CutTheClutter: NDA, INDIA bloc report card: What worked, didn't & why Oppn needs new talking points to take on Modi

'How do you know if you’re a dynast? You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three. Or in the Gandhi Family, you have the family WhatsApp group consisting of the matriarch and the two siblings. And this WhatsApp group is being used to find new and innovative ways to bring down and denigrate the Great Indian Parliamentary Democracy. The latest target of the dynastic brigade is the Winter Session of Parliament. How to derail democracy is a lesson taught in the Nehru Dynasty School of Politics', says BJP leader & Lawyer Meenakashi Lekhi:

In landmark order, 3-judge bench led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna restricted all courts from passing interim/final orders, ordering surveys in pending suits challenging Places of Worship Act. Top court also directed the Centre to file an affidavit in two weeks, expediting resolution of constitutional challenge to 1991 law. In Episode 1571 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses what it says, and its implications for Gyanvapi, Sambhal and Ajmer Sharif cases.

'Next week, Panaji will revisit London's Poems on the Underground tradition. In shuttle cabs moving between Serendipity Arts Festival venues, six poets will share verses through intimate performances. In Panaji, SAF found more than just a venue—it uncovered a city whose very design fosters cultural communion. Its walkable streets and networked communities echoed cities like Adelaide and Edinburgh, where festivals have woven themselves into the urban fabric. As poetry travels through Panaji’s streets and art awaits a human touch to complete itself, we’re reminded that culture isn’t something that just happens to a city—it’s something the city and its people create together,' says Karanjeet Kaur, journalist and former editor of Arré, in this week's column.

ThePrintAM: WHY HAS SC HALTED THE PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO PLACES OF WORSHIP ACT ?

In landmark order, 3-judge bench led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna restricted all courts from passing interim/final orders, ordering surveys in pending suits challenging Places of Worship Act. Top court also directed the Centre to file an affidavit in two weeks, expediting resolution of constitutional challenge to 1991 law. In Episode 1571 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses what it says, and its implications for Gyanvapi, Sambhal and Ajmer Sharif cases.

Despite having strategic interests in Syria and the broader Middle East, China seems more inclined to remain a passive observer, carefully monitoring developments without committing to direct intervention. With Assad now exiled in Moscow, and Syria in disarray, with multiple actors vying for influence, China appears content to wait and reassess the situation before committing to a more active role --Watch latest column by Sana Hashmi in #ThePrint #EyeOnChina:

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https://theprint.in/opinion/eye-on-china/with-assads-ouster-china-loses-friend-middle-east-but-beijing-playing-long-game/2396877/

Why is INDIA bloc planning to move notices to impeach Justice Shekhar Yadav?