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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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First, we talk to The Indian Express' National Legal Editor Apurva Vishwanath about bail being given to five out of the seven accused in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots case. She shares the reasoning given by the court for not giving bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam and how the order expands the definition of terrorism.  Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Aiswarya Raj about protests that hav...

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First, we speak to The Indian Express' Sukrita Baruah about Assam, where the government has brought back a law from 1950 and is using it for the first time.  Next, The Indian Express' Jayprakash S Naidu talks about Chhattisgarh, where vandalism of Christmas decorations inside a mall has sparked a larger political and communal controversy. (13:50) In the end, we take a look at the ED’s searches lin...

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Anand Mohan about the deaths and hospitalisations that have happened in Indore due to contaminated water. He shares about the current situation, the investigation and the government's response.  Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Ravi Dutta Mishra about the situation of Indian exports post the implementation of the 50% tariffs by the US. He talks about how t...

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In the final episode of our 2025 rewind, we zoom out to the world and what it forced India to confront. From the highs and hard edges of Trump 2.0 and tariffs, to a new redline on Pakistan after Pahalgam, to churn in Nepal and Bangladesh, India’s neighbourhood looked anything but stable. Today, we're joined by The Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Editor Shubhajit Roy breaks down what changed, wh...

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This week we are talking about the biggest moments of 2025 and what all we can look forward to in 2026. Till now we have discussed the trends that shaped politics, sports, entertainment, and health. Today, we have with us The Indian Express' Karan Mahadik, who shares how the AI landscape evolved during the year, the major success and failures that it experienced and the way it impacted our lives....

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As the year comes to a close, we wrap up 2025 with a special year-ender episode. In this edition of Express Sports hosted by Mihir Vasavda, Vinayakk Mohanarangan, and Amit Kamath, we speak to journalists and editors from The Indian Express newsroom, not from the sports desk, about the sporting moments that stayed with them this year. From iconic wins and unforgettable matches to personal favourite...

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As part of our year-ender series, today we look back at the key political developments that shaped 2025 and what they reveal about the moment we’re in. Joining us for this conversation is veteran journalist and contributing editor at The Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, who picks five political figures who defined the year and explains why their choices, actions, and influence mattered in Indian...

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This week, we take a look at the biggest moments of 2025 and the watchpoints for 2026. We’ll be discussing the trends that shaped politics, international affairs, sports, technology, and health. In this episode, we're joined by The Indian Express' Anonna Dutt to discuss the field of health and medicine, where the conversation over the past year has been shaped by a few recurring developments: weig...

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This week we are talking about the biggest moments of 2025 and what all we can look forward to in 2026. We'll be discussing the trends that shaped politics, international affairs, sports, technology, and health. We begin this series today with Shubhra Gupta, The Indian Express’ Film Critic, who joins us to discuss the biggest hits and misses of 2025, the films and TV shows that had a lasting impac...

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