NL Hafta

This is NL Hafta Extra – where the team discusses what we couldn’t in the main episode. Mihir Sharma, opinion editor at Business Standard, and the Newslaundry team discuss Amartya Sen’s response to Tavleen Singh and Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s columns about the Nalanda University saga. Then we weigh in on whether N R Narayana Murthy is justified when he says “there has not been a single invention from In...

Mihir Sharma, opinion editor at Business Standard, joins the Newslaundry team as we speak about Grexit and St. Stephen’s never ending controversies. Here, Mihir recounts an encounter with Stephen’s Principal Valson Thampu as a student in the college. We also discuss whether Shivraj Singh Chauhan should resign in light of the new revelations in the Vyapam scam. Then we talk about Chetan Bhagat’s re...

The BJP has released a song in response to JD(U)’s ‘Fir Se Nitishe’ and the PR war has only started. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kushan Mitra, Managing Editor of The Pioneer, joins the Newslaundry team as we speak about the Vyapam scam – and the media coverage surrounding it. We also share some personal stories about risks and threats we have faced during reporting assignments. Then we discuss whether the media, both traditional and social, has been unfair to Hema Malini, or if she indeed deserves the criticism she has been...

The Newslaundry team - and we are in full strength this time – discusses Lalit Modi, his love for emojis, and his never ending revelations. Then, we talk about Outlook’s “eye candy” piece and whether it warranted legal action. We also discuss if the hijab can be a “feminist statement” as some have recently claimed in the much talked about Twitter debate initiated by the feminist handle Genderlog....

Political commentator and journalist Kanchan Gupta joins us this week as we discuss the 40th anniversary of the Emergency and the possibility of it coming around again. The team then discusses if​ the media coverage of Yoga Day​ went overboard. We also discuss​ whether the Charleston shooting ​was an act of terrorism or a hate crime​.Produced by Kartik Nijhawan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Journalist Bhupendra Chaubey joins the team and we discuss whether the television media paid enough attention to the death of a journalist in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The team, then, goes on to discuss the Sushma Swaraj–Lalit Modi row and the way the media covered the ongoing controversy. We also discuss Gajendra Chauhan’s appointment as the new FTII chairman and the furore over his “pedigreed...

Hartosh Singh Bal, Political Editor of The Caravan joins us as we discuss The Caravan’s recent story about an email trail involving the Essar group that leads to the President’s office. We also talk about Arvind Kejriwal’s “softball” interview with Barkha Dutt, and how controversies don’t seem to let go of the Aam Aadmi Party. The teams, along with Bal, then proceed to dissect the Indian media’s c...

The Newslaundry team has a freewheeling discussion on the news of the week. In this episode, we discuss Aaj Tak's Smriti ki Pariksha, the Defence Minister's racist remarks, Maggi controversy, Yoga Day celebrations and more. We also have a special song dedication for Narendra Modi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Newslaundry team has a freewheeling discussion on the news of the week. In this episode, we discuss Modi's one year in office, AAP vs Ministry of Home Affairs and President Pranab Mukherjee calling Bofors a media trial. We also have a special song dedication for Manmohan Singh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Nisha Singh, a Gurgaon Councillor and AAP member, says she was beaten up and locked up for filming a demolition drive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Villagers of Fatehpur Jharsa in Gurgaon talk about the demolition drive that destroyed their homes to make a road for a housing society. They speak of police atrocity and government apathy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Villagers of Fatehpur Jharsa in Gurgaon talk about the demolition drive that destroyed their homes to make a road for a housing society. They say they were not ‘squatters’ and were the original inhabitants of the village. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Newslaundry team has a freewheeling discussion on the news of the week. In this episode we discuss the Geelani passport row, Modi ‘insulting’ India, the Aruna Shanbaug case and the country’s first gay matrimonial ad. We also have a special song dedication for Delhi chief minister and Lieutenant Governor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Newslaundry team has a freewheeling discussion on the news of the week. In this episode, we discuss the AAP government and Delhi police being at loggerheads, the Supreme Court order on government ads, fresh Essar leaks, amendments to the Child Labour Act and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Newslaundry team has a freewheeling discussion on the news of the week. In this episode we discuss, media and Bollywood's reaction to the Salman Khan verdict, lifetime achievement award to Prannoy Roy, Caravan's cover story on Arun Jaitley, Modi's interview with Time and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Newslaundry team has a freewheeling discussion on the news of the week. In this episode we discuss, media coverage of Nepal earthquake, Ram Jethmalani's article as an ad in The Indian Express, opinion pieces on NDTV website and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Newslaundry team has a freewheeling discussion on the news of the week. In this episode we discuss Rahul Gandhi's 'comeback', Ashish Khetan versus Prashant Bhushan, the tragic suicide at the AAP farmer's rally and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Newslaundry team has a freewheeling discussion on the news of the week. In this episode we discuss, Outlook magazine's cover story on Smriti Irani, the Land Acquisition Bill, media coverage on the alleged encounter in Andhra Pradesh, Modi's idea of secularism. And we dedicate a song to Rahul baba! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Newslaundry team has a freewheeling discussion on the news of the week. In this episode we discuss Edward Snowden's interview with John Oliver, what went wrong in Rolling Stone's reporting of a rape case, clash between Arnab and General V K Singh and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.