3 Things

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Mihir Vasavda about how a growing number of athletes and coaches are saying that training outdoors in India is becoming less about performance and more about basic survival in the toxic winter air and extreme summer heat. And what this means when India has put in its bid for Olympics 2036. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Himanshu Harsh about the Bihar pol...

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On the occasion of Republic Day, we revisit three key debates—on secularism, reservations, and the cow—that were passionately argued by our founding fathers during the drafting of the Constitution. (This episode was originally released on 25th January 2025). Hosted and produced by Shashank Bhargava Additional help from Ichha Sharma Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

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First, we talk to The Indian Express’ Sohini Ghosh about a recent Delhi High Court ruling that cleared the way for a cheaper version of Nivolumab, a patented cancer drug, raising questions about the balance between public health and patent rights in India. Next, we speak to The Indian Express’ Kanchan Vasdev about why Punjab farmers want the security fence near the Pakistan border moved and what t...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Nikhila Henry about a case against a sitting Catholic bishop. In 2018, Bishop Franco Mulakka faced sexual assault allegations, and eight years after the allegations, the nun who made these allegations has decided to step out of anonymity and is now speaking publicly as Sister Ranit M J. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Vikas Pathak about Nitin Nabin, the y...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, we talk to The Indian Express’ Anil Sasi about how the US’s dramatic military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is less about narco-trafficking and more about oil and why even oil giants are hesitant. Next, we speak to The Indian Express’ Jayprakash Naidu about the ongoing protest by thousands of midday meal cooks in Chhattisgarh, who are demanding a living wage and basic digni...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Parul Kulshrestha about a video that went viral and led to a major political controversy in Rajasthan. The video featured a Booth Level Officer claiming that he was being pressured to delete hundreds of voters from voter rolls that are being created afresh under the SIR.  Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Saman Husain about the increase in the number of wom...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Girish Kuber about the BJP-Shiv Sena’s sweeping municipal poll win in Maharashtra and what it reveals about the shifting contours of urban politics in the state. Next, we speak to The Indian Express’ Vineet Bhalla about a split Supreme Court verdict on Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act and how it reopens the long-standing debate between shielding...

The headlines of the week by The Indian Express

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Editor Shubhajit Roy about the appointment of Sergio Gor as the new United States ambassador, and the impact his appointment can have on the relationship between the two countries and the stalled trade deal. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Shubham Tigga about deadly killings in Jharkhand by an elephant that have once again brought the c...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, we speak to The Indian Express’ Rinku Ghosh about how Delhi’s toxic winter air may be helping the spread of a dangerous, antibiotic-resistant superbug. Next, we talk to The Indian Express’ Harish Damodaran about the underground parasite quietly decimating India’s mustard crop and why that matters for edible oil imports. (15:45) Lastly, we speak to The Indian Express’ Soumyarendra Barik abou...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Editor Shubhajit Roy about German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's recent visit to India, his meeting with PM Modi and the agreements that have been signed between the two countries. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Amitabh Sinha about the failure of the Indian Space Research Organisations' PSLV-C62 mission. He shares what the mission was abo...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, we talk to The Indian Express’ Mihir Vasavda about the case of Ankush Bhardwaj, a shooting coach recently booked under the POCSO Act. Mihir explains how the case surfaced, the gaps in safeguarding athletes, and why this incident has reignited concerns about coach-athlete power dynamics in Indian sport. Next, we speak to The Indian Express’ Kanchan Vasudev about the killing of a kabaddi prom...

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Tanushree Bose about how last week the Enforcement Directorate carried out raids at ten locations linked to election management firm I-PAC, which is handling the Trinamool Congress’s poll campaign. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Varinder Bhatia about the improvement in the sex ratio of Haryana and how it has gone from 834 girls per 1,000 boys in 2011 to...

The headlines of the week by The Indian Express

First, we speak to The Indian Express' Anonna Dutt about Jammu, where a heated controversy over admissions to a new medical college has now grown into a bigger question...whether the college should be running at all. Next, The Indian Express' Kiran Parashar talks about a young woman's murder case that has sent shockwaves across Karnataka. (13:45) In the end, we talk about a proposed US law that co...