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What let to violence in UP's Sambhal?

#cuttheclutter After an unexpected but good performance in Lok Sabha polls, the Congress-led INDI alliance lost embarrassingly in Maharashtra and exposed faultlines in the Haryana Assembly elections. In episode 1560 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta dissects structural issues within the alliance, the contradiction in ideologies, distrust between alliance partners, conflicts of interest, and an apparently overpowering aura of the Congress. He also looks back at the life of Maharashtra's first Chief Minister Yashvantrao Balwantrao Chavan on his death anniversary. Chavan served in the Nehru-Gandhi Union cabinets as External Affairs Minister, Defence Minister, Home Minister, and even Deputy PM. Known for modernizing India's military, Chavan's memory may be lost due to the Congress' institutional amnesia. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read ThePrint's National Interest on Congress' dilemma between survival and revival https://theprint.in/national-interest/congresss-central-dilemma-since-1989-survival-or-revival/2329168/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To know more about Y B Chavan, you can refer to the following books: Debacle to Revival: Y.B.Chavan as Defence Minister, 1962-65 by R.D. Pradhan Unfinished Innings: Recollections and Reflections of a Civil Servant by Madhav Godbole --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:32 Recent debacles for INDI Alliance 05:19 Learnings from past alliances 11:43 Congress Overhang 13:00 Ideological confusion & Conflict of interest between Alliance partners 18:26 Key tests ahead 20:33 Tribute to Y B Chavan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  @arvindmenswear66  This Season, Embrace Royalty & Legacy with our New Season Launch of Luxury Primante Collection Fabrics. Discover our latest showcase featuring the esteemed People's Prince, Dr. Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar. Own your day, visit your nearest Arvind Store and craft your perfect look. #TheArvindStore #OwnYourLegacy #OwnTheMoment https://tinyurl.com/3wa2zatn

Brand Modi is losing lustre but it’s not inversely linked with Brand Rahul. Why Rahul Gandhi must make way for sister Priyanka, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh explains in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect

Even as President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to remove millions of illegal immigrants from America, he’s using a 1954 deportation drive called Operation Wetback as his model. That effort caused enormous human suffering, and largely failed in its objectives. As long as businesses and corporations in the USA need cheap labour, anti-immigration drives will be unlikely to succeed.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/security-code/trumps-planning-a-war-against-illegal-immigrants-problem-is-it-was-lost-70-years-ago/2364514/

Elections should prioritise pressing issues that shape people’s daily lives – policies, governance, and real challenges on the ground. But, as was evident in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly polls, the focus often shifts to narrative building, disregarding the substantive concerns that truly matter to the electorate. 'A video featuring Maulana Sajjad Nomani, a member of the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board, intensified this narrative battle during the Maharashtra elections', says ThePrint Columnist Amana Begam Ansari.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/sajjad-nomanis-boycott-call-crosses-a-dangerous-line-threatens-freedom-of-muslim-voters/2368386/

Indicted by US, sentenced by market. What won’t happen to Adani & what would

Voters settle bet on who is the ‘real’ Shiv Sena and ‘real’ NCP. Fadnavis and Soren stage a stunning comeback. Yogi Adityanath proves his worth and a third member of Gandhi family makes her way to Parliament. In Episode 1559 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta lists a dozen key takeaways from election results in Maharashtra, Jharkhand and bypolls.