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‘Make in India has failed in defence sector’ — experts highlight importance of self-reliance

Amrita Nayak Dutta - 13 December, 2019

Experts at the Military Literature Festival in Chandigarh list why Modi govt's flagship Make in India programme has failed to take off in the defence sector.

10 secretaries transferred and promoted in Modi govt’s 3rd reshuffle since May

Governance Kritika Sharma - 13 December, 2019

China grabbed more land than East India Company, says ex-Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed

Diplomacy Nayanima Basu - 13 December, 2019

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s son quits job over ED probe, wife to resign as well

India Sanya Dhingra - 13 December, 2019

Bengal, Punjab & Kerala refuse to roll out citizenship law. But can they?

Judiciary Apoorva Mandhani - 13 December, 2019

How Modi, Shah have shred Vajpayee & Jana Sangh’s principled opposition to ILP in Northeast

The Factivist Shekhar Gupta - 13 December, 2019

Latest

US House panel approves charges against Donald Trump, sets up impeachment vote

Billy House - 13 December, 2019

Grandson of hangman who executed Indira’s killers says he’ll do the job for Nirbhaya rapists

PTI - 13 December, 2019

Parliamentary panel on home affairs postpones visit to Assam as anti-CAB protests continue

PTI - 13 December, 2019

Boris Johnson wins UK election with landslide majority, sets Brexit date for 31 Jan 2020

Tim Ross - 13 December, 2019

Jamia Millia students & Delhi Police clash amid protests over citizenship law, around 50 detained

PTI - 13 December, 2019

Opinion

Assam’s fears rooted in history, unlike the communal spin Indian ‘intellectuals’ gave to CAB

Seshadri Chari - 13 December, 2019

The agitation against CAB in Assam does not bode well for BJP. Modi and Amit Shah must ensure the fire doesn't spread to rest of the northeast.

No outrage unless Hyderabad, Unnao, Kathua-like rape: UN Resident Coordinator in India

Opinion

Renata Lok-Dessallien - 13 December, 2019

Boris Johnson’s massive election win will allow much-needed reboot of India-UK ties

Opinion

Vijay Chauthaiwale - 13 December, 2019

Hindus in Bangladesh don’t face a situation as dire as I do: Taslima Nasreen

Opinion

Taslima Nasreen - 13 December, 2019

This is how India can make sure onions are available throughout the year and at good price

Opinion

BNS Murthy - 13 December, 2019

Vodafone Idea not shutting down. Modi govt can ill afford it

Opinion

Ashutosh Sinha - 13 December, 2019

Modi’s CAB proves that concerns & fears of northeast people don’t matter in Indian politics

Opinion

Bano Haralu - 13 December, 2019

TalkPoint

Talk Point

CAB, NRC, Kashmir: Is Modi govt damaging India’s diplomatic standing for domestic politics?

ThePrint Team - 13 December, 2019

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe postponed his visit to India amid protests in Assam over the passage of the new citizenship law.

कैब पर बसपा के रुख से आहत भीम आर्मी चीफ चंद्रशेखर का अपनी पार्टी बनाने का एलान, दिल्ली चुनाव लड़ेंगे

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Politics

PM Modi will be on a river cruise in Kanpur tomorrow to review Namami Gange project

Shanker Arnimesh - 13 December, 2019

Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand, UP and Bihar will accompany PM Modi on the Ganga cruise. He will also chair first meeting of National Ganga Council Saturday.

Like other Congress CMs, Kamal Nath says MP won’t implement citizenship law

Politics Deeksha Bhardwaj - 13 December, 2019

Rahul refuses to apologise for his ‘rape in India’ remark, instead says Modi should

Politics PTI - 13 December, 2019

TMC leader Mahua Moitra moves Supreme Court against Citizenship Act

Politics PTI - 13 December, 2019

Tribals vs non-tribals — how the Jharkhand elections are likely to be decided

India Moushumi Das Gupta - 13 December, 2019

Shiv Sena slams Modi govt on citizenship law, incidents of violence in Northeast

Politics PTI - 13 December, 2019

Pankaja Munde dares BJP at Beed show of strength, slams party but says won’t quit

Politics Haima Deshpande - 12 December, 2019

50-Word Edit

Smriti Irani mustn’t try to divert attention from citizenship law by attacking Rahul Gandhi

ThePrint Team - 13 December, 2019

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

ABP’s Rubika Liyaquat questions fear of giving citizenship, Hindu on CAB’s Kashmir model

Plugged In Revathi Krishnan - 13 December, 2019

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BJP’s ‘historical inaccuracy’ to Gandhi’s second death and new face of women empowerment

Last Laughs Qandeel Qazi - 13 December, 2019

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Verniers says CAB ‘insidious’, Singhvi says it’s ‘infirm’, India-US ties hit ‘rough patch’

ThoughtShot Kairvy Grewal - 13 December, 2019

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Govt in ‘kumbhkaran’ slumber while UK emerges as ‘greatest democracy and Greta ‘chills’

Trawling Twitter Kairvy Grewal - 13 December, 2019

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

India

Grandson of hangman who executed Indira’s killers says he’ll do the job for Nirbhaya rapists

PTI - 13 December, 2019

Pawan Jallad, a third-generation hangman based in Meerut, has volunteered to conduct the execution of the Nirbhaya rapists if asked by the jail administration.

Parliamentary panel on home affairs postpones visit to Assam as anti-CAB protests continue

India PTI - 13 December, 2019

Jammu and Kashmir administration announces house listing & census operation in 2020

Governance Azaan Javaid - 13 December, 2019

10 secretaries transferred and promoted in Modi govt’s 3rd reshuffle since May

Governance Kritika Sharma - 13 December, 2019

Jamia Millia students & Delhi Police clash amid protests over citizenship law, around 50 detained

India PTI - 13 December, 2019

AP law inspired by Hyderabad rape seeks to jail people for harassing women on social media

Governance Prasad Nichenametla - 13 December, 2019

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s son quits job over ED probe, wife to resign as well

India Sanya Dhingra - 13 December, 2019

Features

Mardaani 2 review: Rani Mukerji film is relatable but comes with a dangerous message

Madhavi Pothukuchi - 13 December, 2019

Mardaani 2 is fast-paced but predictable drama. As India increasingly bays for the blood of criminals, the film adds fuel to this fire but gives no solution.

Porsche bets rich Indians will pay to show off electric cars

13 December, 2019

An Indian Oil Corp. employee loads LPG cylinders onto his vehicle in Cochin | Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg

CAG flags widespread irregularities in Modi govt’s marquee LPG scheme

13 December, 2019

A man stands outside the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai | Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg

After 50% returns this year, 2020 expected to be even better for Indian IPOs

13 December, 2019

Representational image | Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg

Finally, some good news: NBFCs show signs of recovery, indicating credit crisis could ease

13 December, 2019

Defence

‘Make in India has failed in defence sector’ — experts highlight importance of self-reliance

13 December, 2019

74 deaths in 3 years puts spotlight back on avalanche danger for Indian Army

12 December, 2019

Army sepoy arrested for ‘stealing’ INSAS rifles, Pakistani hand suspected

10 December, 2019

A MH-60R helicopter | lockheedmartin.com

India set to sign $2.6-bn chopper deal with US, push for waiver on Russian S-400 missiles

10 December, 2019

Ilanomics

Cutting income tax and raising GST makes no sense. Both need to fall together

Ilanomics Ila Patnaik - 13 December, 2019

Before govt decides to do either, it needs to take a view about the macroeconomic picture. Is this a time for fiscal expansion, or for fiscal consolidation?

Science

Magic mushroom could help treat depression, passes first clinical safety trial

Sandhya Ramesh - 13 December, 2019

The active ingredient, psilocybin, in magic mushroom could be safely used to treat depression where traditional medications have failed.

More power & data access to govt — all about personal data protection bill

ThePrint Essential Regina Mihindukulasuriya - 13 December, 2019

Modi government’s contentious data protection bill has drawn criticism over a free reign to govt agencies. ThePrint explains its main provisions.

Why this MIT student’s paper on Indian liberalisation threatened trade economists

Book Excerpts Abhijit Banerjee - 13 December, 2019

In Good Economics for Hard Times, Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee write about the link between liberalisation and inequality in India.

Greta Thunberg as Time’s Person of the Year divides Twitter, critics call it ‘wrong choice’

Global Pulse Pia Krishnankutty - 13 December, 2019

Other finalists for the title were Donald Trump, whistleblower who set off impeachment probe against Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi & Hong Kong protesters.

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