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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicAgustaWestland Scam

Topic: AgustaWestland Scam

BJP’s Agusta gambit and Yogi’s idea of justice through renaming

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

Youth Congress leader appears for Christian Michel in court, sparks controversy

Advocate Aljo K. Joseph, whose Twitter bio says he is part of the Youth Congress, appeared for Michel in a Delhi court, where the CBI had sought his custody.

With Michel’s extradition, BJP gets ammo to target Congress and blunt Rafale attacks

In an election year, BJP is likely to go all out against ex-Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her Man Friday Ahmed Patel on the AgustaWestland deal.

Agnivesh seeks judicial probe into attack, and no-confidence motion after 15 years

Front page No-confidence motion moved in Parliament. The Lok Sabha will start debating the no-confidence motion, the first in 15 years, Friday. Going by the...

Guns, thieves & ghosts

India, tangled in a web of defence acquisitions, will likely keep muddling along, battered by scandals and shortages, and not catching any of the guilty.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.