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ThePrint.in is a news, analysis, opinion & knowledge media company that sharply focuses on politics, policy, government and governance. Start your mornings with our journalists who bring you the big story of the day in ThePrintAM. ThePrintPod offers you our special reports and opinions for when you‘re on the go. End your day with our most popular show ‘Cut The Clutter’ by Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. But that’s not all. We also have Pure Science, National Interest, ThePrint Uninterrupted, Global Print, Politically Correct and PoliTricks.
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ThePrint.in is a news, analysis, opinion & knowledge media company that sharply focuses on politics, policy, government and governance. Start your mornings with our journalists who bring you the big story of the day in ThePrintAM. ThePrintPod offers you our special reports and opinions for when you‘re on the go. End your day with our most popular show ‘Cut The Clutter’ by Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. But that’s not all. We also have Pure Science, National Interest, ThePrint Uninterrupted, Global Print, Politically Correct and PoliTricks.
Episodes
Episodes



Nov 14, 2025
Nov 14, 2025
23 min
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has sealed a landslide victory with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar set to secure a fifth consecutive term, as the latest trends showed the alliance winning 197 of 243 seats in the state. ThePrint’s deputy editor Neelam Pandey spoke to Yogender Yadav, political activist and Swaraj India leader on how he views the results.



Nov 14, 2025
Nov 14, 2025
5 min
Nitish Kumar has done a lot for Bihar but he will serve it better by stepping aside sooner than later, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh elaborates



Nov 14, 2025
Nov 14, 2025
8 min



Nov 14, 2025
Nov 14, 2025
20 min
Ahead of Bihar Election results, watch special edition of #WritingsOnTheWall where ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta shares his thoughts from his recent travels across the state & what he read on the state’s wall. He also explains how Bihar has changed in the last 20 years, and the Prashant Kishor factor.



Nov 13, 2025
Nov 13, 2025
15 min
Two Pakistan Supreme Court judges - Justices Mansoor Ali Shah & Athar Minallah resigned within hours of the controversial 27th Amendment being passed and signed into law by Pakistan President. In Episode 1756 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains how this amendment shifts the power centre, takes away the independence of judiciary and alters the equation between judiciary & the executive.



Nov 13, 2025
Nov 13, 2025
24 min
Bihar has voted and elections result will be out tomorrow. Before the verdict, ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta revisits the 2014 #WritingsOnTheWall which predicted downturn in Nitish Kumar's electoral fortunes in Lok Sabha elections & how the fight was for or against Modi. He had also described how Biharis got a new sense of pride, and the growth story of rural Bihar. Stirrings in a Hopeless Land 26 February 2005 https://theprint.in/opinion/writings-on-the-wall/stirrings-in-a-hopeless-land/472370/ Glimmer in heart of darkness 19 November, 2005 https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/glimmer-in-heart-of-darkness-2/544364/ A mandate for Nitish Hope Kumar 22 November, 2010 https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/a-mandate-for-nitish-hope-kumar/544132/ When lonely Lalu misses gentleman Sonia,and a Muslim calls Nitish 'sher ka bachcha' 23 November, 2010 https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/when-lonely-lalu-misses-gentleman-sonia-and-a-muslim-calls-nitish-sher-ka-bachcha/544130/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bihar isn’t ‘ruined’ by agri reform. This ‘branded underwear theory’ from 2010 shows why November 2010 https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/bihar-isnt-ruined-by-agri-reform-this-branded-underwear-theory-from-2010-shows-why/564396/ Huggies diapers in Vaishali, Muslim-Dalit IIT-Jee coalition 7 May 2014 https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/writings-on-the-wall-huggies-diapers-in-vaishali-muslim-dalit-iit-jee-coalition/ Gen Gana Mana of Youth 7 November 2015 https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/gen-gana-mana-of-youth/544361/ https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/writings-on-the-wall-huggies-diapers-in-vaishali-muslim-dalit-iit-jee-coalition/543990/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theprintindia » Tweet us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theprintindia » Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theprintindia » Find us on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/theprint » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8



Nov 12, 2025
Nov 12, 2025
20 min
Voting for Bihar elections has ended, results of exit polls are out and the verdict will be declared on Friday.
In today's edition of #WritingsOnTheWall, ThePrint Editor-In-Chief takes you back to what he observed in Bihar in 2015 - the success & failures of 10-year-Nitish rule, how the state changed & decline of caste-based empowerment politics.
Read the 2015 Writings on the Wall here: https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/gen-gana-mana-of-youth/544361/



Nov 12, 2025
Nov 12, 2025
3 min



Nov 12, 2025
Nov 12, 2025
24 min
Voting is underway on Pakistan's 27th Constitutional Amendment bill in the National Assembly. The Amendment to Constitution will make Asim Munir Field Marshal for life, the chief of all defence forces- including Pakistan Navy & Air Force, and give him President-like immunity from prosecution. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the changes, and the sighnifcance of the 27th Amendment. #CutTheClutter Episode 1755 also looks at previous instances when Pakistan's Constitution has been amended.



Nov 12, 2025
Nov 12, 2025
2 min




