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PoliticallyCorrect: What differentiates BJP from Congress-- Modi-Shah learn from mistakes, Rahul Gandhi won't

No more 'goli maaro saalon ko' slogans from BJP leaders in Delhi polls this time. How BJP changes electoral tactics and strategies after every setback and why Congress sounds like a broken record, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh analyses in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect

ThePrintAM: What's behind politics over Bal Thackeray memorial?

CutTheClutter: Can Trump 2.0 be an American king emperor? Expanding presidential powers & test of US democracy

#cuttheclutter With a flurry of executive orders and dramatic pardons, Donald Trump’s approach in the early days of his presidency makes him appear increasingly like a monarch, consolidating power in ways that could redefine the office of the US president. In Episode 1593 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at Trump’s reasons for taking these decisions and approach to power. Apply here for ThePrint School of Journalism : https://tinyurl.com/48hdbx9d --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read report by Axios: https://www.axios.com/2025/01/22/trump-presidency-biden-pardons-cryptocurrency --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read report by The New Yorker : https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/donald-trumps-plan-to-make-the-presidency-more-like-a-kingship --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read report by The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/us/politics/trump-plans-2025.html

ThePrintPod: Blowing up police stations to murders of MLAs, the life of slain Maoist commander Chalapathi

Born in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district, Chalapathi joined the Maoists sometime in the 1980s and first rose to become east division secretary of banned outfit around 2010.
 

ThePrintPod: World Bank-appointed Neutral Expert backs India’s stand on Indus Treaty against Pakistan. What it means

The Neutral Expert has said that it has the 'competence' to decide on differences between India & Pakistan related to the design of 2 hydroelectric projects in J&K.
 

ThePrintAM: What's behind the growing chorus to promote Nara Lokesh as Andhra Deputy CM?

https://theprint.in/politics/as-chorus-for-nara-lokesh-as-deputy-cm-grows-pawan-kalyans-jsp-sends-coalition-dharma-message/2455072/

Cut The Clutter: Trump wants to deport non-citizens under a 1789 law. What is Alien Enemies Act & can it be used now

Cut The Clutter: Trump wants to deport non-citizens under a 1789 law. What is Alien Enemies Act & can it be used now

Why Eknath Shinde’s village retreats spark talks of discord within Mahayuti

Why Eknath Shinde’s village retreats spark talks of discord within Mahayuti

UCC was debated more in the Constituent Assembly than in Uttarakhand. Why it’s a problem

UCC was debated more in the Constituent Assembly than in Uttarakhand. Why it’s a problem

ThePrintPod: Dear L&T chairman, are the poor stuck in poverty because they don’t work 90-hour weeks?

'SN Subrahmanyan’s remarks blatantly imply that social mobility is purely a function of hard work, branding those who remain poor or live in hardship as lazy. They perpetuate the illusion that if everyone works 90-hour weeks, they’ll somehow all become rich, successful, and leaders in their field—conveniently ignoring the critical roles of luck and privilege in shaping outcomes. In a society with deeply entrenched hierarchical structures of caste and class, can mere hours of work truly alter people’s lives? This oversimplification dismisses such realities and blames individuals for circumstances often beyond their control', says columnist Amana Begum Ansari in this week’s column for ThePrint: