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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicRepublic Day

Topic: Republic Day

Denial of bail to comic Munawar Faruqui is Orwellian. As a democracy, we can’t laugh it off

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Delhi Police to issue look out circulars against farmer leaders named in FIRs

The farmer leaders will have to surrender their passports. Delhi Police has registered 25 FIRs, including against over 30 farm union leaders, who were involved in talks with Modi govt.

Sudhir Chaudhary owns Red Fort, Zakka Jacob loses his cool & Times Now wants arrests

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Not shot but crushed by tractor — post mortem on farmer who died in Delhi protests reveals

Post-mortem report says the farmer sustained six injuries, including a traumatic injury to the left side of his skull, that led to his death. No bullet injuries found.

‘We had intelligence, knew intention, but allowed rally in good faith’ — Delhi Police chief

Commissioner S.N. Srivastava says ‘all farmer leaders’ flouted agreement they signed with Delhi Police, and that ‘no culprit will be spared’.

Thinner crowds, fear of arrests, clueless farmers — Ghazipur, Singhu day after R-Day violence

Farmers have started returning home in fear of arrests. They are also divided on the hoisting of Nishan Sahib at Red Fort, while others say they had no clue about the Red Fort route.

‘Jai jawan vs Jai kisan’ during Republic Day violence, Budget to address ‘Opposition deficit’

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

Delhi tractor rally — Rubika says ‘shameful’, Ravish laments violence, News18 on Waterthon

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Police actions led to anti-social elements joining protest — farmer leader Rakesh Tikait

Bharatiya Kisan Union claims Delhi Police 'wrongly placed' barricades at some places on pre-decided route to misguide farmers, which gave some the opportunity to spur violence.

Those who were seen as ‘annadata’ turned out to be extremists, says BJP’s Sambit Patra

Hitting out at violence during farmers' protest, LJP chief Chirag Paswan said that crime committed under the garb of agitation by unruly elements was not acceptable at any cost.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?