Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. They talk about how the English Premier League is the toughest amongst all other leagues. In the world of cricket, they talk about the upcoming talented players in the Indian cricket team. They wonder why Rishabh Pant has been removed as the wicketkeeper and discuss other replaceable options. Lastly, they discuss Usain Bolt's emotional farewell to athletics and how he was one of the best. All this and more on this week's Ju...
Aug 14, 2017•96 hr 36 min
NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here’s a little sneak peek of the complete episode where we discuss Mumbai's Maratha Kranti Morcha rally, Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat, Ahmed Patel, Quit India movement, Chandigarh stalking case of Haryana BJP chief's son Vikas Barala & more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 11, 2017•95 hr 28 min
Mumbai witnessed a massive march on Wednesday as the Maratha community organised a silent protest rally with lakhs of protesters joining it demanding reservation and justice for a raped and murdered minor. Abhinandan Sekhri, Anand Ranganathan, Manisha Pande, Anand Vardhan and Raman Kirpal discuss the Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat, Ahmed Patel, Amit Shah; the 75th anniversary of the Quit India movement. Abhinandan tries to find out if the RSS played a role in Quit India Movement or not? They a...
Aug 11, 2017•30 hr 11 min
Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. This week, it's everything about the upcoming football season in the second episode of football special. In this episode, they talk about the players to watch out for, they discuss the big money players and also about the other leagues. All this and more on this week's Just Sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 08, 2017•54 hr 46 min
NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here’s a little sneak peek of the complete episode where we discuss TOI's Amit Shah assets story, I-T raids on Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar, Republic TV, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya's exit & more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 04, 2017•60 hr
Raman Kirpal, Newslaundry's new Managing Editor, joins the regular Hafta gang as we discuss TOI Amit Shah's assets story. Abhinandan Sekhri, Anand Ranganathan, Manisha Pande, Atul Chaurasia and Raman Kirpal discuss the I-T raids on Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar; Republic TV; NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya’s exit; And, can the minorities be led by the privileged? Listen up, there's a song dedication in the end too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 04, 2017•1 hr 17 min
Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. This week, it's everything about the upcoming football season. They talk about the toughest football league in their view, which is the Barclays Premier League. Rahul finds it to be the toughest because it consists 6 top teams and 4-5 other teams that can challenge them, They also discuss the bookmaker's top three teams in this episode. All this and more on this week's Just Sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Aug 03, 2017•66 hr 45 min
NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here’s a little sneak peek of the complete episode where we discuss the Bihar political crisis, Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav, Aadhaar card privacy, erasing Urdu in NCERT & more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 28, 2017•1 hr 37 min
Raman Kirpal, Newslaundry's new Managing Editor joins the regular gang of Hafta as we discuss Bihar's political crisis. Abhinandan Sekhri, Anand Vardhan, Manisha Pande, Atul Chaurasia along with Raman Kirpal also discuss the Aadhaar card privacy issue; sanitising Urdu words from NCERT textbooks; Dinanath Batra And, finally, Amit Shah. Listen up, there's a song dedication in the end too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 28, 2017•77 hr 6 min
Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. Samar and Rahul discuss Indian Women's Cricket team's performance at the world cup, Indian cricket team's Sri Lanka tour, Novak Djokovic following Roger Federer’s footsteps, announced to take a break; but will it produce the same result for Djokovic as it did for Federer? All this and more on this week's Just Sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 28, 2017•67 hr 29 min
The fault-lines between domestic workers and their employers in luxury apartments in gated communities was waiting to happen. From rate cards in Mumbai posh apartments to separate lifts in Gurgaon high rises, the stories have been distressing and the narratives stark. While the Devyani Khobragade-Sangeeta Richards issue barely got any reportage from the domestic worker i.e. Richards' side, the latest incident in Mahagun Moderne Society in Noida Sector 78 has brought back the festering tension. F...
Jul 28, 2017•54 hr 14 min
This week, Abhinandan Sekhri talks to Sabrina Dhawan, who has co-written Kaminey,Ishqiya, Rangoon and Monsoon Wedding and been a consultant for Haider. She also teaches screen writing at New York University. The movie Monsoon Wedding shot her to stardom at a very young age in her career. They talk about the factors that make a film successful, what works and what does not. All this and more, discussed and dissected in this episode of the Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap. Hosted on Acast. See...
Jul 26, 2017•93 hr 36 min
While Toxoplasma can improve chances of survival, it also carries the threat of multi-organ failure depending on your immunity, say scientists. But there is more to Toxoplasma, than what meets the eye. Listen to our podcast to know more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 25, 2017•11 hr 45 min
An audio clip, supposedly of former Indian Mujahedeen member Shahnawaz Alam praising three terrorists from Kerala who died in Iraq for their sacrifice. Read the story on https://www.newslaundry.com/2017/07/24/from-mosul-indian-is-fighters-await-martyrdom-send-their-last-message-kill-americans Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 24, 2017•56 hr 29 min
At the first-ever Media Rumble to discuss news and to enable unheard voices to exchange ideas and collaborate, Newslaundry' Abhinandan Sekhri caught up with journalists and online mavens: Swarajya editorial director R. Jagannathan, Juggernaut co-founder and online marketing expert Durga Raghunath, The Newsminute editor Dhanya Rajendran, HuffPo India editor-in-chief Sruthijith K K, Quartz India editor Diksha Madhok, author Prayaag Akbar, CNN News 18 executive editor Anubha Bhonsle and journalist-...
Jul 22, 2017•61 hr 47 min
How should readers, viewers and journalists interpret the sudden ending of a scheduled interview and the interviewee’s midway departure, in the face of uncomfortable questions posed by the interviewer?There are two possible ways in which people could look at the situation at hand. And this, in turn, depends upon two factors: the gravitas of the questions asked and the sincerity of the journalist.While it is possible that the questions posed were either sensational or inconsequential leading to t...
Jul 20, 2017•93 hr 39 min
This week, Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss Jagga Jasoos, the latest in the Planet of the Apes franchise, War for the Planet of the Apesand the Ava DuVernay-helmed A Wrinkle in Time. The two also weigh in on the IIFA Awards, the new ad Selfie With Didi, and the cuts in Amartya Sen's documentary The Argumentative Indian. And of course, the FIR against AIB. All this and more, discussed and dissected in this episode of the Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap. Hosted on Acast. See acast....
Jul 19, 2017•31 hr 22 min
Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. They discuss Wimbledon winner Roger Federer, who Samar feels is a recipient of some divine luck. However, Rahul thinks that he was far better than anyone else in the tournament. They also discuss the gulf between the top four and the rest of the tennis players. In cricket, the England-South Africa series is a highlight and Rahul feels that England needs a better opening batsman and has its fight cut out for it. They also ta...
Jul 19, 2017•23 hr 40 min
Three time US Senator Larry Pressler talks to Biraj Swain, development writer and international negotiations watcher, on his book Neighbours in Arms, An American Senator's Quest for Disarmament in a Nuclear Subcontinent.In a free-wheeling conversation they discuss the Vietnam War, its impact on him, the origin of Pressler Amendment, its passing, dilution and demise under the leadership of three US presidents. He shares its impact on Pakistan and why it made him public enemy in Pakistan while a h...
Jul 18, 2017•61 hr 52 min
According to P Sainath, the apathy of the media and government is to blame for the dismal state of farmers in india. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 17, 2017•41 hr 6 min
One of this week’s most significant stories was the attack on Amarnath pilgrims. A yatri bus and a police party were attacked in Anantnag along the Jammu-Srinagar Highway. Seven Amarnath pilgrims were killed while twelve including three policemen were injured after militants attacked on Monday. The Hafta team discusses the Indian media coverage on it. Hartosh Singh Bal, political editor of The Caravan, joins the regular Hafta gang, that is, Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan and ...
Jul 15, 2017•23 hr 16 min
One of this week’s most significant stories was the attack on Amarnath pilgrims. A yatri bus and a police party were attacked in Anantnag along the Jammu-Srinagar Highway. Seven Amarnath pilgrims were killed while twelve including three policemen were injured after militants attacked on Monday. The Hafta team discusses the Indian media coverage on it. Hartosh Singh Bal, political editor of The Caravan, joins the regular Hafta gang, that is, Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan and ...
Jul 15, 2017•94 hr 50 min
This week Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri review Sridevi and Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer MOM and Spider-Man: Homecoming. Sen and Sekhri also discuss Amazon Prime's first Indian web series, Inside Edge starring Vivek Oberoi and Richa Chadha; Meena Kandasamy's book When I Hit You, a book written by an anonymous author for Bloomsbury, The Incest Diary and the storm it has created before its release, a music video from The Hamilton Mixtape, Immigrants(We Get The Job Done). All this and more disc...
Jul 12, 2017•3 hr 3 min
NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here’s a little sneak peak of the complete episode where we discuss GST roll out; is it really a 'One Nation One Tax', Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Israel visit, Sikkim standoff and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 07, 2017•20 hr 55 min
The central government rolled out GST last week pitching it as One Nation One Tax. Abhinandan Sekhri, Atul Chaurasia, Manisha Pande, Anand Ranganathan and Anand Vardhan discuss pros and cons of GST; is it really a 'One Nation One Tax', Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Israel visit; what took so long for an Indian Prime Minister to visit Israel? Also, Sikkim standoff, Donald Trump vs CNN, communal riots in West Bengal after a Facebook post and a lot more. Listen up, there are song dedications in th...
Jul 07, 2017•92 hr 8 min
Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. They talk about Wimbledon 2017 where Samar feels that the final is shaping up to be between Federer and Nadal. On the other hand, Rahul thinks that if the weather is good, Nadal has more than a good chance.In the world of cricket, they talk about the England-South Africa series. Both of them agree on the fact that it won't be a difficult series for England. They also talk about the the Indian team doing extremely well in th...
Jul 05, 2017•22 hr 9 min
This week Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri review Cars 3, Netflix's recent release Okja and a short film presented by Imtiaz Ali, Bruno and Juliet. The two also discuss Hulu's series The Handmaid's Tale by Bruce Miller based on the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood of the same name, Netflix's new series Gypsy starring Naomi Watts and Poorna Jagannathan and journalist Sagarika Ghose's new book Indira: India’s Most Powerful Prime Minister, did we really need another book on Indira Gandhi? Finally, ...
Jul 04, 2017•53 hr 3 min
Central government has decided to sell debt-ridden Air India. Will the government have to 'pay' to sell Air India? Govindraj Ethiraj, journalist and founder of IndiaSpend.com, joins the regular gang of Hafta as we discuss Air India's fate. Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan and Manisha Pande, along with our guest, also discuss the presidential picks by both the governing coalition and the opposition; the Modi and Trump meet: how fruitful was it for India? And, finally, has India ...
Jun 30, 2017•75 hr 47 min
NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here’s a little sneak peek of the complete episode where we discuss the government's decision to sell Air India, presidential picks of both the governing coalition and the opposition, has India become 'Lynchistan' or was it like this forever? and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 30, 2017•51 hr 5 min
Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. They both have great respect for Anil Kumble but Samar feels that unlike football, cricket is a captain's baby. On the other hand, Rahul says that it is not Virat Kohli's job to keep coming up with choices for a team coach. It is BCCI's job to select a coach and every person has his job roles. On the John McEnroe vs. Serena Williams row, Samar Khan says that it is futile to argue on the fact that women's tennis can bring th...
Jun 28, 2017•8 hr 14 min
