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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Shubham Tigga about a case that has emerged in Jharkhand, where five children suffering from Thalassemia went for their regular blood transfusion and came back HIV positive. He talks about the state government's reaction, the hospital's response and the investigation that is happening.  Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Pavneet Singh Chadha about the concer...

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First, The Indian Express’ Deeptiman Tiwary talks about Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj party and how the political-analyst-turned-politician is trying to distinguish himself from others ahead of the upcoming Bihar polls. Next, The Indian Express’ Anjali Marar explains the cloud-seeding method that the Delhi government hopes will help reduce pollution, and why experts believe it’s a flawed technique...

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First, we talk to The Indian Express' Chief of National Bureau Ritika Chopra about the Election Commission’s new nationwide voter roll revision, what it aims to fix, and how it differs from the controversial Bihar exercise Next, The Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Editor Shubhajit Roy talks about the US and the EU’s latest sanctions on Russia and what they could mean for India’s oil imports and...

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First, we talk to The Indian Express' Vineet Bhalla about the BCCI approaching the Supreme Court and a case that has the potential to criminalise match-fixing, a problem that has plagued cricket in India for many many years.  Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Amrita Nayak Dutta, who shares how during Operation Sindoor, many Pakistani drones entered the Indian airspace, and raised concerns about...

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First, The Indian Express' Anonna Dutt explains about the food regulator banning all beverages falsely claiming to contain the ORS solution. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Nikhila Henry who discusses the Kurnool bus accident that claimed 20 lives and what a new forensic report has now revealed about how it happened. (12:48) In the end, we talk about Patna’s Gandhi Maidan which has now been s...

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First, The Indian Express’ Asad Rehman  talks about the Mahagathbandhan which is in disarray just days ahead of polling. With infighting on at least 12 seats and a delayed CM announcement, the alliance’s cohesion is under serious question. Next, The Indian Express' Ritika Chopra discusses a new government scheme to attract Indian-origin faculty settled abroad amid a global talent race. (18:20) And...

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