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Sunday, November 3, 2024
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If Marx said religion is opium of the masses, nationalism is cocaine of bourgeoisie

The Scottish National Party's demand for a referendum of independence is back in focus. The UK can settle the matter if it only learns from how Canada dealt with Quebec's referendum.

Trump’s ‘pardon’ to Crown Prince, and ‘Wild West’ of grades in the UK

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

Boris Johnson faces battle to keep Scotland after Brexit deal

Scotland is scheduled to hold elections in May. Polls say Scottish First Minister's party could win a majority that would reinforce her pledge to hold a referendum on leaving the UK.

Brazil suspects 95 reinfections, Scotland sets up 5-levels of restrictions & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Boris Johnson ‘celebrates’ one year in office & Trump’s ‘police state’ in the US

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

Over 20 students at prestigious UK university allege rape by members of fraternity body

Students of St Andrews University anonymously accused members of US-style fraternity body Alpha Epsilon Pi of rape, sexual and physical assault through Instagram posts.

This urinal in a Scottish pub invites people to literally piss on their past

If we want to understand the world around us, we need to recognise that even urinals can, and do, have political significance.

Khashoggi’s body parts found in Saudi consul’s home, and a new internet challenge in China

The world will soon see a second Titanic, and the UN says France's niqab ban violates human rights.

Britain, Europe leap into the unknown

While Britain begins to negotiate its exit from the European Union, Scotland and the EU are also trying to figure out the shape of their future.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.