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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, Global Print, Politically Correct and PoliTricks.
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, Global Print, Politically Correct and PoliTricks.
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Jul 15, 2025 • 26min
CutTheClutter: How ULFA militants plunged Assam into 40-yr war with bombings, kidnappings & assassinations
#cuttheclutter The proscribed militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) evaded and fought Indian security forces for decades. But waning support for the movement and its ideology, coupled with decisive action by the govt, made the way for peace to return to Assam. In episode 1697, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta traces rise and fall of ULFA, back in focus after a splinter group claimed its camps were ‘attacked’ by the Indian Army.
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Jul 15, 2025 • 7min
ThePrintPod: SO2 emission not a ‘major public health concern’—environment ministry defends revised norms after flak
Green activists are livid with Centre postponing the compliance date for thermal power plants to install emission regulation machinery for the sixth time.

Jul 15, 2025 • 4min
ThePrintPod: ICMR-NIE launches initiative to tackle poor follow-ups, gaps in diabetes, hypertension treatment
Fewer than 10 percent of people with hypertension had their blood sugar under control & fewer than 66 percent of diabetics had metabolic disorder under control in 2019-21.

Jul 15, 2025 • 9min
Why Amit Shah can't afford to let RSS pick the next BJP president
Amit Shah doesn't plan to be a politician for life but why the second most powerful man in India is even thinking and talking about a retirement plan publicly, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh analyses in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect

Jul 15, 2025 • 5min
ThePrintAM: How will SpaceX bring Shubhanshu Shukla & Axiom-4 crew back to Earth?

Jul 14, 2025 • 23min
CutTheClutter: Army denies role in ‘drone strikes’ on ULFA (I) camps: Indo-Myanmar border & economics of insurgency
Tensions rise as ULFA (I) claims drone strikes on their camps, while the Indian Army denies involvement. The discussion unpacks the deep-rooted history of insurgency along the Indo-Myanmar border. Tribes like the Kuki and their alliances are explored amid ongoing conflicts. The significance of Pangsau Pass and the Stilwell Road during WWII is highlighted, revealing its impact on regional interactions. Delve into the complexities of insurgency economics and the evolving dynamics of various militant groups in this strategic area.

Jul 14, 2025 • 6min
ThePrintPod: Air India crash report didn’t deserve Modi govt’s secrecy culture
The AAIB's report on Air India crash didn't provide full information, like the entire cockpit voice recordings, giving the impression that something is being hidden.

Jul 14, 2025 • 18min
ThePrintPod: How Gurugram sinks every monsoon under the weight of urban chaos of its own making
Gurugram contributes close to 60% to Haryana’s GDP but facilities are nowhere close to its status. A look at what went wrong for city's infra after promising start in 1970s.

Jul 14, 2025 • 3min
ThePrintPod: ‘Continued normalisation of ties can lead to mutually beneficial outcomes’—Jaishankar in Beijing
External affairs minister is on 2-day visit to China, his first since 2020 Galwan clashes. He’s set to meet Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi before going to Tianjin for SCO meet.----more----
https://theprint.in/diplomacy/continued-normalisation-of-ties-can-lead-to-mutually-beneficial-outcomes-jaishankar-in-beijing/2689215/

Jul 14, 2025 • 6min
ThePrintAM: Who are the four new Rajya Sabha nominees?
https://theprint.in/politics/26-11-prosecutor-ex-foreign-secretary-kerala-poll-violence-victim-stories-of-4-rajya-sabha-nominees/2688654/