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First, we talk to The Indian Express' Vikas Pathak about the BJP presidential elections. He shares the reasons behind the delay, the different levels at which the elections take place and more. Next, The Indian Express' Nikhila Henry gives us details of the impact of USAID funds being paused by US President Donald Trump. She shares the story of Mitr, the first comprehensive transgender health clin...

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain. Today is the 4th of March and here are the headlines. Supreme Court Discharges Man Accused of Hurting Religious Sentiments The Supreme Court has discharged Hari Nandan Singh, who was accused of hurting the religious sentiments of a government official by calling him “miyan-tiyan” and “Pakistani.” While the Court acknowledge...

First, The Indian Express’ Udit Misra explains what the latest GDP estimates reveal about the state of the Indian economy and why they raise concerns about the accuracy and reliability of such data. Next, The Indian Express’ Divya Goyal discusses what the Punjab Police’s investigation has uncovered about the global network of agents facilitating illegal immigration of Indians into the US (13:00)....

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain. Today is the 3rd of March and here are the headlines. Influencer Ranveer Allahbadia has asked the Supreme Court to allow him to continue airing his shows, calling it his "only source of livelihood." This request comes as the court hears pleas to consolidate FIRs linked to the ‘India’s Got Latent’ controversy. The court gran...

First, The Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Editor Shubhajit Roy discusses the showdown between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington D.C. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Anonna Dutt about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign for India’s rising obesity epidemic Lastly, we discuss the ongoing rescue efforts for Uttarakhand's...

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Ichha Sharma. Today is the 28th of February and here are this week’s headlines. First, in news from the capital, the Delhi Government suffered a loss of Rs 2,002 crore due to the flawed excise policy for 2021-22, which was later scrapped. The policy aimed to eliminate monopolies, ensure fair liquor distribution, and prevent bootlegging....

First, we talk to Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Editor Shubhajit Roy about the resolutions put forward on the 3rd anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war and the details of the deliberations that happened. Next, The Indian Express' Parul Khulshrestha talks about the complexities of a sexual exploitation case in Rajasthan’s Bijainagar town (15:50) Lastly, we discuss a case that has ignited discu...

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain. Today is the 27th of February and here are the headlines. The Uttarakhand High Court reviewed provisions of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) amid a public interest litigation. The court questioned the state’s ability to make changes to the UCC, particularly regarding mandatory live-in registrations. Senior advocate Vrinda Grove...

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Amitabh Sinha about artificial intelligence, the changes brought by DeepSeek and how important it is for India to create its own large language model.   Next, The Indian Express' Man Aman Singh Chhina gives us details of the grenade attacks that have been happening in Punjab since December. He talks about the causes and shares how the police have responded to...

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Ichha Sharma. Today is the 26th of February and here are the headlines. The central government opposed petitions seeking a lifetime ban on convicted politicians from contesting elections, arguing in the Supreme Court that a six-year disqualification is not unconstitutional. In its affidavit, the Centre stated that various penal laws imp...

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Deeptiman Tiwary about the government's unprecedented Maoist encounters and the deadline to end Naxalism in the country. Next, The Indian Express' Dheeraj Mishra discusses the seismic shift in The Indian Railways' revenue structure in the past five years since the COVID. (14:07) Finally, we discuss Congress MP Sajjan Kumar's sentence to life imprisonment in th...

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain. Today is the 25th of February and here are the headlines. The Delhi Government suffered a loss of Rs 2,002 crore due to the flawed excise policy for 2021-22, which was later scrapped. The policy aimed to eliminate monopolies, ensure fair liquor distribution, and prevent bootlegging. However, it was withdrawn after corruptio...

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Jatin Anand about the newly appointed Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and the Delhi cabinet. We unpack the work done by them in the past, what factors worked in their favour, and what is expected of them.    Next, The Indian Express' Nikhila Henry gives us details of the Telangana tunnel collapse which has 8 workers trapped inside. She talks about the current situation,...

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain. Today is the 24th of February and here are the headlines. Eight workers remain trapped after the SLBC tunnel in Telangana partially collapsed on Saturday. Despite efforts, Telangana Minister Jupally Krishna Rao said survival chances are “very remote”. A team of rat miners, previously deployed in Uttarakhand’s Silkyara tunne...

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Rupsa Chakraborty about an exclusive investigation on deaths caused by ragging across Indian educational institutions. Next, The Indian Express' Nikhila Henry discusses BJP's push to scrap the caste-reservation quota for the backward class Muslim community in Telangana. (14:22) Lastly, we speak about Apple's discontinuation of Advanced Data Protection for UK u...

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Ichha Sharma. Today is the 21st of February and here are the headlines. In a major news from the capital, first-time MLA Rekha Gupta was sworn in as Delhi’s new Chief Minister on Thursday, along with her Council of Ministers, at a grand ceremony held at Ramlila Maidan. This marks the Bharatiya Janata Party’s return to power in the capit...

First, we talk with The Indian Express' Chief of National Bureau Ritika Chopra about the appointment of the new Chief Election Commissioner and the petitions filed in the Supreme Court against the current appointment procedure. Next, The Indian Express' Deeptiman Tiwary discusses the granting of bail in cases under investigation by the Enforcement Directorate. (13:08) Lastly, we talk about BJP lea...

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain. Today is the 20th of February and here are the headlines. First-time MLA Rekha Gupta was sworn in as Delhi’s new Chief Minister today, along with her Council of Ministers, at a grand ceremony held at Ramlila Maidan. This marks the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) return to power in the capital after a gap of 27 years. Besides...

First, we talk with The Indian Express' Sujit Bisoy about a 20-year-old engineering student from Nepal who committed suicide at a university in Odisha. Next, The Indian Express' Ajoy Sinha Karpuram discusses the Chhattisgarh High Court's recent ruling regarding the acquittal of a man who was convicted of raping his wife and committing quote-unquote unnatural offences. (13:07) Lastly, we talk about...

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Ichha Sharma. Today is the 19th of February and here are the headlines. In a major development, Bharatiya Janata Party today confirmed after the legislature party meeting that senior leader and Shalimar Bagh MLA Rekha Gupta has been appointed as the new Chief Minister of Delhi, New Delhi MLA Parvesh Verma is set to become the Deputy CM,...

First, Varinder Bhatia details The Indian Express investigation, conducted in collaboration with CBC News, to track Simran Preet Panesar, one of the key figures in Canada's biggest gold heist. Next, we speak with The Indian Express' Anonna Dutt about space mission technologies developed by ISRO that can be utilized in everyday life. (09:45) Lastly, we discuss Ranveer Allahbadia's Supreme Court ple...

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain. Today is the 18th of February and here are the headlines. The Supreme Court granted podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia interim protection from arrest over alleged objectionable comments on his YouTube show, "India’s Got Latent." Despite this, the court condemned his language, describing it as perverse and shameful. Justice Surya...

First, The Indian Express' Dheeraj Mishra explains what led to the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station and how it could have been prevented. Next, we speak with The Indian Express' Raakhi Jagga about the controversy surrounding US deportation flights carrying Indian deportees to Punjab and why Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has accused the Centre of maligning the state. And finally, we discuss wit...

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain. Today is the 17th of February and here are the headlines. Protests erupted at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar after 20-year-old Nepalese student Prakriti Lamsal was found dead in her hostel room. Lamsal, a B.Tech student in computer science, was suspected to have committed suicide. Polic...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump met for their first bilateral meeting last week after Trump returned to office. The two leaders discussed new initiatives and issues at length, across various fields, from trade and defence to peace and war, marking the start of a new chapter in US-India relations.  In today's episode we are joined by The Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Ed...