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Dec 18, 2025 • 32min

CutTheClutter: Wise U-Turn & a leap ahead of UPA law:Modi govt's SHANTI Bill opening nuclear sector to pvt players

Parliament has passed the Sustainable Harnessing & Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill. Episode 1773 of #CutTheClutter explains Modi govt's SHANTI Bill, the changes it brings in & how it opens the nuclear power sector for private players. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also details how the SHANTI Bill is a leap ahead of UPA-era law.----more----Watch CutTheClutter on India - U.S. Joint Statement here: https://youtu.be/jebvoMV3D3g
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Dec 18, 2025 • 5min

ThePrintAM: Why did India summon Bangladesh High Commissioner?

ThePrintAM: Why did India summon Bangladesh High Commissioner?
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Dec 16, 2025 • 30min

CutTheClutter: India’s tragic cotton collapse: From embracing biotech to dumping it, top exporter to big importer

India’s cotton story was once a global success - yields tripled & exports surged. But over the last few years, India has gone from second largest exporter to net importer of cotton. ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains reasons behind India’s tragic cotton collapse, and breaks down the data over the past few decades. #CutTheClutter Ep 1772----more----Read Harish Damodaran's article here: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/why-india-fell-behind-in-the-cotton-race-an-aversion-to-science-and-technology-9912107/
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Dec 16, 2025 • 7min

ThePrintExplainers: New Higher Education Bill Sparks Debate: What is Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan & concerns over it

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 in Parliament, proposing a major overhaul of India’s higher education system. The Bill seeks to replace existing regulators with a single commission and three councils to streamline regulation, improve quality, and enforce standards, while also granting the Centre significant oversight powers. ThePrint’s Fareeha Iftikhar explains.
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Dec 16, 2025 • 7min

PreTruthPod: When Sasmit Patra snapped at fellow BJD MP & an ‘all-new’ Shivakumar

From BJD Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra snapping at fellow party MP, to DK Shivakumar’s wardrobe & image ‘makeover’ and Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘AI PDA’ and how bonding over dosas & filter coffee—senior copy editor Chitvan Vinayak brings you key insights from the world of politics.
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Dec 16, 2025 • 5min

ThePrintAM: Pahalgam terror attack case: What has NIA said in its chargesheet?

ThePrintAM: Pahalgam terror attack case: What has NIA said in its chargesheet?
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Dec 15, 2025 • 4min

ThePrintPod: Who is Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong media tycoon & China critic convicted in national-security case

Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner, faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison after Hong Kong’s High Court found him guilty on two national security charges and one lesser sedition charge. Samah Qundeel explains the verdict and what this conviction means for the press freedom in Hong Kong.
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Dec 15, 2025 • 6min

ThePrint Scientifix: Early humans were making fire 350,000 years before we originally thought

Early human ancestors were making fire 400,000 years ago - before homo sapiens had even evolved. Watch #ThePrint Scientifix with Akanksha Mishra to know about this new discovery.
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Dec 15, 2025 • 14min

SecurityCode: India’s long war with Maoists has a huge void — no number of dead bodies can fill it

Following crippling losses and the surrender of a large number of cadres, India’s Maoist insurgents are on their knees. But the insurgency has been crushed several times since its origins in 1948, only to resurface again and again. The story of the Maoists shows that peace won’t be durable unless India is able to address Adivasi and Dalit backwardness in the Maoist belt.
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Dec 15, 2025 • 24min

ThePrintUninterrupted: How Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill aims to ensure transparency,efficiency in higher education

Professor M. Jagadesh Kumar, former UGC Chairperson, in conversation with ThePrint’s Fareeha Iftikhar, explains the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill 2025 introduced in Parliament. He details how the bill will unify regulators, create separate councils for accreditation and standards, enhance transparency through a digital dashboard, and ensure institutions’ autonomy and self-governance are protected while promoting accountability and quality in higher education.

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