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Saturday May 24, 2025



Saturday May 24, 2025
Saturday May 24, 2025
CutTheClutter: Showdown buzz in Bangladesh as Army Chief rejects Rakhine corridor, presses Yunus for early polls



Friday May 23, 2025
ThePrintPod: Shashi Tharoor is hot property for everyone but Rahul Gandhi
Friday May 23, 2025
Friday May 23, 2025
Shashi Tharoor’s equation with Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar is a strained one. He also isn’t known for hurling personal barbs at his opponents, which BJP expects out of turncoats.



Friday May 23, 2025
Friday May 23, 2025
In this edition of #FirstPersonSecondDraft (final in a 3-part series) ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta narrates a chapter from his reporting assignment to Sri Lanka during the summers of 1989 and 1999. He shares detailed accounts of his interactions with ministers, lawyers, activists, and ‘peacemakers’ who were at the heart of the violence that erupted in South Asia’s Lebanon.



Friday May 23, 2025
ThePrintAM: What was PM Modi’s message to Pakistan at his Bikaner rally?
Friday May 23, 2025
Friday May 23, 2025
Playing with Indians’ blood will cost Pakistan, sindoor boils in my veins—Modi’s 1st rally post Op Sindoor
https://theprint.in/politics/playing-with-indians-blood-will-cost-pakistan-sindoor-boils-in-my-veins-modis-1st-rally-post-op-sindoor/2633939/



Friday May 23, 2025
Friday May 23, 2025
#cuttheclutter Security forces Wednesday dealt a massive blow to Left Wing Extremism (LWE) by eliminating Basavaraju, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), in an operation in Chhattisgarh’s Abujhmad. In Episode 1667 of #CutTheClutter Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at the roots of the Maoist movement, how it is structured, and efforts over the years to rid India’s central east region of Left Wing Extremism.
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To read reports by Ananya Bhardwaj & Mayank Kumar: https://theprint.in/india/basavaraju-tech-grad-to-maoist-commander-in-chief-who-scripted-deadliest-massacres-including-dantewada/2632948/ https://theprint.in/india/top-maoist-leader-basavraj-likely-among-27-killed-by-security-forces-in-chhattisgarhs-abujhmad/2632851/ https://theprint.in/india/over-200-maoists-eliminated-since-2021-on-path-to-naxal-free-india-top-commanders-prove-elusive/2410102/ https://theprint.in/india/forces-dealt-a-big-blow-to-maoist-top-rung-with-chalapathi-killing-but-many-big-guns-still-at-large/2460700/ https://theprint.in/politics/blowing-up-police-stations-to-murders-of-mlas-the-life-of-slain-maoist-commander-chalapathi/2455759/ https://theprint.in/india/wanted-in-37-cases-maoist-prayag-manjhi-killed-in-jharkhand-was-big-headache-for-security-forces/2597702/ https://theprint.in/india/bastar-armed-with-new-weapons-to-end-maoism-once-for-all-roads-ration-cards-crpf-gurukul/2488114/
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Thursday May 22, 2025
Thursday May 22, 2025
In this edition of FirstPersonSecondDraft, Shekhar Gupta revisits the Indian Peace-Keeping Force (IPKF) disaster in Sri Lanka’s Jaffna peninsula, recounting stories of heroism against the backdrop of ineptitude and new friendships under fire. He also looks at the life of Indian Army legend Lt Gen Amarjeet or ‘Amar’ Singh Kalkat, first recipient of India’s highest wartime medal—Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal—who passed away on 22 April 2025. He commanded IPKF in Jaffna during Operation Pawan.
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Produced By: Mahira Khan



Thursday May 22, 2025
ThePrintAM: Who is Basavaraju, top Maoist leader killed in Chhattisgarh encounter?
Thursday May 22, 2025
Thursday May 22, 2025
Basavaraju—tech grad to Maoist commander-in-chief who scripted deadliest massacres including Dantewada
https://theprint.in/india/basavaraju-tech-grad-to-maoist-commander-in-chief-who-scripted-deadliest-massacres-including-dantewada/2632948/



Wednesday May 21, 2025
Wednesday May 21, 2025
ThePrint POD: Serial killer ‘Dr Death’ lived as a priest for 18 months after jumping parole. Calls to wife gave him away



Wednesday May 21, 2025
Wednesday May 21, 2025
ThePrint POD: Trump’s new Middle East plan is isolating Israel. What lessons India can draw from this