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DHFL’s bankruptcy saga shows India will struggle to fix financial system after Covid

India's lending system’s aggregate balance sheet had a gaping hole even before Covid-19. Now, things could turn uglier.

India needs senior female cops for safer cities, 90% women retire as police constables

A study by Janaagraha in Karnataka’s Mysuru and Hubli-Dharwad shows that police presence is rated as more or as important as well-lit streets & good-quality roads.

Why Jaipur’s grand celebration of Makar Sankranti festival loses out to Ahmedabad’s Uttarayan

Popular culture adds glamour to festivities — Sushant Singh Rajput’s 'Kai Po Che' is remembered for depicting Gujarat’s Uttarayan scenes.

Not West Bengal, but it’s the Assam polls that is most crucial for Modi-Shah this year

Assam is litmus test for Modi’s political model. BJP breached the uncharted territory in 2016 but can it do a repeat?

Internet’s dark recesses can save social media from itself

The case of Parler app shows how Facebook, Youtube, Google and Apple needn’t worry about getting overtaken.

Malaysia power play crosses line as state of emergency declared

PM Muhyiddin Yassi seems to be kept in the job by a stalemate that shows no sign of resolution and a national election anytime soon would be fraught from a health perspective.

UK PM Boris Johnson has a cure, but also a crisis

While the vaccination program will provide relief, an overrun health service will only slow down the process, prolong lockdown restrictions and endanger more lives.

Why India enjoys Sydney draw more than Melbourne win — mystique of Test cricket

In episode 658 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta puts into context how India stonewalled Australia’s push for victory.

Covid improved how the world does science

One of the significant changes has been open-access scientific journals, but the biggest problem has been figuring out how to ensure good refereeing.

Trump’s 2024 hopes just crashed into a constitutional roadblock that dates back to Civil War

Did Trump himself engage in insurrection when he spoke to the crowd and encouraged or incited the march? If a court says yes, Trump isn’t eligible to be president again.

On Camera

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

Complex network of India’s existing air defence capabilities & the way forward

Provocations among Israel & Iran have prompted discussion on the need for India to broaden its air defence apparatus, given tensions with adversarial neighbours.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.