 3 days earlier this week, in the Gulf of Oman. All three ships had Indians onboard as crew and sailors, and three were killed in the strikes. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta details facts of these three ships - who owned & managed them & what US claims. #CutTheClutter Ep 1851 also looks at the industry of Flags of Convenience and how it is used as a cloak for illegal shipping. ----more----Read Shekhar Gupta's 1985 story here: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19850815-maini-shippings-two-sister-cargo-ships-disappear-in-the-bay-of-bengal-without-any-trace-770310-2013-12-29----more----Raed 2025 UN report here: https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/rmt2025_en.pdf

ThePrintPod: Why the India-Nepal Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement matters more than high-level visits

ThePrintPod: Anthropic's most powerful AI model can win a Pokémon game using just screenshots. Meet Claude Fable 5

The MMRDA launched an initiative of 'Friday Public Transport Day' This is to encourage employees and organisations across Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) to commute by public or shared transport every Friday.

ThePrintAM: Haryana bans rallies, roadshows till Sept in sweeping austerity order. No foreign travel for govt staff

ThePrintPod: ‘No cheating if no one's aggrieved'—How Delhi HC poked holes in EOW, ED cases against NewsClick, founder

As Modi becomes India's longest-serving continuously elected Prime Minister, #CutTheClutter looks at where BJP stands, with 17 CMs and what it did to reach this place. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains how BJP turning India into a single-party state. The episode also looks at how numbers stack up in both Houses of Parliament.

ThePrintPod: Left out in the cold in Kerala, CPI(M) calls for public inputs on rebuilding party, way forward

ThePrintAM: Why did Haryana Women's Panel head quit?

The NIA chargesheet in Pahalgam terror attack pieces together what happened on 22 April 2025 at Baisaran meadow. It also reveals the perpetrators behind the attack, plotters, Pakistan role & the bigger web of conspiracy. #CutTheClutter Episode 1849 looks at what the NIA chargesheet details. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta breaks down the 10 key questions, NIA chargesheet answers.----more----Raed Mayan Kumar's article here: https://theprint.in/the-fineprint/gopro-used-to-recce-pahalgam-before-terror-attack-traced-to-chinese-distributor-nia-to-approach-china/2868305/

ThePrintPod: What the Maha Kumbh pilgrims reveal about young Indian voters

Ineffective opposition, reversal of regional parties' domination, right replacing the left as the reference point in Indian politics-- similarities and differences in PM Modi's and ex-PM Nehru's political legacies, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh analyses in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect ----more----To Read this week's Politically Correct: https://theprint.in/opinion/politically-correct/pm-modis-biggest-achievement-breaking-nehrus-record/2955509/

ThePrintPod: How actor Sukanya won defamation case against Sun TV over Veerappan interview after 30-year battle

ThePrintPod: The real Modi story begins where comparisons with Nehru end

ThePrintPod: Right of passage: Kirit Somaiya evolves from anti-corruption crusader to BJP's poster boy in Maharashtra

The Indus Waters Treaty is back in focus again, with Modi govt announcing two new projects on Chenab river. The first is the Chenab-Beas Link Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh & the other is the Salal Dam rehabilitation in Jammu & Kashmir. #CutTheClutter Episode 1848 looks at the fineprint of these two projects with an outlay of around Rs 2,600 crore and why they have drawn a sharp response from Pakistan. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains the nuances of Indus Waters Treaty, where it stands, and how these two new projects do not violate it.----more----Read KBS Sidhu's post here: https://kbssidhu.substack.com/p/the-tunnel-and-the-indus-waters-treaty?open=false----more----Read Ajmal Shah's paper here: https://www.jkpi.org/water-warfare-and-kashmir/

ThePrintPod: Pre-marital relationship, ‘moral turpitude' & police job on line—Why SC backed Telangana candidate

https://theprint.in/politics/letter-to-cji-on-sir-education-ministers-scalp-over-neet-india-blocs-5-pt-resolution-after-meet/2954027/

ThePrint investigation has revealed that 6 Pakistani Earth-observation satellites were launched in the past 16 months. These spy satellites are also positioned to provide Pakistan with continuous imagery of Indian territory. In #CutTheClutter Episode 1847, Shekhar Gupta explains how Pakistan is reviving its space programme, its strategic importance & what it means for India as well as for ISRO. ThePrint Senior Assistant Editor Soumya Pillai joins in to explain the newsbreak. ----more----Read Soumya Pillai story here: https://theprint.in/ground-reports/pakistan-spy-satellite-network-india-jk-china-space-surveillance/2953507/

ThePrintPod: Meeting with Shah, litti-chokha diplomacy—why BJP laid out red carpet for Nepal's ruling RSP

ThePrintPod: Iran, Israel trade strikes for first time since ceasefire despite Trump's efforts to restrain Tel Aviv

ThePrintPod: Rabi Lamichhane's high-profile Delhi visit shows Nepal's two-layer India policy

ThePrintAM: Why did Annamalai quit the BJP?

#nationalinterest Urban misgovernance is India's biggest brand destroyer. The central curse of our urban governance isn't that more voters live in these slummified villages. It's that the political class panders to them instead of improving their quality of life. Watch this week's #NationalInterest with ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read this week's National Interest: https://theprint.in/national-interest/brand-india-urban-misgovernance-delhi-fire-building-collapse/2952223/

Inflated revenue, no proof of investment in gold mine in Africa, reduction of receivables & supplies of gold, routing of funds via personal accounts— These are some of the findings of SEBI probe into Rajesh Exports Limited. #CutTheClutter with Shekhar Gupta looks at the big takeaways from SEBI report, irregularities and explains why it isn't Rs 15.15 lakh crore scam as well as what it is.

Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai has officially resigned from the BJP and announced a new political movement, Annamalai Makkal Iyakkam (AMI). Once seen as the BJP's strongest face in Tamil Nadu, the former IPS officer says disagreements with the party leadership over the state's political strategy forced him to part ways. Samah Qundeel explains Annamalai's rise from "Singham" cop to political heavyweight, why he left the BJP, and what his next move could mean for Tamil Nadu politics.

ThePrintPod: Alzheimer's may show up in blood yrs before symptoms appear—Lancet study offers hope of early diagnosis

ThePrintPod: Why Assam UCC can face more questions in court than in the state Assembly

https://theprint.in/diplomacy/oil-mining-top-modi-rodriguez-talks-as-india-and-venezuela-seek-to-reset-ties/2950745/

Bhakra Dam recorded a deflection of 1.1770 inches, which is beyond safety limit (1.03 inches) in November last year. The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) signed an MoU with IIT Roorkee for an emergency study, following this. #CutTheClutter with Shekhar Gupta looks at reasons behind it, why it's an early warning & what can be done to avoid any disaster.

20-page Hindi monthly dedicated to labour struggles was started in 2004 & circulates in UP, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, WB, Delhi. It's distributed from Janchetna bookstore in Lucknow.

The distinction often overlooked in headline figures is what we economists call the difference between growth and structural transformation. Growth is an aggregate measure, indicating that the economy is expanding. Structural transformation, however, is more complex and consequential, as it assesses whether the composition of the economy is evolving in ways that genuinely enhance the material conditions of its inhabitants. By the first measure, Uttar Pradesh is performing reasonably well. By the second measure, the situation is considerably more concerning. Watch #Economix with ThePrint Consulting Editor (Economics) Bidisha Bhattacharya:----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/theres-a-problem-with-ups-trillion-dollar-economy-dream/2947729/

https://theprint.in/politics/shivakumar-sworn-in-as-new-karnataka-cm-siddaramaiahs-son-many-loyalists-in-his-13-member-team/2949389/ 

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 political, economic & infrastructure fronts for DK Shivakumar, and why the main challenge still comes from his predecessor Siddaramaiah. Political Editor DK Singh joins in. Episode 1844

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 Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) of Nepal, led by chairman Rabi Lamichhane Tuesday, ThePrint has learnt. A BJP insider told ThePrint that there was a discussion on the role of Gen-Z, and the RSP president agreed with Nitin Nabin as he pointed out that this was how Nepal's democratic transition occurred.

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 government, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh explains in this episode of # PoliticallyCorrect----more----To Read this week's Politically Correct: https://theprint.in/opinion/politically-correct/pm-narendra-modi-neet-paper-leak-problems/2948353/

Team Cvoter snap poll finds widespread dissatisfaction with exam governance, strong support for reform, abolition of NTA, and accountability over NEET and CBSE-related issues.

The northern state has identified five specific 'use cases'—real, existing government problems—for which solutions will be sought through Sandbox.

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 Gupta traces the 5 big global oil shocks in the last 53 years, starting from 1973 Yom Kippur war. #CutTheClutter Episode 1843 also looks at how each oil shock, was followed by a slump, and the key oil indices- including BRENT, WTI.

https://theprint.in/india/retd-doctor-sexually-assaults-15-yr-old-at-haryana-govt-hospital-flees-fir-filed-under-pocso-act/2946849/

ThePrintAM: Did Delhi High Court uphold the ban on French liquor giant Pernod Ricard in the Capital?

ThePrintPod: Pakistan's role in West Asia conflict mirrors a familiar pattern—use and discard by the US

Archaeology offers something increasingly rare in combating global water crisis—a long-term perspective on how human societies learned to live with drought and environmental stress.Archaeologist and ThePrint columnist Disha Ahluwalia traces how a Harappan city holds the solution to India's water crisis.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/this-harappan-city-holds-the-solution-to-indias-water-crisis/2940957/

India has initiated what will become the biggest structural shift in its military aviation ecosystem since Independence, opening the door for private industry to move from being suppliers and vendors to becoming central players in the country's most ambitious combat aircraft programme. Snehesh Alex Philip, Editor - Defence and Diplomacy at ThePrint explains in #DefenceScope. ----more----To Read: https://theprint.in/defence/5th-gen-fighter-amca-tender-issued-hal-sits-out-as-private-sector-takes-centre-stage/2943139/

India's ambitious Project Cheetah was projected as a historic wildlife comeback story. But an exclusive document accessed by ThePrint reveals a troubling side to the conservation effort. Between 2022 and 2024, cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park were reportedly tranquilised 110 times for management, medical interventions, and to prevent them from straying outside park boundaries. Wildlife experts warn that repeated chemical immobilisation can have long-term physiological and behavioural consequences for the big cats.----more----Link to the story:https://theprint.in/feature/kuno-cheetahs-tranquilised-project-inspection-report/2942453/

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 worst-performing major currency for two consecutive years. ThePrint Consulting Editor (Economics) Bidisha Bhattacharya argues that the rupee does not need a defender, rather it needs an economy worth defending.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/economix/rupee-defender-economy-worth-defending/2941503/