ThePrint's TheFinePrint  | Tuesday, 13 August 2024 | TheFinePrint By Neelam Pandey, Senior Associate Editor |  | |
| A 35-year-old man confessed to killing six women in rural Bareilly’s sugarcane fields and may have killed three others, police said. However, not everyone buys the textbook ‘serial killer’ story. ThePrint's Bismee Taskin brings out a deep-dive ground report speaking to the families of the women who were found strangled with the pallu of their sarees, and neighbours and family members of the accused.
The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) has said it would allow mapping in denotified Army buffer land in Ayodhya, publicly opening it up for construction and commercial use. The de-notified Army buffer land in Ayodhya was earlier bought by Adani and Ramdev-linked entities, reports Sanya Dhingra.
The Bangladesh crisis has hit the West Bengal film industry. Cross-border projects are in limbo - from Srijit Mukherji’s 'Padatik' to Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy’s 'Bohurupi', many joint film ventures are now stuck, reports Deep Halder.
On an issue which is becoming political, in a show of support for Vinesh Phogat, the sarv khap mahapanchayat Sunday called for the Indian wrestler to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, after her controversial disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024. The mahapanchayat also demanded an inquiry into the disqualification by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court, reports Sushil Manav. | | | | Opinion
Every government feeds on this milch cow to accommodate disgruntled but powerful supporters. The allure of the valuable assets—the cream—in possession of the waqf boards is appealing to everyone, write Najeeb Jung, former Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, and Amogh Dev Rai, Research Director at the Advance Studies Institute of Asia.
The NDA constituents remained mere curious onlookers whenever BJP MPs got into heated exchanges with the INDIA bloc. While the INDIA bloc reacted in unison, the BJP was left to fight its own battles. The allies’ message to the BJP was: “You mind your own business, we will handle ours”, writes DK Singh, Political Editor at ThePrint. | | Video
With a new Hindenburg report raising questions of conflict of interest involving SEBI chair Madhabi Buch over ‘Adani Group-linked’ fund, her disclosures & consultancies, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses the new questions and her & SEBI's statements, in this episode of 'Cut The Clutter'.
After Japan's Miyazaki region was hit by 7.1 magnitude earthquake, country issued its first-ever 'megaquake' warning. Watch ThePrint 'Pure Science' with Akanksha Mishra to understand what are megaquakes & why Japan is predisposed to such geological events. | From Today's Newspapers 5 reports you should read: Facing criticism, Govt withdraws new draft of broadcast Bill, The Indian Express
Loud in its opposition to creamy layer, Centre takes a guarded position on Supreme Court’s sub-quota verdict, The Hindu
Trump claims ‘I love Putin, get along with Kim Jong Un,' slams Joe Biden as ‘Pathetic president' during Musk interview, Hindustan Times
Time ripe for next round of big reforms to attract manufacturers: Experts, The Economic Times
How a housing scheme scam led to ex-Pakistan ISI chief Faiz Hameed's arrest, Business Standard
5 opinions of the day: Would Kamala Harris have succeeded in India? It’s unlikely by Leher Kala in The Indian Express
Disinformation, AI and ‘cyber chakravyuh’ by M.K. Narayanan in The Hindu
Why Bangladesh didn’t go the Sri Lanka way by Gurjit Singh in Hindustan Times
View: Medals tally with nations? by Amit Kapoor in The Economic Times
Safety essential for sustainable growth by Amit Tandon in Business Standard | | | | We hope you enjoyed our newsletter. If you have questions or feedback, please do contact us. | |
