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Claims of ‘jute sacks stuffed with cash’ being discovered in the store room of high court judge Justice Yashwant Varma’s official residence in the aftermath of a fire have kicked up a storm. In Ep 1627 of CutTheClutter Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Deputy Editor Bhadra Sinha lay out the facts of the case, and how the probe against Justice Varma could play out as per guidelines laid down and mechanisms devised by the Supreme Court.----more----Details of the case conveyed to Chief Justice of India by Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court here: https://www.sci.gov.in/press-release-dated-march-22-2025/

In Nagpur, a full-blown riot has erupted over Aurangzeb’s tomb, which Hindutva groups are demanding be removed. The timing is hardly coincidental. The sentiments brewing over Chhaava, a film that depicts Aurangzeb’s atrocities against Sambhaji Maharaj, have reignited old hostilities, framing the era as a battle of Hindu defiance against Islamic rule. Once again, historical figures—long buried in textbooks and monuments—are being summoned to the present, not as subjects of scholarly debate but as catalysts for political tensions.

Germany & France are pushing a massive defence spending programme to compensate for America’s waning security guarantee. The rise of the extreme right wing across Europe, however, is a reminder that these new national armies might not always be a force for stability. European security is a good thing, but two world wars have taught us European militarism isn’t dangerous—argues Praveen Swami in ThePrint #SecurityCode.

Facing escalating attacks from Baloch and Taliban jihadists, Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir has vowed a harsh response. Founding its responses on discredited colonial-era doctrine, the Pakistan Army thinks it can coerce insurgents into submission. That belief has led to failure though, and will likely do so again.

#nationalinterest Shastri’s legacy is unfairly overshadowed by peace he made at Tashkent and a visit that also took his life. Among his contributions were the Green Revolution and talent-hunting Dr Swaminathan. Watch this week's #NationalInterest with @ShekharGupta ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read this week's National Interest Article: https://theprint.in/national-interest/one-prime-ministers-19-month-legacy-is-bigger-than-anothers-emergency/2559781/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apply here for ThePrint School of Journalism : https://tinyurl.com/48hdbx9d

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On 48th anniversary of the lifting of Emergency, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta in this edition of FirstPersonSecondDraft revisits a most controversial charge levelled against Indira Gandhi’s govt—that it conspired to put freedom fighter Jayaprakash Narayan away ‘medically’.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/how-probing-too-keenly-into-damage-to-jps-kidneys-nearly-lost-me-my-job/12164/#google_vignette