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NL Hafta

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Episodes

Raat Aadhi Kheench Kar Meri Hatheli

Read the full article here - http://www.newslaundry.com/2015/08/28/how-news-died-on-the-sheenabora-murder-trail/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 28, 20155 hr 22 min

NL Hafta – Episode 30

This week on NL Hafta, Krishn Kaushik from The Caravan joins us as we discuss Essar’s Rs 250 crore defamation suit against The Caravan magazine and Kaushik. We try understanding why other media houses completely blacked out the story. Then the team moves on to discuss the much-talked about Indrani Mukerjea case. The team also deliberates whether political parties should come under Right to Information Act. The 2011 Census data on religion was released early this week. We discuss how the media re...

Aug 27, 201581 hr 11 min

Coming Soon - Global Summits: Where are we going?

We present a new fortnightly podcast series in collaboration with Biraj Swain, supported by Save the Children India for this project. “Global Summits: Where are we going?”, is a podcast series that will cut through the jargon and break down development summits for you with experts and commentators from around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 24, 201512 hr 44 min

NLHafta - Episode 29

This week on NL Hafta, we discuss the Comptroller and Auditor General’s audit of Delhi’s power distribution companies. We then move on to Cobrapost’s Operation Black Rain & how the English television media chose to ignore it. We also discuss PM Modi’s UAE trip & the speech he delivered to the Indian diaspora. The team also discusses Tehelka being served a legal notice for listing Bal Thackeray as a terrorist in its cover and the police crackdown on FTII students. We close with a brief di...

Aug 20, 201583 hr 3 min

NLHafta – Episode 28

This week on NL Hafta, we discuss Rahul Gandhi and Sushma Swaraj’s speeches in Parliament. We also question the opposition’s intent behind the parliamentary disruptions. We then move on to the Mumbai hotel raids and the broader problem of moral policing in the country. Has it increased ever since the Modi government came into power? The team also discusses Radhe Ma and the godman/godwoman culture in India. Are the Indian masses really that gullible or is there something bigger at play here? We c...

Aug 13, 201566 hr 21 min

NLHafta - Episode 27

This week on NLHafta we discuss the #PornBan (and the subsequent unbanning). Then the team moves on to discuss disruption in Parliament and if it was right for Sumitra Mahajan to suspend 25 Congress members of Parliament? Then we talk about the media’s eagerness to dub the terrorist nabbed in Udhampur as junior Kasab. But was there even a senior Kasab? Also, what made Modi roll back the amendments to the land bill? Finally, we discuss why TV anchors are not bothered about the possible amendment ...

Aug 06, 201527 hr 28 min

NLHafta – Episode 26

This week on NLhafta we discuss the Gurdaspur attack and the media coverage given to it in India and Pakistan. Did the media jump to the ‘Khalistan’ explanation a little too soon?We move on to discuss APJ Abdul Kalama’s death and the culture of obituary writing in the Indian media. Last we discuss Yakub Memon’s hanging and the border idea of the death penalty. Would doing away with the death sentence affect the crime rate in India? A few of us don’t agree with each other’s views on capital punis...

Jul 31, 201527 hr 2 min

NLHafta – Episode 25

The Newslaundry team – and it's just us this time - celebrates the silver jubilee episode of #NLHafta. We discuss Yakub Memon's execution and Madhu recounts how she managed to get Memon's interview in prison, back in 1994. Then the team moves on to talk about the social media "outrage" on the Tuktuki case. We also discuss Caravan's report on the Essar leaks and defamation suits against the media in the past week. Finally, we discuss Arvind Kejriwal vs. Najeeb Jung and we also dedicate a song to ...

Jul 24, 201591 hr 45 min

NLHafta Extra – Episode 24

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 India in the last 60 years”. And finally, is it okay to eat dog meat?Produced by Kartik Nijhawan Hoste...

Jul 17, 201523 hr 6 min

NLHafta - Episode 24

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 recent piece on the “anatomy” of an Internet troll even as we try to reach a consensus on the definiti...

Jul 17, 201513 hr 34 min

BJP's Bihar Election Song

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.

Jul 17, 201586 hr 9 min

NLHafta – Episode 23

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 subjected to over the last few days. Finally, we talk about the FTII deadlock, Gajendra Singh, and ...

Jul 09, 201530 hr 52 min

NLHafta - Episode 22

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. Finally, the team weighs in on The Hindu’s story about skewed caste representation in Bollywood.Prod...

Jul 02, 201523 hr 7 min

NLHafta - Episode 21

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/privacy for more information.

Jun 25, 20158 hr 20 min

NLHafta - Episode 20

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” body of work. We then move on to discuss AAP’s new television ad. Finally, Chaubey gives us a “scoo...

Jun 18, 201532 hr 5 min

NLHafta - Episode 19

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 coverage of the Indian Army’s “covert” attacks in Myanmar. Finally, the team weigh in on whether Mess...

Jun 11, 201537 hr 47 min

NLHafta – Episode 18

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.

Jun 05, 201599 hr 22 min

NLHafta – Episode 17

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.

May 28, 201520 hr 50 min

Demolition And Dislocation In Gurgaon - 3

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.

May 25, 201522 hr 50 min

Demolition And Dislocation In Gurgaon - 2

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.

May 25, 201578 hr 11 min

Demolition And Dislocation In Gurgaon - 1

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.

May 25, 201511 hr 7 min

NLHafta – Episode 16

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.

May 22, 201565 hr 10 min

NLHafta – Episode 15

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.

May 14, 201581 hr 51 min

NLHafta – Episode 14

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.

May 07, 201590 hr 30 min

NLHafta – Episode 13

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.

Apr 29, 201542 hr 51 min
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