In the Democratic primary for New York’s mayoral contest, Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old migrant of Indian origin, defeated the 67-year-old Andrew Cuomo, part of New York’s biggest political dynasty. So why did Mamdani win? And what are the possible national and global implications? Ashutosh Varshney, Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and the Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science at Brown University, explains in this week's column for ThePrint

India imports $20 billion worth of edible oil but resists GM seeds widely used the world over. In Episode 1690 of #CutTheClutter ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta breaks down two NITI Aayog reports on India’s oilseed crisis, GMO myths, and how agriculture trade with the US could bridge the gap and bring India closer to its goal of self-reliance.----more----Read NITI Aayog report here: https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2024-08/Pathways_and_Strategy_for_Accelerating_Growth_in_Edible_Oil_towards_Goal_of_Atmanirbharta_August%2028_Final_compressed.pdf

Dalai Lama says successor to be picked in consultation with senior Tibetan Buddhist leaders. China, which views him as separatist, insists reincarnation must be approved by Chinese govt.  

NASA statement says Menon will be part of its Expedition 75 space mission, which is slated for launch around June 2026.  

The city once prided itself on civic order. But under the DMK, it has been made to believe that dysfunction is normal, accountability is too much to ask for, and complaints should be whispered, not filed.  

Alongside the new agenda, announced in a joint statement by the foreign ministers of Australia, Japan, India, and US, several new initiatives were also launched.  

Supreme Court had delivered an exhaustive judgement on the entry of foreign lawyers in 2018. It asked BCI to frame rules, which required deliberations with the stakeholders.----more---- https://theprint.in/judiciary/why-bar-council-of-india-society-of-indian-law-firms-are-at-loggerheads-over-rules-for-foreign-lawyers/2676650/

Watch Israel's ambassador to India, Reuven Azar in conversation with ThePrint Editor & Founder Shekhar Gupta on Operation Rising Lion against Iran, Hamas, the Trump factor, and more. ThePrint #OTC----more----Associate Partner: Global PR Connect Experience Partner: The Quorum Beverage Partner: Chivas Regal

In 1969, 270,000 Soviet troops massed on China’s borders, backed by batteries missiles with 500 kiloton nuclear warheads. The Chinese nuclear programme seemed set to be cracked apart, like an egg. But the Soviets held back. The lessons of that crisis showed it’s almost impossible to bomb a nuclear programme out of existence—but diplomacy can guide powers away from an apocalyptic showdown.----more---- https://theprint.in/opinion/security-code/why-1969-ussr-china-conflict-has-crucial-lessons-for-iran-israel/2669827/

Bill is scheduled to be passed on 4 July. In a social media post, the US President said said that the bill 'is moving along nicely!'----more---- https://theprint.in/world/musk-vows-an-america-party-if-mega-spending-bill-passes-trump-says-hed-be-back-in-sa-without-govt-help/2675989/

The suicide bombing in North Waziristan, claimed by the Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction of TTP, is the latest manifestation of a fatal logic that has long guided Pakistan’s suicidal statecraft and self-delusion.----more---- https://theprint.in/opinion/pakistan-north-waziristan-suicide-bombing-terror-folly/2675319/

Although built abroad, the Indian Navy's warship incorporates at least 26% homegrown components, including the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. It will be commissioned on 1 July.  

When the powerful are not willing to open the gates for the deserving, it is time to gatecrash and make oneself heard.  

Ever since Field Marshal Asim Munir’s White House lunch, many in India are fearing the United States is tilting towards Pakistan. That isn’t true. Even as it develops its relationship with India, Trump hopes Munir will be able to supply cheap troops to garrison the expensive ring of bases that today protect the Middle East. That would save Trump billions, but the Field Marshal knows it would open his country to the poisonous political tides of the Middle East—Praveen Swami in Security Code.

#cuttheclutter Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal, marking the end of decades-long fighting in eastern DRC that upended millions of lives. In Episode 1689 of #CutTheClutter ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta traces DRC’s roots, from being a Belgian colony till 1960 to Mobutu’s rule and the 2009 pact that led to the birth of Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group; he also explains how large reserves of tantalum and cobalt have brought the ‘resource curse’ tag upon DRC and Rwanda. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To visit ThePrint Store: https://store.theprint.in/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Produced By: Mahira Khan

The bill criminalises speech that is factually incorrect and imposes unusually harsh penalties. Spreading fake news could get you the same prison time as that for kidnapping.