The Union Budget released last week shows a continued focus on fiscal prudence, but tries to balance it with consumption and growth. They rely on cutting expenditure, yet capital expenditure outlay is non-trivial. Watch Economist Radhika Pandey @Radhikaskp and correspondent Akanksha Mishra analyse in ThePrint #MacroSutra.

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00:49 Will tax cuts boost consumption? 03:55 Are tax revenues for FY25-26 realistic?

07:30 Strategy for disinvestment vs dividends

11:25 Capex outlay is 'non-trivial'

15:30 Revenue expenditure to go down

17:00 Debt-to-GDP ratio as fiscal deficit target

18:47 Will indirect taxes be increased?

On TTD barring non-Hindus from temple service, Owaisi cites waqf bill to slam Chandrababu’s ‘hypocrisy’

https://theprint.in/politics/on-ttd-barring-non-hindus-from-temple-service-owaisi-cites-waqf-bill-to-slam-chandrababus-hypocrisy/2482228/

#cuttheclutter With the demolition of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's former residence 32 Dhanmondi, an iconic site of the country's liberation struggle, and calls for the assassination of former PM Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh faces new political unrest. In Episode 1603 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at Hasina's fiery speech targeting the Yunus govt, Mujibur Rahman's life, Bhasha Andolan & revision of history books in Bangladesh. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read FT Muhammad Yunus' interview article - https://www.ft.com/content/46c77787-6f22-4625-bf62-1df5d1f7e122 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read The Daily Star article on textbook changes in Bangladesh - https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/education/news/primary-secondary-level-major-changes-coming-bangla-english-textbooks-3788301 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read Michael Kugelman's article on six months of Yunus govt in Foreign Policy - https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/05/bangladesh-interim-government-protests-reform-hasina/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read report on challenges facing Muhammad Yunus' interim govt - https://www.economist.com/asia/2024/12/12/bangladeshs-economic-progress-may-have-been-hyped --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To watch Sheikh Hasina speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI9vNNAuSQg

ThePrintAM: What do exit polls predict in Delhi?

Last week, the CIA revised its assessment on the origin of the Covid outbreak, stating that the coronavirus is "more likely" to have emerged from a Chinese lab rather than from animals. However, the agency noted that it had "low confidence" in this conclusion. In Ep 758 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta looked at revelations on the theory that the Covid-19 virus was 'engineered’ at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and why top scientists sought a fresh probe. Originally published on May 17, 2021.----more----Read Nicholas Wade's article here: https://thebulletin.org/2021/05/the-origin-of-covid-did-people-or-nature-open-pandoras-box-at-wuhan/----more----Read Zeynep Tufecki's article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/opinion/coronavirus-airborne-transmission.html----more----Read the letter in Science Mag here: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/372/6543/694.1/tab-pdf----more----Read the letter in Lancet here: https://www.thelancet.com/lancet/article/s0140-6736(20)30418-9----more----Read the letter in Nature here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9----more----Watch Shekhar Gupta's Walk the Talk with David Baltimore here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8iWMmLOX70

https://theprint.in/politics/big-ticket-infra-takes-lions-share-of-mumbai-municipal-bodys-rs-74427-cr-budget/2479080/

#cuttheclutter The Indian Navy has shifted its focus from expanding its aircraft carrier fleet to prioritising submarines. This decision comes in response to the growing naval threat from China in the Indo-Pacific region and the need for sea denial in the face of China’s large fleet. In Episode 1602 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Defence Editor Snehesh Alex Philip discuss India’s naval strategy, the evolution of aircraft carriers and submarines, and future plans for strengthening maritime defence capabilities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read Snehesh Alex Philip Story: https://theprint.in/defence/indian-navy-drops-plans-of-third-aircraft-carrier-second-iac-will-replace-vikramaditya/2477397/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari talks about the budget, on the generational change that he ushered in the party when he was the BJP president, how he is not interested at a second stint as BJP President and where does he see himself ten year from now.