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ThePrintPOD:Modi govt reduced political interference in PSUs. It’s how they became wealth creators

ThePrintPOD:Modi govt reduced political interference in PSUs. It’s how they became wealth creators

CutTheClutter: Pakistan’s 3-part ‘feudal tribute’ to Trump amid US trade talks:crypto, minerals & Nobel endorsement

Weeks after Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir’s lunch with US President Donald Trump at the White House, the chief of Pakis­tan’s air force is in the US where he took part in a series of meetings with officials. In Episode 1691 of Cut The Clutter ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta unpacks the ‘feudal tributes’ Pakistan has offered Trump: crypto, the promise of minerals, and a Nobel Peace Prize endorsement.

Opinion POD: The meaning of Zohran Mamdani's rise: Globalisation failed to lift all boats

In the Democratic primary for New York’s mayoral contest, Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old migrant of Indian origin, defeated the 67-year-old Andrew Cuomo, part of New York’s biggest political dynasty. So why did Mamdani win? And what are the possible national and global implications? Ashutosh Varshney, Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and the Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science at Brown University, explains in this week's column for ThePrint

ThePrintAM: Why has NHRC ordered a nationwide audit of cath labs?

CutTheClutter: India’s chronic oil production crisis, GMO seeds myth & how agri trade with US is the way forward

India imports $20 billion worth of edible oil but resists GM seeds widely used the world over. In Episode 1690 of #CutTheClutter ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta breaks down two NITI Aayog reports on India’s oilseed crisis, GMO myths, and how agriculture trade with the US could bridge the gap and bring India closer to its goal of self-reliance.

ThePrintPod: Dalai Lama says his trust has sole authority to pick his successor, China asserts control over process

Dalai Lama says successor to be picked in consultation with senior Tibetan Buddhist leaders. China, which views him as separatist, insists reincarnation must be approved by Chinese govt.
 

ThePrintPod: Who is Anil Menon, Indian-origin NASA astronaut set to embark on his 1st mission to ISS in 2026

NASA statement says Menon will be part of its Expedition 75 space mission, which is slated for launch around June 2026.
 

ThePrintPod: Chennai is being governed on PowerPoint—plans shine on slides, fail on streets

The city once prided itself on civic order. But under the DMK, it has been made to believe that dysfunction is normal, accountability is too much to ask for, and complaints should be whispered, not filed.
 

ThePrintPod: Quad launches new agenda, raises concern on China’s control over critical minerals supply chains

Alongside the new agenda, announced in a joint statement by the foreign ministers of Australia, Japan, India, and US, several new initiatives were also launched.
 

ThePrintPod: Why Bar Council of India, Society of Indian Law Firms are at loggerheads over rules for foreign lawyers

Supreme Court had delivered an exhaustive judgement on the entry of foreign lawyers in 2018. It asked BCI to frame rules, which required deliberations with the stakeholders.