HW News Editorial with Sujit Nair

In an embarrassing exchange of insults, Pakistani and Indian foreign ministers washed their dirty laundry in full international view when India called Pakistan "the epicentre of terror" that was responded by Pakistan’s young foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari with a retort of "butcher of Gujarat". As distasteful as this exchange was, it did not come from Bhutto’s “frustration” as a section of...

The collegium system has been criticised in the past and so has the Supreme Court for having struck down the 99th constitutional amendment that created the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) and was voted almost unanimously in both Houses of Parliament. In this episode of the Editorial, our Managing Editor Mr Sujit Nair shares his take on the matter.  Learn more about your ad choices...

The BJP today registered a phenomenal victory in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state, with an all-time high score that beat the Congress's 1985 record. The Congress, decimated in Gujarat, scooped up Himachal Pradesh. In this episode of Editorial, our Managing Editor Mr Sujit Nair shares his take on the matter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Covid-19 pandemic hit the global economy hard. And even as the economy struggled hard to recover from this, the Russia-Ukraine war arrived as another great setback. These two factors combined are expected to push the global economy into recession next year. And India is not immune. In this episode of the Editorial, our Managing Editor Mr Sujit Nair discusses the issue with eminent Economist Pr...

Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra has entered 70th day. The Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi is currently in Maharashtra. Through this Yatra Rahul Gandhi is meeting people and trying to rekindle the Congress connect. In this episode of the Editorial our Managing Editor Mr Sujit Nair shares his take on the matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, our Managing Editor Sujit Nair discusses Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra and its impact with Branding Guru Tarun Chauhan.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The rupee plunged by 16 paise to close at an all-time low of 82.33 against the US currency in early trade on Thursday due to a surge in US bond yields, risk-averse sentiment among investors, and firm crude oil prices. At 9.30 am, the home currency was trading at 82.30 a dollar, down 0.5% from its previous close of 81.89. The currency opened at 82.19 and touched an all-time low of 82.33. On Thursd...

Dussehra celebration is not just cultural but also comes with political significance in India. Several political parties, outfits organize huge rallies and their leaders make speeches. The big spectacle also gives a glimpse into the political agenda they will be pursuing for the next year. In this episode of the Editorial, our Business Editor Mr Akhilesh Bhargava shares his take on Shivsena's Dasa...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky during times of conflict between the two nations for a ceasefire for some time in an effort to bring back Indian students who were stuck there. Well On march 3 The Ministry of External had refuted the reports that PM M...

N R Narayana Murthy, co-founder of IT giant Infosys has said that economic activities in India were stalled during UPA's regime despite the fact that Manmohan Singh, the extraordinary man was at the helm of affairs. In this episode of the Editorial our Managing Editor Mr Sujit Nair shares his take on the matter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"A perfect desert storm is brewing in the congress party. Well, one cannot say that they did not see it coming but surely, no one could imagine how quickly it would escalate. More than 70 MLAs of the Congress party in Rajasthan have tendered their resignation to the speaker of the assembly, before Ashok Gehlot is set to file his nomination for the post of Congress president. All these MLAs are ash...

In this episode of the Editorial, our Managing Editor Mr Sujit Nair elaborates on an Editorial article that appeared in the Indian Express written by Sriram Panchu, which delvesinto India's justice system. And asks a critical question is an outcome of the case dependent upon the law/judicial principles or the judge who delivers it?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Congress, India’s Grand Old Party is going to have elections for the post party chief- its president who will lead the party in the run up to 2024 elections. So far we have heard that the party is keen on Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot taking on the mantle. But as the date of the election approaches, it is clear that he will not be the only one running the race. Challenging him is an MP from Kerala an...

Vedanta has partnered with Foxconn through a 60:40 joint venture to set up an integrated display and semiconductor fabrication ecosystem. Maharashtra was confident on getting the project after advanced stages of discussions between the JV and state leadership. In this episode of the Editorial, our Managing Editor Mr Sujit Nair shares his take on the matter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

The government is looking at strengthening its efforts to improve road safety, after Sunday’s car crash that killed former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry. In this episode of the Editorial our Managing Editor Mr Sujit Nair Shares his take.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Staring at the prospect of disqualification as an MLA in the office-of-profit case for almost two weeks, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren Monday sought and won a cakewalk 48-0 trust vote in the 81-member assembly amid a BJP walkout and the forced absence of three Congress MLAs barred from leaving Bengal since their arrest there with a pile of cash.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman came down heavily on Telangana's TRS government for raising debts beyond FRBM limits and claimed that every child born in the state carries Rs 1.25 lakh debt burden. In this episode of the Editorial our Managing Editor Mr Sujit Nair shares his take on the matter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana retired on August 26, 2022, after a tenure of one year and four months as the 48th Chief Justice of India (CJI). In this episode of the Editorial, our Managing Editor Mr Sujit Nair speaks about his tenure as CJI of India.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congress leader and former Jammu and Kashmir CM, Ghulam Nabi Azad have resigned from all positions including primary membership of the Congress Party. Earlier this month, the G23 leader resigned from the post of chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Congress campaign committee hours after his appointment. He was also a member of the G23. The G23 is a faction within the grand old party, that had demand...

Hours after Adani group’s AMG Media Network Limited (AMNL) announced that it has indirectly acquired 29.18% stakes in NDTV, the television network has issued a statement. It has said the move was made without any discussion with the promoters of the company. NDTV said that neither was their consent sought nor were they served any notice. In this episode of the Editorial, our Managing Editor Mr Suj...

Editorial With Sujit Nair: Delhi Excise Policy Scam  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eleven people convicted in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case, all serving life sentences, were released from Godhra jail Monday — 15 August — after a government panel in the BJP-led state approved their application for remission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"""The BJP has announced a new parliamentary board and election committee on Wednesday. Interestingly, two veteran faces Nitin Gadkari and Shivraj Singh Chouhan have been shown the door as far as these two committees are concerned. But Devendra Fadnavis, who is currently deputy CM in Maharashtra and who is said to be behind Eknath Shinde’s rebellion, has earned himself a spot at the table in one o...

Laal Singh Chaddha stars Aamir Khan in the titular role alongside Kareena. The film is an official Hindi remake of the 1994 Hollywood film Forrest Gump that starred Tom Hanks. Laal Singh Chaddha made headlines after the hashtag ‘Boycott Laal Singh Chaddha’ started trending on Twitter ahead of its release. Many called for boycott of the film, claiming that Aamir had hurt religious sentiments in his...

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has once again made a controversial statement. A video of this incident is going viral on social media. Koshyari said that Mumbai will cease to be a financial capital if Gujaratis and Marwaris (Rajasthanis) are removed from the city. He said that no money would be left here if these two communities are not part of the city. In this episode of the Editoria...