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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
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The only thing PM Modi & Swami Vivekananda share is their first name

Brijesh Kalappa -
It was Rajiv Gandhi who began celebrating Swami Vivekananda’s birthday as National Youth Day since 1985.

Gauri Lankesh protest shows liberalism can’t be confined to classroom, TV or Twitter

Sudhir Krishnaswamy -
The revival of a new form of constitutional liberalism can be the political glue that binds diverse social forces.

What stood out in Rahul Gandhi’s speech in UC Berkeley

Kumar Anshuman -
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi did manage to make some new points in his speech at UC Berkeley.

Last Laughs (Best of political cartoons from 3 – 8 September)

ThePrint Team -
The best political cartoons of the week picked by ThePrint's editors.

Once apolitical, Ram Rahim made himself indispensable to political parties

Chitleen K Sethi -
Once apolitical, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh became a political force as he began influencing elections to escape criminal cases.

Clueless in Babaland: Ram Rahim to ‘Freezer Baba’, how ‘godmen’ cast a spell over Punjab & Haryana

Shekhar Gupta -
Gurmeet Ram Rahim, now out on parole ahead of elections yet again, is just the most colourful and blingy of north India's 'godmen'.

Ram Rahim Singh’s devotees are rampaging. Why are politicians silent?

Bhavdeep Kang -
The godman, who influences local politics, has devotees who see nothing wrong with resorting to violence after his conviction in a rape case.

Nervous BJP banks on Jaitley for big win in Gujarat

Pragya Kaushika -
The union finance minister will be assisted by four union ministers as the BJP goes all out to make a statement in the Modi-Shah home state.

“Right to privacy is protected under Articles 21 and Part-III of the Constitution”

Apurva Vishwanath -
The SC ruling also confirms about a dozen rulings of smaller benches that had held that privacy is a fundamental right are valid.

After 2-month delay, BJP may hold national executive on 25 Sept

Pragya Kaushika -
Supposed to take place every three months, the key meeting was postponed due to presidential, VP polls.
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Opinion

Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

Shobhaa De -
After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Should Goa share Mhadei waters? A living river can’t be divided like property

Before Balakot, there was Burki. Lessons from India’s underplayed victory in 1965

Economy

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

Sampurna Panigrahi -
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Defence

India takes a relook at Russian Su-57, but not for its stealth. Here’s why

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India exited the Indo-Russian FGFA programme in 2018. But now it might procure at least 2 squadrons of Su-57 aircraft from Russia and evaluate Russian proposal to manufacture them in India.

National Interest

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Shekhar Gupta -
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.

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