White House is in damage control mode after top US security officials inadvertently added The Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group chat where they discussed upcoming military strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. In Episode 1629 of Cut The Clutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta gives a blow-by-blow account of what Trump has labelled the “only glitch” in the two months of his presidency.

Earlier this month, at the third History Literature Festival held at Christ University, a session titled ‘Stones and Shadows’ traced South India’s journey from prehistoric settlements to Megalithic traditions. The discussion examined the indigenous evolution of cultures in peninsular India, challenging the ‘north-centric gaze’ on its history. While Megaliths – large stones used to construct a structure or monument – are generally associated with the Iron Age, the exact origins of the Megalithic tradition are shrouded in mystery. Senior archaeologist Ravi Korisettar – honorary director at the Robert Bruce Foote Sangankallu Archaeological Museum – hinted during the event that its antecedents could be found in the ‘Southern Neolithic’ period; an era characterised by ash-mounds, grinding and polished tools, and Black and Red Ware pottery.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/south-india-is-the-missing-link-to-our-megalithic-past-and-it-shows-history-isnt-linear/2562428/

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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.