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Why govt is going to find it tough to meet most fiscal targets this year

Hayat Tahir al-Sham’s rise in Syria & how the world faces risk of terror safe-havens reemerging

Ajmer Dargah survey isn’t about righting historical wrongs. It’s an assault on Indian history

NationalInterest: India is backsliding on hard-won economic freedoms of 1991, with no reformers to protect them today

There are 3 perfectly timed triggers for this week's column: old, povertarian instincts are back; steel industry lobbying for more import duties; absence of reformers like AD Shroff. Watch this week's #NationalInterest with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read Surjit S Bhalla and Karan Bhasin Article: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/when-dreams-of-viksit-bharat-stumble-over-nehruvian-impulses-9709073/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read this week's National Interest Article: https://theprint.in/national-interest/indias-backsliding-on-hard-won-economic-freedoms-of-1991-with-no-reformers-to-protect-them-today/2392015/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  @arvindmenswear66  This Season, Embrace Royalty & Legacy with our New Season Launch of Luxury Primante Collection Fabrics. Discover our latest showcase featuring the esteemed People's Prince, Dr. Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar. Own your day, visit your nearest Arvind Store and craft your perfect look. #TheArvindStore #OwnYourLegacy #OwnTheMoment https://tinyurl.com/3wa2zatn

PureSciencePOD: Killer whale hat fashion

More than 30 years ago, killer whales were spotted wearing a single dead salmon as a hat. Now, one was spotted doing the same thing in the same place again. Is the trend back? In ThePrint #̦PureScience, Sandhya Ramesh explains. Sources and further reading: - The Law of the Tongue: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/12/old-tom-the-killer-whale/ Subscribe to the Pure Science Telegram Channel https://t.me/PureScienceWithSandhyaRamesh

ThePrintAM: WHAT'S THE CONTROVERSY OVER CASH IN PARLIAMENT?

WHAT'S THE CONTROVERSY OVER CASH IN PARLIAMENT?

CutTheClutter: Why Delhi elections will be a litmus test for Modi’s BJP, Kejriwal’s AAP & a diminished Congress

#CutTheClutter With Delhi Assembly elections likely to be held early next year, in Episode 1568 of CutTheClutter ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta dissects parliamentary and assembly voting patterns and looks at rise and fall of political parties in the city-state, while also reading straws in the wind to predict what the future holds. The polls are also expected to play out as a test of the popularity of two mass leaders: PM Narendra Modi and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal.

SharpEdge: 'It’s too much to hope for BJP to give up Mandir-Masjid or for Indians to say enough is enough'

'Were Indian Muslims right to reject Babri compromise? Sambhal, Ajmer is what they said would happen. As we all know, even though some Muslims I knew believed that a compromise was worth the effort, the Babri Masjid Action Committee, which claimed to speak for India’s Muslims, refused to consider any compromise. It was a game of dominoes, they said. Advani would accept this compromise, make them shift the mosque, and then, two years later, he would lay claim to Kashi and Mathura, and it would all start over again', says Author & Columnist Vir Sanghvi. To read this week's column: https://theprint.in/opinion/sharp-edge/its-too-much-to-hope-for-bjp-to-give-up-mandir-masjid-or-for-indians-to-say-enough-is-enough/2387823/

ThePrintPod: India & Bangladesh are in a media war. Journalists should be watchdogs, not warriors

Media animosity is impacting ordinary folk. The hostility is prompting hotel owners, hospitals and other service providers in border towns to shut their doors on visitors from Bangladesh.
 

ThePrintPod: Gelephu Mindfulness City, clean energy, trade: What PM Modi, King of Bhutan discussed in bilateral meet

Bhutanese king’s 2-day India trip comes as Thimphu & New Delhi look to boost their energy partnership. India had announced it would double its financial support to Bhutan over the next 5 yrs.