The Times Of India Podcast

Lawyer Abhay Nath Yadav who's arguing for the mosque explains their objections while lawyer Surabhi Chaturvedi explains the law that protects the mosque.

Work from home may have given employees more flexibility but it's taken away their opportunity to find love in the workplace. But it's not entirely a lost cause.

Lt Gen (retd) DS Hooda and TOI's defence editor Rajat Pandit explain why India needs a new Chief of Defence Staff quickly and the reforms that are on hold.

Three people look back at their experiences during the most deadly wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in India, how they got through it and how it changed them.

Ghazala Jamil and Qudsiya Contractor explain the myths about Muslim-dominated colonies in cities and why they are easy targets for demolition drives.

As Mahinda Rajapaksa leaves amidst violence, TOI's Padma Rao Sundarji explains what his exit means for the beleaguered island nation

TOI's Amitava Sanyal explains why India's bumper crop prediction was hit and agricultural economist Ashok Gulati explains the bigger problems facing India's wheat output.

In conversation with Sumaira Abdulali, who has been battling noise pollution and horribly loud loudspeakers before it became something for politicians to battle over.

A car owner and two experts explain why more car owners are losing their vehicles to banks after failing to repay loans and the effect it's having on India's auto market.

A Shanghai resident talks about what it's like to live in a stringent Covid-19 lockdown in one of the world's biggest cities when most of the world has moved on.

TOI's Sanjay Dutta explains why many states faced power cuts as temperatures rose and IIHS's Chandni Singh explains how we can deal with future heatwaves.

Cricket analyst and commentator Ayaz Memon talks to TOI's K Shriniwas Rao about Virat Kohli's struggles and what it means for Team India

TOI's Subodh Ghildiyal and political analyst Rasheed Kidwai explain why Prashant Kishor-Congress talks fell through, what it means for the party and the Gandhi family.

Rukmini S explains why India's Covid-19 death toll is definitely higher than the official figures and why we need greater transparency with data

Former police officials LN Rao and VN Rai, and Common Cause's Radhika Jha explain the challenges police face in tackling communal violence and why their record isn't very good.

After two players test positive for Covid-19, TOI's K Shriniwas Rao explains how India's biggest cricket tournament is trying to deal with the virus and the challenges it faces

TOI+ columnist Aneela Z Babar speaks with Pakistani commentator Mohammad Taqi about what could, and should, change under the new PM.

As the state witnesses a spike in forest fires earlier than usual this summer, TOI's Shivani Azad and ecologist SP Singh decode their impact and how things can be handled better.

Dr Shahid Jameel talks to Rema Nagarajan about how to read a spike in cases in some states and how we can live with this virus.

Lawyer Chitranshul Sinha explains the problems with using demolitions to mete out justice and political columnist Radhika Ramaseshan decodes why Shivraj Singh Chouhan wants to be seen as 'bulldozer mama'

Immunologist Dr Vineeta Bal and Indian Medical Association's Dr Rajeev Jayadevan explain everything you needed to know about taking an extra dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Supreme Court lawyer Abhinav Sekhri and criminal law expert Mrinal Satish from NLSIU explain the risks that come with how criminal laws are being reformed

CEEW's CEO Arunabha Ghosh and IIED's Aditya Bahadur help make sense of the latest IPCC report, what it means for us and what you can do.

Dr Ashok Sharda in Kota, Dr Ravi Wankhedkar in Dhule and Dr Sanjay Nagral in Mumbai on how best to protect doctors after the suicide of a physician due to harassment over a patient's death

Author Devdutt Pattanaik and food writer Vikram Doctor weigh in on the weaponisation of what we eat