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ThePrintPod: Even as Centre dithers on notifying labour codes, most states amend labour laws to attract investments

Parliament had passed codes that consolidated 29 central labour laws between 2019 & 2020 but are yet to notify them. Meanwhile, even non-BJP ruled states have eased labour laws.

OpinionPod: Bombay HC has left women advocates without PoSH shield. We must extend the Act to Bar Councils

Where the PoSH Act ends, only the penal code is left standing. But criminal prosecution is a blunt, punishing tool, replete with all the obstacles the PoSH inquiry was designed to soften.
 

ThePrintPod: Indian nurse on death row in Yemen likely to be executed on 16 July, govt ‘closely following’ matter

Kerala native Nimisha Priya was sentenced to death in 2020 for alleged murder of her business partner. Sana’a, where she is imprisoned, is under Houthi control, complicating the matter.

OpinionPod: Iran-Israel need win-win solutions, mature statesmanship must replace jingoistic brinkmanship

The Iran-Israel conflict, and America’s entry into their war, caused extreme unease in West Asia. Whether the ongoing ceasefire is only a matter of convenience driven by domestic compulsions and mutual exhaustion or indeed a step toward lasting peace remains to be seen. For this fragile peace to transition to a lasting peace and to arrive at a win-win solution, mature statesmanship must replace jingoistic brinkmanship. Regime change is not the answer. Watch the latest column for ThePrint by former Army Chief General MM Naravane (Retd).

ThePrintAM: WHY HAS CHIRAG PASWAN STEPPED UP ATTACK ON CM NITISH BEFORE BIHAR POLLS?

ThePrintPod: Centre’s school education assessment flags learning gaps—Maths least favourite, govt schools lag behind

PARAKH survey, conducted for 21 lakh+ students across Class 3, 6 & 9, showed average performance in Mathematics & Language fell as students moved to higher grades. Rural-urban divide evident.
 

ThePrintPod: India to acquire 5th-gen fighters as interim solution? Defence secy says talks with partners are ongoing

With AMCA rollout expected to take a decade, Defence Secretary Rajesh Singh confirms talks for fifth-gen jets amid reports of Pakistan acquiring Chinese stealth fighters.
 

ThePrintPod: Liberals don’t want Muslim women to demand rights in the Hindutva era. There’s no right time

As Banu Mushtaq’s International Booker-winning ‘Heart Lamp’ shows, Muslim women seeking justice are neither a figment of imagination, nor a part of some political conspiracy.
 

FirstPersonSecondDraft: With 7 months & 54 MPs, Chandra Shekhar should’ve been India’s weakest PM but was its most decisive

FirstPersonSecondDraft: With 7 months & 54 MPs, Chandra Shekhar should’ve been India’s weakest PM but was its most decisive

ThePrintAM: WHY HAS CHIRAG PASWAN STEPPED UP ATTACK ON CM NITISH BEFORE BIHAR POLLS?