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BJP has announced its new team under party chief Nitin Nabin. Union Minister Piyush Goyal has been made the party's treasurer, while Smriti Irani and Ram Madhav have made a comeback to the team. Amit Malviya has been replaced by Deepak Mhaskey as BJP's IT Cell Chief. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at BJP's new team, the big comebacks, key inclusions & who's out. #CutTheClutter Episode 1883 also details the message behind BJP's new team.----more----

The English and Commerce exam will be re-conducted 9 September, while Sociology will be held 10 September.----more----https://theprint.in/india/education/nta-under-scrutiny-again-after-neet-leak-orders-ugc-net-re-exam-for-3-subjects-over-multiple-errors/3016767/

Farhan Akhtar’s directorial debut ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ marks 25 years this week. It was not only a box office hit, but also redefined Hindi cinema. Watch 2001 #NationalInterest on camera, where ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta argued how ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ mirrored the first stirring of a post reform urban India that is not embarrassed about being wealthy. 

CutTheClutter: PM Modi sets future politics with ‘Dimagi Naxal’ comment, puts youth at centre of his I-Day speech

Gen Vaidya won 2 MahaVir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. 

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on former Army Chief Gen Vaidya. The 40th anniversary of his assassination passed unnoticed. No commemoration, no memorials, not even a tweet from the ever-so-active Army handles. 

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Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited and Rolls-Royce have announced their strategic intent to partner & develop sovereign indigenous combat engine for India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme. 

ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains why this is significant, what Reliance’s entry into Defence space means, and implications. Editor (Defence & Diplomacy) Snehesh Alex Philip joins in. 

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Posted as City SP in Chhattisgarh's Ambikapur, 2022-batch officer has not commented on allegations. Chhattisgarh DGP & CBI chief have submitted a report to Delhi court.----more----https://theprint.in/india/rahul-bansal-ips-who-faces-rs-1-crore-corruption-charge-once-regretted-paying-rs-500-bribe/3014147/

The move by Congress-led govt further intensifies growing conflict between the ruling party & its objections to organisations like RSS, which has significant presence in the state.----more----https://theprint.in/politics/rss-in-the-frame-karnataka-cabinet-clears-bill-to-regulate-public-space-use-by-unregistered-entities/3014416/

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The focus has shifted from West Asia to Indo-Pacific because of two key reasons. Firstly, US Defence Policy Chief Elbridge Colby who is visiting Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia, has made some significant comments on Indo-Pacific. Secondly, Russian President Putin, for the first time visited the remote southern Kuril Islands in country’s far east. Putin visited the dispute island of Iturup, also known as Etorofu in Japanese, drawing sharp reaction from Tokyo. #CutTheClutter Episode 1880 looks at these two events, their significance & how they have put Indo-Pacific back in focus. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also traces the longstanding dispute between Russia & Japan over Kuril Islands.

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To Watch CTC : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nJK7YvcQWw&list=PLfa0eRI2uIaR1iOJnq7tklxIJDLxTxI5y&index=1003

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4 resolutions passed by Vijay's TVK have been passed by Tamil Nadu assembly in last 3 days, getting cross-party support, including from DMK.----more----https://theprint.in/politics/tamil-identity-fcra-neet-whats-behind-tvks-very-dmk-like-agenda/3013218/