Govt, RBI term IMF’s exchange rate re-classification as arbitrary. They also disagree with its assertion that India’s general govt debt-GDP ratio could exceed 100% of GDP in medium term.

While many see the changes as an attempt to erase ex-CM KCR's imprints, CMO officials say Reddy is trying to bring in sincere, upright officials to run an effective, efficient administration.

Navjot Sidhu's rally in Bathinda has sparked a row with Partap Singh Bajwa, who has blamed him for party’s defeat in 2022 polls & asked him to join official protests against AAP.----more----https://theprint.in/politics/knives-out-in-punjab-congress-after-sidhus-solo-rally-angers-bajwa/1896426/

Instead of abrupt and stringent measures, Modi govt should focus on long-term solutions to tackle fluctuations in the prices of agricultural commodities.

धीरज साहू और उनके परिवार को जानने वाले रांची के लगभग सभी राजनेता इस बात से सहमत हैं कि आईटी टीमों द्वारा जब्त की गई धनराशि उनके समृद्ध पारिवारिक व्यवसाय को देखते हुए 'अप्रत्याशित' नहीं थी.----more----https://hindi.theprint.in/india/sahu-of-lohardagga-seizure-of-over-rs-300-crore-a-look-at-the-6-brothers-their-companies-and-links-to-congress/642837/

On 13 December Lok Sabha was breached by ‘protesters’ not to assassinate MPs but to make a point. What followed was suspension of MPs from both houses who happened to be from opposition. In this week’s SharpEdge, Columnist Vir Sanghvi explains why Indians love to vote but won’t guard institutions----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/sharp-edge/why-no-public-outcry-over-suspended-mps-indians-love-to-vote-but-wont-guard-institutions/1895053/

As the Iran-Iraq war raged from 1980, ships to Persian Gulf energy shipping lines escalated, forcing the US to commit its Navy. It took time and bloodshed, before strategists finally realised the answers lay on land. That’s a message the planners of the multinational fleet headed to the Red Sea to fight Houthi attacks haven’t learned.----more----https://theprint.in/opinion/security-code/us-battle-yemen-houthi-rebels-red-sea-iran-iraq-tanker-war-1980s/1893263/

आरएसएस के सुनील आंबेकर की टिप्पणी एक अन्य पदाधिकारी द्वारा जाति जनगणना का विरोध करने के एक दिन बाद आई है. कांग्रेस का दावा है कि आरएसएस और बीजेपी जनगणना से 'दलितों, पिछड़े वर्गों को समान अधिकार' देने से डरते हैं.----more----

https://hindi.theprint.in/politics/rss-says-caste-census-should-be-used-to-uplift-society-exercise-shouldnt-break-social-harmony/642936/

Data shows that a 50% drop in European exports to harshly sanctioned Russia between 2021 and 2023 coincides with astronomical increase in imports by Central Asian countries from EU member states. In episode 1371 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta puts the pieces together to show how Russia is escaping crippling economic sanctions imposed by Ukraine’s allies.