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The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, we talk to veteran journalist and The Indian Express' contributing editor Neerja Chowdhury about the results of the Bihar elections and what is in store for Nitish Kumar and the NDA now that they have defeated the Mahagathbandhan in the assembly elections.   Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Anonna Dutt about the current status of TB cases in India according to the Global TB report 2025....

The headlines of the week by The Indian Express

First, we speak to The Indian Express' Rinku Ghosh who talks about how air pollution affects two of the most vulnerable groups: newborn babies and pregnant women. Next, The Indian Express' Parul Kulshresthe discusses Rajasthan’s move to roll back its decades-old two child rule for local elections, and why women rights groups in the state are critical of the move. (14:45) Lastly, we take a look at...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, The Indian Express’ Deeptiman Tiwary talks about how Bihar’s liquor ban has affected the state and why reactions to it are sharply divided along gender lines. Next, The Indian Express’ Raakhi Jagga explains why stakeholders in Punjab are protesting the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and why the state government has stayed silent on the issue (11:06). And finally, we bring you upd...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

We begin with discussing the blast near Delhi's Red Fort that claimed at least 13 lives joined by The Indian Express' Alok Singh who also explains what investigators believe may be its link to a terror module busted in Faridabad. Next, The Indian Express Mohomed Thaver talks about a nationwide ticketing scam that has exposed how illegal software networks are gaming the railway booking system. (10:...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, The Indian Express’ Udit Misra joins us to discuss the state of Bihar’s economy and how it compares with other states in the country. Next, The Indian Express’ Amitabh Sinha explains why COP30 has set a rather modest goal for itself, and what that means for global climate action (14:10). And in the end, The Indian Express’ Pritish Raj talks about the government’s plan to dismantle the iconi...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

Every year, thousands of ambitious students across India prepare for one of the most challenging MBA entrance exams in the country: the Xavier Aptitude Test. And at the heart of this exam is one of India’s most respected Business schools-XLRI – Xavier School of Management. In our first episode in association with XLRI, we talk about XAT and how it evaluates future leaders. In this conversation, we...

First, we talk about Maharashtra, where The Indian Express' Alok Deshpande discusses the controversy over a 40 acre land parcel has triggered political tremors that have reached the doorstep of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Next, The Indian Express' Kanchan Vasdev talks about why a government bungalow in Chandigarh has become the latest flashpoint between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party. (13:3...

The headlines of the week by The Indian Express

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Asad Rehman about Rahul Gandhi’s latest allegations of large scale voter manipulation in Haryana’s 2024 Assembly elections and why he’s calling it the biggest case yet of what he describes as vote chori. Next, The Indian Express' Jayprakash Naidu talks about a train crash in Chhattisgarh that killed 11 people and what the initial inquiry has revealed about wha...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

As Bihar enters the first phase of polling, we take stock of the state’s political landscape with The Indian Express’ National Opinion Editor, and discuss the entry of Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj, the baggage weighing down Tejashwi Yadav, and why, even after 20 years in power, many voters still have their hopes pinned on Nitish Kumar. Hosted and produced by Shashank Bhargava Edited and mixed by S...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Manraj Grewal Sharma about a major drop in Indian visa acceptances in Canada. She shares why Canada has rejected 74% of the student visa applications from India, the impact it's having on Indian students and Canadian universities. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Editor Shubhajit Roy about the recent developments in US-China relations, w...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, The Indian Express' Mihir Vasavda and Vinayakk Mohanarangan talk about the night Indian cricket had waited decades for, when Harmanpreet Kaur and her team made history, lifting the World Cup and giving Indian women’s cricket its 1983 moment. Next, we speak to The Indian Express' Amitabh Sinha about ISRO’s launch of its heaviest communication satellite yet, a breakthrough that marks a new ph...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Aishwarya Raj about the situation of Uttarakhand's healthcare infrastructure. She shares that as the state gears for celebrating the 25th year of its formation, the status of the healthcare services and infrastructure still raises concerns. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Udit Misra about the value of rupee against US dollars, how the fall of the rupee im...

The headlines of the week by The Indian Express

As part of our ongoing collaboration with Central Square Foundation, we are excited to bring to you the fifth and final episode of our series where we talk about the learnings and best practices from the NIPUN Bharat Mission and its future in the country. It has been over four years since the NIPUN Bharat Mission launched and ushered in significant strides in learning outcomes among children from...