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The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

Firstly, we talk about Punjab, where The Indian Express' Kanchan Vasdev explains how the AAP government is preparing a controversial bill proposing the death penalty for sacrilege. Next, The Indian Express’ Varinder Bhatia explains the Tibetan struggle as the 14th Dalai Lama turns 90 and how his succession has become a geopolitical flashpoint between the Tibetan exile government and China. (08:41)...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, we talk to The Indian Express' National Legal Editor, Apurva Vishwanath about the ongoing debate about the words socialist and secular in the Preamble. She shares the importance of these terms in the Constitution of India and what all can happen in case they are removed. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Mihir Vasavda about Pakistani athletes competing in sporting events and competitions...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

Firstly, The Indian Express' National Rural Affairs and Agriculture Editor Harish Damodaran, discusses the upcoming India–US trade deal and how agriculture remains the biggest sticking flashpoint. Next, we are joined by The Indian Express’ Dheeraj Mishra who talks about one of India’s most ambitious infrastructure projects built under the Mukundra Hills in Rajasthan and what makes this project so...

The headlines of the week by The Indian Express.

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Sujit Bisoyi about the Puri Rath Yatra. He shares the arrangements that were made for it and how things went wrong when a stampede broke out at the Yatra last week which caused 3 deaths and led to 50 people getting injured. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Nikhila Henry about a tragic blast in a chemical factory in Telangana which led to 38 deaths. She sha...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, The Indian Express’ Ritu Sarin joins us to discuss her investigation into the money trail and mule account used in a digital scam. Next, we shift our focus to Punjab, The Indian Express’ Kanchan Vasdev explains that the AAP government is implementing one of its largest-ever land acquisition drives under a new land pooling policy. (18:35) And in the end, we discuss a pivotal court ruling in...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Damini Nath who shares that ahead of the Bihar Elections, the state's electoral roll is getting a special intensive revision which might cost many citizens their right to vote. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Sujit Bisoyi about an attack on an administrative officer in the Bhubaneshwar Municipal Corporation office in Odisha. Sujit shares the details of th...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Udit Mishra about the World Bank's claim that poverty in India has gone down significantly. The World Bank says that only 5.75% of Indians now live in abject poverty, Udit shares how and if this is true.   Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Amrita Nayak Dutta about Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's meeting with his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun at the...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

Firstly, The Indian Express’ Sweety Kumari breaks down what is known so far in the Kolkata rape case that has sparked national outrage. Next, we turn to Australian teenage sprinter Gout Gout, whose record-breaking performance in has drawn global comparisons to legends like Usain Bolt with Express Sports podcast's hosts Mihir Vasavda and Amit Kamath discussing his hype, and what to expect from him...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

Firstly, The Indian Express’ Amitabh Sinha discusses what Iran’s nuclear programme involves, the damage sustained at nuclear sites and why this has become a major challenge. Next, we talk to  The Indian Express’ Brendan Dabhi on how Ahmedabad city police is using artificial intelligence to prevent stampedes during the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra. (11:48) And in the end, we talk to  The Indian Expr...

The headlines of the by The Indian Express

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Anonna Dutt about the students who go abroad and especially to Iran to study medicine. Currently the Indian government is making efforts to bring back all Indians from Iran and Anonna shares why so many of them are medical students. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Divya A about private papers of public personalities that are stored at the Prime Minister's...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

We begin this episode by marking 50 years since the Emergency was declared in 1975. The Indian Express’ Neerja Chowdhury joins us to revisit what led to this authoritarian period, and how it reshaped Indian politics. Next, we speak to The Indian Express’ Brendan Dabhi about the aftermath of the Air India crash and the challenges involved in the identification of victims through DNA profiling. (19:...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

After weeks of rising tensions, the Iran-Israel conflict escalated on Saturday night when the US launched strikes on three key Iranian nuclear sites, using powerful bunker-busting bombs designed to hit even the most fortified targets. So now the big questions are—what does the US getting involved mean for Iran, for the region, and for India? To help us unpack this, we’re joined by The Indian Expre...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express