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Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round up of sports. This week they discuss Australia's performance in the third Test against India at Ranchi. The two also had advice for Indian captain Virat Kohli. Moving on to football, they talk about the Champions Leagues' clash between Zidane and Ancelotti. Khan and Puri laud Roger Federer for winning his fifth Indian Wells title against S...

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Economist Arun Kumar talks to Abhinandan Sekhri about his book, Understanding The Black Economy And Black Money in India. Kumar explains why demonetisation did not have a compelling effect on the growth, how black money is calculated, and how movements can bring change in India. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abhinandan Sekhri speaks to Dr Vishal Rao, a Bangalore-based oncologist, who has developed a voice prosthesis called Aum that can help throat cancer patients speak after surgery. And unlike the expensive ones available in the market today, this device will cost Rs. 50.The two also discuss the obstacles facing healthcare in India and what it costs to solve the healthcare needs of a country. Read th...

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Bharatiya Janata Party made a clean sweep in the recent UP assembly elections, but practically no one in the media called it. What gives? Mayawati alleged the EVMs had been tampered and this allegation was echoed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal later when he spoke to the press about Aam Aadmi Party's dismal performance in the Punjab elections. J Gopalakrishnan, Special Correspondent with T...

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here’s a little sneak peak into the episode in which we discussed the recent assembly election results, Bharatiya Janata Party’s clean sweep in Uttar Pradesh elections, sexual harrassment allegations against The Viral Fever’s Arunabh Kumar and more of the week's news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's Talk About... has gone behind the paywall, but because we love our listeners, here's a sneak peak into the latest episode. Here's Let's Talk About: Privacy. Privacy -- is it a personal or a policy issue? The dictionary defines privacy as a state in which one is free of attention and today, that state is harder and harder to achieve. Our privacy is often being invaded without us even realisin...

Privacy -- is it a personal or a policy issue? The dictionary defines privacy as a state in which one is free of attention and today, that state is harder and harder to achieve. Our privacy is often being invaded without us even realising it and many shrug at this fate. "What do I have to hide?" is the standard response to privacy being lost but the real question is "Why is your privacy so preciou...

What, dear listener, is freedom? Is it the aghori rolling around on the banks of the Ganges so that the American camera crew films him? Is it watching Lipstick Under My Burkha? Is it something that Randeep Hooda and his curly beard will give you? This week, Rajyasree Sen and Deepanjana Pal ponder on all this while they talk to director Alankrita Shrivastava about her "lady-oriended" film, Lipstick...

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round up of sports. This week, they preview the third test between India and Australia. They also talk about the DRS drama that refuses to die down despite Indian withdrawing the complaint. Khan and Puri also discuss FC Barcelona's spectacular comeback in the Champions League tie against PSG. Listen up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Voting in all the five states have concluded, and as we wait for the results to be announced, news channels are busy predicting the results. Some news channels are relying on pollsters and some are asking parrots and tarot card readers. But can anyone actually predict the results? Saurabh Dwivedi, editor, TheLallantop.com, joins us on Hafta this week. Dwivedi has just returned to Delhi after trave...

Chances are, you know journalist, author and economist Mihir Sharma. You've read his columns, dissecting social, cultural and political phenomena. You've seen the tweets in which he highlights some news, debunks myths or gets into an argument. Who better to discuss the role of technology and journalists in this hi-tech future? At Jaipur Literature Festival, Sharma sat down to chat about the media,...

This week #justsports discuss India’s win in the Bangalore test match and Virat Kohli's comments on the use of the Decision Review System. Rahul Puri and Samar Khan argue if cricket is ready to make a comeback in Pakistan, and the worth of promises made by politicians to winning athletes. The two also debate the fate of Arsene Wenger whose contract with Arsenal expires at the end of the season. Ho...

This week, Deepanjana Pal and Rajyasree Sen discuss Hugh Jackman's latest film, Logan. It's Wolverine's last stand and both our culture vultures gave the films two thumbs up. They also discuss Karan Johar blaming Kangana Ranaut for playing the victim card and nepotism in Bollywood. Also, Johar is now a father, which is a good reason to discuss surrogacy in India. On Air With AIB is back. Tanmay Bh...

Manu Joseph, a journalist, novelist and the former editor of OPEN magazine speaks to Editor in Chief Madhu Trehan about journalism in India, Post-Truth and the rise of the right and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

British journalist Luke Harding is the foreign correspondent for The Guardian, and has also served as South Asia Bureau chief in Delhi. To his distinction, he was deported from Russia because his reports upset the Putin administration. He speaks to Editor in Chief Madhu Trehan about the freedom to report, the era of President Donald Trump in America, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

The Halfta gang discuss how the debates surrounding Gurmehar Kaur's appeal for peace amidst the chaos of the Ramjas College protests is indicative of all that is wrong with mainstream television journalism in India. Our panelists Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan, Manisha Pande, Deepanjana Pal are on fire. Joining them is Sandeep Bamzai, Editor-in-Chief of the Financial Chronicle....

This week, Deepanjana Pal and Rajyasree Sen go from Bollywood to Oscars, to films the Central Board of Film Certification doesn't want you to watch. Find out what Pal thought of Rangoon. Hear them weigh in on the controversy surrounding the award-winning film, Lipstick under my Burkha. AIB has a new video titled A Woman's Besties, and our two culture vultures have differing opinions on it. And how...

In 2016, Oxford Dictionaries declared post-truth as word of the year. The word post-truth dominated debates during the recent American President elections. It’s been bandied about in debates and in essays, but, what exactly does post-truth mean? Is it destructive and damaging? Is there a solution? In this episode of Let’s Talk About, Madhu Trehan, Editor in Chief of Newslaundry, speaks to several...

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round up of sports. This week, they talk about how overconfidence killed the Indian team in the Pune Test and how that could be their Achilles heel going forward. Khan even goes on to make a bold prediction of the final score. Puri and Khan give their take on the unceremonious sacking of Claudio Ranieri and discuss whether Manchester United has...

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here’s a little sneak peek into what was discussed on this episode. We talk about ABVP’s clash with AISA students at Ramjas College, PM Narendra Modi’s kabristan vs shamshan remark and Shobha De’s attempt to troll the Mumbai police. All this and a lot more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Students of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and All India Students Association (AISA) clashed during protests after the cancellation of Umar Khalid’s talk at Ramjas College. A Delhi University professor was roughed up, students were assaulted and a few journalists were attacked too. We have Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan and Manisha Pande to discuss this, Amit Sha...

It’s a very special episode this week because Jerry Pinto joins Rajyasree Sen and Deepanjana Pal, all the way from America. Pinto has written a new novel, Murder in Mahim. Set in Mumbai, the novel begins with a dead body that’s found in a local train station toilet. As the bodies pile up, it falls upon retired journalist Peter Fernandes and Mumbai cop Shiv Jende to figure out who is responsible fo...

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round up of all things sporty. This week, they talk about Indian Premier League auctions and the crazy amounts of money being spent on 'buying' cricketers. Speaking of cricket, Shahid Afridi has announced his retirement again. Does he meant it or will he do another U-turn? Meanwhile, in the world of football, Barcelona seems to be struggling aft...