English news channels are at war with Republic TV. News Broadcasting Association (NBA) files a complaint against Arnab Goswami's new channel and accuses Republic of carrying multiple frequencies across genres. But is this the first time that any channel has resorted to such tricks to gain TRPs? Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan, Manisha Pande and Atul Chaurasia discuss how Arnab has mastered the art of catching eyeballs and gaining TRPs.Also, we look at Times Now's criminal comp...
May 19, 2017•86 hr 55 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 Times Now's criminal complaint against Arnab Goswami for theft, International Court of Justice's order staying Kulbhshan Jadhav's Execution and the repercussions it will have, CBI raids at P Chidambaram and his son Karti's residences and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 19, 2017•4 hr 23 min
Dhirendra K Jha, veteran political journalist, speaks to Atul Chaurasia about his new book, Shadow Armies: Fringe Organisations and Foot Soldiers of Hindutva. Jha discusses how he chose these 8 organisations [four within the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS)], how they function on ground and the difficulties he had to face while reporting for this book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 19, 2017•85 hr 36 min
This week, Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss Meri Pyaari Bindu, the trailer for Kangana Ranaut's Simran and the resultant controversy around it. The two also weigh in on Netflix's Get Me Roger Stone and Miss Sloane. And they'd be amiss if they didn't discuss Justin Beiber's performance in India, and how disappointing it was. Did you know Shah Rukh Khan's gave a TED Talk? Well, listen in to find out more. The Indian Air Force has a new ad and our podcast duo have many thoughts. All this...
May 18, 2017•91 hr 29 min
Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. This week they discuss the French Open and if any player could pose a challenge to Rafael Nadal who is posed to win his tenth Roland Garros title. The two also wonder if the absence of Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova would affect the upcoming Grand Slam. Khan and Puri opine on the trouble brewing between Cricket Australia and its cricketers. Moving on to football, they talk about Chelsea's successful run in the Premier ...
May 17, 2017•20 hr 47 min
Last week Arnab Goswami launched his channel Republic TV and we can't stop watching him as he announces scoop after scoop. Samrat, author and columnist joins the hafta gang this week to talk about Arnab Goswami and his style of journalism. Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan also discuss the blasphemy case against Stephen Fry, Kapil Mishra's corruption allegations against Arvind Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party's EVM hacking demonstration on the floor...
May 12, 2017•8 hr 44 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 Samrat joins us to discuss to discuss Republic TV's launch, the blasphemy case against Stephen Fry, Kapil Mishra's corruption allegations against Arvind Kejriwal and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 12, 2017•86 hr 35 min
Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. Will Juventus be able to stop the Madrid juggernaut in the Champions League finals? Are the EPL and IPL top 4s a done deal? Oh, and the Joker has a brand new team. All this and more on this week's Just Sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 11, 2017•15 hr 51 min
On self-censorship, almost always being in the pink, the future of ‘alternative media’ and her favourite publication. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 10, 2017•84 hr 34 min
Aman Sethi speaks to Manvi Dhillon about his book, azaadi, oral history, breaking from the journalistic trope, being obsessed with what people “do”, suspension of judgment while writing and making A Free Man as “porous” as possible, hitting the circuit and returning to journalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 10, 2017•41 hr 6 min
This week, Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss the trailers for Salman Khan's Tubelight and Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk. Then there are ads to discuss, from Tata Tea's Jaago Re ad campaign to the Skore condom one, featuring Chris Gayle. The two also go over the furore over Stephen Colbert's homophobic Donald Trump joke and the blasphemy investigation against Stephen Fry's . All this and more discussed and dissected in this episode of the Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap. Hosted on Ac...
May 09, 2017•48 hr 38 min
It was World Press Freedom Day on May 3 and we kick off this week's Hafta with a discussion on the current state of media in India, especially the television news media -- did Arnab Goswami kill TV journalism? Atul Chaurasia, executive editor at Newslaundry, joins the regular Hafta gang of Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan and Manisha Pande to discuss the Aam Aadmi Party fiasco and the murder of a Muslim man in Bulandshehar by alleged Hindu Yuva Vahini members. The team also dis...
May 05, 2017•52 hr 55 min
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May 03, 2017•29 hr 2 min
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May 03, 2017•22 hr 57 min
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May 03, 2017•48 hr 59 min
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May 03, 2017•89 hr 13 min
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May 03, 2017•79 hr 10 min
This week, Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, the trailers for Behan Hogi Teri, Baywatch and ALT Balaji's latest show The Test Case. And of course, there are so many ads to discuss, from Heineken to Shan Food's, created by Ogilvy India and Ogilvy Pakistan. They also weigh in on Vir Das's debut performance at Conan O'Brien's show and Hasan Minhaj's performance at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner and what it says about journalism in the age o...
May 03, 2017•96 hr 25 min
On 6th of December in 1992, 16th-century Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was demolished. 25 years after the mosque was razed to the ground, Supreme Court of India ruled that L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti will be tried for criminal conspiracy last week. But Jai Bhagwan Goyal of Rashtrawadi Shiv Sena says it is he who 'masterminded' the demolition with the blessings of Bal Thackeray. Goyal mentions how Shiv Sena cadres were taken from Delhi to Ayodhya, how things unfolded on the ground an...
May 03, 2017•15 min
Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. They discuss the fierce competition in the Premier League, the difficult English weather and why teams from the Premier League seem to do well domestically but struggle in Europe.They also talk about the fairytale win of Aizwal FC in the I-League, and what it means for Indian football. Could there be a biopic on the young lads of Aizwal?And the fight between the BCCI and the ICC. Does there need to be changes made to the ga...
May 02, 2017•18 hr 11 min
Raghu Rai, one of India's most well-known photographers, with five decades of experience, speaks to Madhu Trehan about his latest book Saint Teresa of Calcutta: A Celebration of Her Life & Legacy. Rai also discusses working closely with Indira Gandhi, covering the Jayaprakash Narayan movement and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the relationship he shared with Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his views on mobile photography. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 01, 2017•94 hr 21 min
This week on Hafta, we have Deepanjana Pal joining us on special demand along with Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan and Manisha Pande. The Hafta gang discusses the Sukma attack where 25 CRPF personnel were killed by Maoists. The team reviews the media coverage this received and the lack of reportage from Sukma. We also talk about cow vigilantism in Delhi, Mission Bengal launched by Amit Shah and the Delhi civic polls. India slips three places on the World Press Freedom Index an...
Apr 28, 2017•69 hr 10 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 Deepanjana Pal joins us to discuss Amit Shah's Mission Bengal, Sukma attack and its media coverage and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 28, 2017•14 hr 46 min
Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. This week they wade into the Messi vs Ronaldo debate in the wake of El Clásico; Maria Sharapova's return and what this means for tennis. They also discuss the rising crop of young players and their impact on this year's IPL. All this and more on this week's Just Sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 26, 2017•72 hr 18 min
This week Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri discuss The Zookeeper's Wifeand Sonakshi Sinha-starrer Noor, which is based on Saba Imtiaz's novel Karachi, You're Killing Me!The two also discuss Deepika Padukone's new coke ad, Netflix's 13 Reasons Why and Prayaag Akbar's book, Leila. All this and more discussed and dissected in this episode of the Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 25, 2017•17 hr 40 min
The Chhattisgarh police picked up Bastar-based journalist Santosh Yadav on September 29, 2015, when his youngest daughter was a month old. With tears in his eyes, Yadav says, “My daughter doesn’t even recognise me.” His bail plea was rejected twice by the Jagdalpur Court and Bilaspur High Court. Reportedly, the court denied him bail on the basis of a statement given by a Special Task Force (STF) commander and items seized from him at the time of his arrest, which were – a mobile phone receipt, a...
Apr 24, 2017•87 hr 32 min
NDTV anchor Sunetra Choudhury speaks to Abhinandan Sekhri about her book Behind Bars: Prison Tales of India's Most Famous. Featuring the stories of Peter Mukerjea, Amar Singh, Pappu Yadav, A Raja and many others. Choudhury discusses the emotional cost of being a journalist, how to remain hopeful and the difference in life behind bars between the wealthy and poor. All this and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 24, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Prayaag Akbar speaks to Madhu Trehan about his book Leila. Is Leila Muslim or Hindu? He cracks open the economic divide that creates psyche separations. Do we now have to live in the shadow of vigilantism? Is there any place in the world that is safe? Divisiveness is now official all over the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 24, 2017•54 hr 24 min
Retired Lieutenant General HS Panag speaks to Abhinandan Sekhri on several issues including that of the 'stone pelter' tied as a human shield on a military vehicle in Kashmir. They discuss how the incident, and Panag's tweet, referring to it as haunting both the Army and the nation forever, sparked much controversy. They speak about One Rank One Pension (OROP), whatever happened to it. Panag weighs in on the relation between the Army and the police in conflict areas and a possible solution to th...
Apr 24, 2017•68 hr 30 min
One of this week’s most significant stories was pertaining to the Babri Masjid demolition case. LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti will now be tried for criminal conspiracy and the Hafta team discusses what bearings this would have on the BJP and 2019 General Elections. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, editor of Economic and Political Weekly, joins the regular Hafta gang, that is, Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan to discuss this and the ongoin...
Apr 21, 2017•92 hr 18 min
