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Stopping Akhilesh is a petty and desperate move by BJP

The 50-word Edit - ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

After ‘smashing Brahminical patriarchy’, Twitter’s Jack Dorsey to face Brahmin MPs

Jack Dorsey has been summoned by a Parliamentary panel over Twitter's 'bias' against Right-wing handles. But its powers are limited, given its report has mere "persuasive value".

Why India’s Parliament should avoid standoffs with Twitter on unimportant issues

Jack Dorsey has no stake in upholding the dignity of India’s Parliament. Our parliamentarians, on the other hand, are sworn to it.

Twitter CEO or top officials, no one else will do: Parliamentary panel issues summons again

The parliamentary committee took serious note of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey not appearing before it for the earlier summons.

For BJP, Twitter is the trusted ally that went rogue

Using Twitter to slam Twitter may sound absurd, but it shows how dependent the BJP ecosystem is on the microblogging site.

What Robert Vadra’s colourful social media profile tells us about him

Vadra has been trying to change his image over the years, and he seems to have learnt some lessons from Salman Khan.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is now on Twitter

The Congress leader joined Twitter earlier Monday, but has not tweeted anything yet.

Criticism or contempt: Supreme Court eye should be on govt, not Prashant Bhushan’s tweets

Already under far greater scrutiny, the Supreme Court can also now face charges that it is trying to suppress valid criticism.

MODI = Mood of Developing India & other gems BJP ministers used to praise PM to the skies

It’s a clear trend — some of Narendra Modi’s cabinet ministers have enthusiastically retweeted him, pushed out positive news articles about him, and even eulogised him.

Deep respect for Parliament but not enough time for US officials to attend hearing: Twitter

Micro-blogging site offers to send officials from India team for Parliamentary hearing over allegations that it is biased against the Right.  

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.