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PM Modi as well as Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav are unlikely to attend COP29. Leaders from US, China, Japan & Brazil, too, plan to give it a miss.
 

As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismisses his Finance Minister, a vote of confidence is scheduled for 15 January and collapse of government looks inevitable. Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, explains how the German system is designed based on learning from excesses of majoritarianism, and not allowing any party to control absolute power. He dissects its complex voting system & unstable coalitions in episode 1551 of Cut The Clutter. Additionally, he discusses the recent Supreme Court verdict on Aligarh Muslim University's minority status with Deputy Editor Bhadra Sinha.

With the SC ruling that not all private properties can be considered ‘material resources of the community’, in Episode 1550 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta traces the evolution of property rights under Article 39(b) of the Indian Constitution & how the issue can be traced back to a 1977 minority opinion by Justice Krishna Iyer.

Brar, a designated terrorist & accused in multiple cases in India, including singer Sidhu Moosewala's murder, was removed from the list in April 2024 to 'make room for recent cases'.

https://theprint.in/politics/silent-on-article-370-omar-govt-resolution-on-jk-special-status-gets-congress-aap-support/2344805/

The US election results have sparked mixed reactions globally, with capitals like Kyiv, Tehran, and Dhaka facing uncertainty, while Moscow, Jerusalem, and New Delhi are optimistic about Trump’s return to power and its geopolitical implications. In Ep 1549 of Cut The Clutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses what a definitive Trump victory means for global politics amid 2 wars & geopolitical upheavals. He also focuses on the India-US relationship going ahead, within a turbulent South Asia.

https://theprint.in/opinion/is-114-fighter-jet-tender-necessary-for-iaf-first-ask-what-price-india-is-willing-to-pay/2343898/

Chhath devotees pray submerged in toxic Yamuna foam, anti-foam chemicals merely an eyewash