A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint in the last 24 hours.
After warning WhatsApp, Modi govt asks states to be alert & prevent lynchings
After a spate of lynchings attributed to viral WhatsApp rumours about child-lifters, the Centre tells states to remain alert in order to prevent such incidents. Ananya Bhardwaj reports.
How many fairy godmothers would Cinderella need to get into Ambani wedding extravaganza?
With the grand Ambani engagement extravaganza capturing the country’s attention, Sandip Roy writes that the Big Fat Indian Wedding has now been replaced by the Big Fat Indian Engagement.
Sonali Bendre’s cancer confession is latest in celeb bids to stop dirty rumour factory
Mahrukh Inayet writes that actor Sonali Bendre speaking out about her cancer is yet another example of an “honest revelation by a celebrity before unending media speculation”.
Even without grand alliance, BJP could face trouble next year, shows 2014 poll data
Analysing data, D.K. Singh concludes that in 2014, the BJP would have lost as many as 64 Lok Sabha seats if regional forces had joined ranks. Read the piece to find out how.