NL Hafta

This week, it is a Holi special Hafta. Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Vardhan and Raman Kirpal start the discussion by talking about Holi and why it is the best festival for kids and why adults should not yell at them for one day at least. They talk about the Karnataka elections and why coining new terms is common among politicians these days. Then they talk about Sridevi's demise and how...

दिल्ली सरकार और नौकरशाही में जारी खींचतान, फिल्म अभिनेत्री श्रीदेवी की मौत पर मीडिया की रिपोर्टिंग, चीन के राष्ट्रपति ने कार्यकाल को अनिश्चितकालिन के लिए बढ़ाने वाला फैसला, मेहुल चोकसी का कर्मचारियों को पत्र, सहवाग का सांप्रदायिक ट्वीट और साथ में होली का त्यौहार इस हफ्ते न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री चर्चा के मुख्य विषय रहे. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. They discuss Manchester United winning against Chelsea in an exciting football match. They talk about the toughness of the English Premier League. In the world of cricket, they talk about the South Africa vs Australia Tour. Rahul believes the series is bowler-dominated. Samar feels that though South Africa has home advantage,...

In this episode, Meghnad and Rajyasree discuss Sridevi's legacy and the coverage of her death. They move on to discuss Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the extremely tedious Filmfare Awards and why it was the worst award show in the last few years. They also talk about the video of singer Papon kissing a child contestant and Papon's response. There's the video criticising AIB's casting o...

On this podcast of Reporters Without Orders, the panel discusses the limited debate surrounding elections in Nagaland and Meghalaya, BJP leader's SUV running over 9 students and injuring 20 others, a 26-page affidavit submitted by Hadiya in the Supreme Court and an 18-year-old Dalit girl being burnt alive in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district. The panel also talks about the detention of Islamic preach...

दिल्ली में आप विधायकों द्वारा मुख्य सचिव अंशु प्रकाश की कथित पिटाई, सेना प्रमुख विपिन रावत का असम की स्थिति पर दिया गया बयान, कमल हसन की नई राजनीतिक पार्टी, अमिताभ बच्चन का ट्विटर पर कांग्रेस के नेताओं को फॉलो करना, यूपी में जारी एनकाउंटर्स पर मानवाधिकार आयोग की फटकार और कनाडा के प्रधानमंत्री जस्टिन ट्रुडो की आधिकारिक भारत यात्रा के इर्द-गिर्द हुए विवाद इस हफ्ते न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री चर्चा के प्रमुख विषय...

Journalist TR Vivek joins the Hafta team to discuss his award-winning piece on Cauvery and Kamal Haasan's newly-formed party, 'Makkal Needhi Maiam'. Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Anand Vardhan and Raman Kirpal also talk about #AAPSlapgate and the ongoing controversy. Abhinandan asks what was the reason to call a meeting at midnight? Was the issue really worth it? They also discuss Nirav Modi,...

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek of the complete episode where we discuss Kamal Haasan, AAP SlapGate, UP Encounters, Nirav Modi & more. You can listen to the full Hafta here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. They discuss Champions League -- the first leg of matches and their anticipations for the second leg. They talk about former no 1 shuttler Lee Chong Wei being offered money by a match-fixer. In the world of cricket, they discuss developments in T20 Internationals and the future for Test cricket. Rahul Puri agrees with England...

Abhinandan is back as host for episode 7 of #ReportersWithoutOrders. The panel discusses the limited debate surrounding incidences of the caste-based discrimination against Dalit students in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, NIA's new definition of "real journalism", the self-immolation of a Dalit farmer in Patan, Gujarat and double murder in Nagpur. They also talk about news packages including one on...

Abhinandan Sekhri is back from America to discuss all things pop culture with Rajyasree Sen in this week's podcast. In this week's podcast, does it all add up when it comes to Tinder, Facebook, Pan Bahar and PNB's new commercials? And there's a very special advertisement starring a superstar and a good friend of Sekhri's and Sen's in it. Abhinandan also explains why Black Panther wasn't all it was...

पीएनबी घोटाला और उसमें नीरव मोदी की संलिप्तता, रफेल डील पर सवालिया निशान, फिलीस्तीन में प्रधानमंत्री मोदी के घोषणाओं की चर्चा, आम आदमी पार्टी के तीन साल, जेएनयू में एटेंडेंस को लेकर वीसी और छात्रों में तनातनी, अंकित सक्सेना की हत्या पर जेएनयू छात्रसंघ की पूर्व उपाध्यक्ष और आजतक एंकर अंजना ओम कश्यप का फर्जी ट्वीट को कार्यक्रम का आधार बनाना, रहे इस हफ्ते न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री चर्चा के अहम विषय.चर्चा में शा...

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek into the complete episode where we discuss the Indian Army, RSS, Nirav Modi, India Today's Angshukanta Chakraborty and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist Aarti Tikoo joins the Hafta team to discuss relations between India and Pakistan. Manisha Pande, Anand Ranganathan, Anand Vardhan and Atul Chaurasia along with Aarti also talk about RSS’ ideology. Atul narrates a controversial story about the RSS, while Aarti asks Anand Ranganathan an interesting question comparing the outfit with the Jamaat-e-Islami. They also talk about Nirav Modi, th...

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. They discuss the first leg of the ‘Round of 16’ in Champions League and the upcoming games to watch out for. They look into the winter break proposed in the English Premier League and its impact on teams and players. They also discuss India’s historic victory against South Africa in the ODI series. All this and more on this w...

On this podcast of Reporters Without Orders, the panel discusses the limited debate surrounding the Kashmir Administrative Exams, Rajasthan Budget which has provisions for distribution of free sanitary napkins as well as the flawed coverage of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement on the FIR filed against Major Aditya Kumar. The panel also discusses a report by the Association for Democr...

In this episode of Awful and Awesome, we have Meghnad making his debut. Rajyasree and Meghnad start the discussion with Padman and Akshay Kumar's acting in the film. Rajyasree talks about movie Peter Rabbit and why the "allergy communities" have taken offence. They also talk about a TV series, Swami Ramdev: Ek Sangharsh, web series Breathe, Queer Eye and Lost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

संसद के दोनों सदनों में राष्ट्रपति के अभिभाषण पर धन्यवाद प्रस्ताव पर प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी का बयान, उत्तर प्रदेश के उन्नाव जिले में एक झोलाछाप डॉक्टर द्वारा करीब 40 लोगों को एचआईवी से संक्रमित करने का मामला, भाजपा सांसद विनय कटियार द्वारा मुसलमानों के खिलाफ दिया गया बयान, राज्यसभा में नेता विपक्ष गुलाम नबी आज़ाद का यह कहना कि राज्यसभा टीवी को भाजपा टीवी बनाने की कोशिश हो रही है और साथ में भारत...

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek of the complete episode where we discuss Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Ankit Saxena, Vinay Katiyar & more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's jibe against Rajya Sabha MP Renuka Chowdhury may have sparked a mini-Mahabharat of sorts. This got the Hafta panel talking about the remark -- Should such remarks be taken lightly? Manisha Pande, Anand Ranganathan, Meghnad, Anand Vardhan and Raman Kirpal also discuss Amit Shah's debut speech in Parliament, where he defended the Modi's pakoda remark. They also talk ab...

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. This week they are joined by a special guest, Amul Vikas Mohan, who is a die-hard Chelsea fan. The panel discusses Chelsea, Antonio Conte and the problem with football managers. They also talk about how refereeing is becoming a talking point. Rahul Puri finds Jon Moss a terrible referee. Samar thinks that the standard of refe...

In this podcast, Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen start their discussion with Ram Gopal Verma's God, Sex and Truth: A philosophical Treatise of Mia Malkova. Abhinandan talks about RGV's genius-to-insane journey. With reference to it, he talks about a brilliant shot from the movie Shiva. They also talk about Steven Soderbergh's Unsane which was shot on an iPhone, entirely. In addition, Rajysaree...

In this episode of #ReportersWithoutOrders, the panel discusses sections of mainstream media’s narrative about Kashmir—how it has been reduced to terror and terrorists. The gang also discusses limited coverage given to the startling allegations made by Congress’ Kapil Sibal, political developments in Jharkhand and life of undertrials such as the youth arrested in the Bangalore blast case. The pane...

बजट 2018-19, कासगंज हिंसा, पूर्वोत्तर में असम के दीमा हसाओ में नगालैंड विवाद में सुरक्षाकर्मियों की गोली से दो युवकों की मौत और राष्ट्रपति का राष्ट्र के नाम संबोधन में वन नेशन, वन इलेक्शन के प्रस्ताव पर केंद्रित रही इस हफ्ते की एनएल चर्चा. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek into the complete episode where we discuss Budget 2018, Kasganj, the rape of an eight-month-old baby in Delhi, Swara Bhasker, FIR against Army and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.