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This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Anmol Pritam and Basant Kumar. Anmol reported on the increasing encroachment and concretisation of the Yamuna River floodplains, which has heavily contributed to the river’s degradation. He throws light on the consequence of arbitrary construction by the Delhi Development Authority. Basant’s report was on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visits, which often comprise activities focused on promoting the BJP. He delves into the details of his official visits from January to October and the lack of transparency about the PMO billing the BJP for these unofficial expenses. Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:22 - Yamuna river pollution 00:08:30 - Modi’s trips00:45:10 - RecommendationsRecommendationsAnmol Yamuna is choking in Delhi. Is floodplain encroachment to blame?BasantSharda Sinha’s Chhath songsProduced and edited by Hassan Bilal, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Scroll’s Ayush Tiwari.Ayush has reported on the increasing rift between Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the BJP. He explains how the making of Yogi as a “tough and strong” leader has led to dissatisfaction among the cadre and created cracks within the party. He says the power has shifted from party workers and MLAs to police officials.Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:50 - Yogi’s Police Raj00:17:20 - Caste dynamics in BJP00:43:58 - RecommendationsRecommendationsAyushCardinal NumbersWhy the EBCs are the key to the 2024 electionGood Morning, VietnamAnmolLowering the Bar The RSS legal front’s increasing hold over the judicial systemProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Scroll’s Rokibuz Zaman and Newslaundry’s Drishti Choudhary.Rokibuz reported on the Supreme Court’s judgement upholding the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 – a provision added exclusively for Assam. He says that the judgement upholds 1971 as the year of entry, which contradicts the government’s 2014 cut-off under the CAA. Drishti’s report was on the Delhi administration’s efforts and failures in tackling air pollution. She explained the measures undertaken by the Delhi government and that despite spending crores of money and sanctioning extensive resources, the situation has worsened. Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:38 - Citizenship laws in Assam00:25:45 - Delhi air quality crisis00:33:20 - RecommendationsRecommendationsDrishtiHippieRokibuzProvoked NarrativesPratyushModi Gov’t Produces Spurious Expert Opinion To Remove Health Warning on Fortified RiceProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Prateek Goyal.Avdhesh reported from ground zero on the communal violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich, which resulted in the killing of a 22-year-old man and mob-led arson of several local houses. He delves into the factors that led to the communal tensions and how they escalated. Prateek’s report was on the chargesheet in the Pune car crash case. He spotlights the details of the 90-page chargesheet, the sequence of events, and how power and money were used to suppress the justice system.Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:23 - Bahraich violence00:24:30 - Pune Porshe case00:33:08 - Lawrence Bishnoi00:46:35 - RecommendationsRecommendationsPrateekBahraich के अंदरूनी इलाकों में दंगाइयों द्वारा मचाई गई तबाही की पहली Ground ReportAvdheshBihar में बच्चियों को मारने और बचाने की चौंकाने वाली कहानी...A Professor's Diary - The Untold Story Of Higher EducationBasantRTI Kaise AayeeProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, and recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar and Shivnarayan Rajpurohit.Basant reported extensively on the Haryana polls from ground zero. He sheds light on the factors that didn’t work in favour of the Congress in Haryana. He also talks about how the exit poll predictions fell flat.Shivnarayan’s recent report was on the legal dispute between the Indian army and the Uttar Pradesh government over a stretch of land officially earmarked as a “notified” buffer zone for army field practice in Ayodhya. He explains what the dispute is all about and its Adani connection.Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:04:10 - Haryana election result00:12:25 - J&K election result00:26:35 - Army vs UP government00:37:30 - RecommendationsRecommendationsBasantArmy says its drills are ‘greatly limited’ due to ‘illegal’ encroachments in AyodhyaSimon & Schuster India R.A.W. HitmanShivnarayanLowering the Bar The RSS legal front’s increasing hold over the judicial systemAnmolMeri Jaan..Swanand Kirkire, Hansika Pareek, Shrey Gupta, BharathProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, and recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar and Drishti Choudhary.Drishti reported on the crisis facing the Delhi Commission for Women. She says that at present, the commission does not have any office bearers, its helpline numbers are defunct, and many of the staffers and NGOs have not been paid for months.Basant covered the Haryana elections and reported on the influence of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim on the polls. He talks about the political dynamics between different parties and workers on the ground and how Ram Rahim followers vote en bloc. Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:03:44 - The dark side of Haryana’s sports success00:09:00 - Haryana elections: ground zero00:14:04 - Crisis at the Delhi Commission of Women00:19:28 - Ram Rahim’s effect on elections00:33:20 - RecommendationsRecommendationsShivnarayanRam Rahim is silent ahead of Haryana polls. But his dera's message is set to ring out loudDrishtiIndependenceBasantUlajhProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by Newslaundry’s Manisha Pande and Shivnarayan Rajpurohit.Manisha reported on press freedom in Kashmir from ground zero. She speaks about her interviews and conversations with journalists in the valley, who described an intensifying clampdown on media, a sense of suffocation, and censorship, particularly after the abrogation of Article 370. Shivnarayan reported on an Adani-operated coal mine in Chhattisgarh that received environmental clearance despite a National Green Tribunal order. He delved into how these clearances were granted and the loopholes used to violate orders passed by the NGT. Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:26 - Media in Kashmir00:27:16 - Violation of NGT orders00:39:52 - RecommendationsRecommendationsShivnarayanThe Great Nicobar BetrayalManishaThe Case Against TravelThe Rohingya Suffer Real Horrors. So Why Are Some of Their Stories Untrue?Loving LiesTanishkaIndian village midwives make a shocking confession - BBC World Service DocumentariesProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar and Anmol Pritam.Basant and Anmol are currently on ground zero to report from poll-bound Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, respectively. In Haryana, Basant has so far examined the progress of the Smart City Mission, issues of one of the most backward districts, and Olympian Vinesh Phogat’s political contest in Julana. Meanwhile, Anmol has reported on the divide over issues such as Article 370 in Jammu’s Doda. Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:00:51 - Haryana election00:13:53 - J&K election00:29:52 - RecommendationsRecommendationsAnmolSYMPATHY -RARE BIRD 1969BasantFaridabad Smart City का सूरत-ए-हाल: करोड़ों खर्च का दावा पर जमीनी हकीकत खस्ताहाल | Ground ReportPratyushBut I Am One of You: Northeast India and the Struggle to BelongProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by independent journalist Sunil Kashyap.Sunil reported on the purported rift between Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the BJP workers. He delves into the changes in party dynamics after its lukewarm performance in the state in the Lok Sabha polls. He adds that despite the turmoil within the BJP and the tussle between Adityanath and the party’s top leadership, there is no anti-incumbency in the state. Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:19 - Yogi vs BJP00:45:45 - RecommendationsRecommendationsSunilChitralekhaSumedhaClerical Error Adityanath’s loosening grip on Uttar PradeshProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Scroll’s Ayush Tiwari and independent journalist Anand Dutta.Ayush reported on the controversies surrounding SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch. He delves into the allegations against Buch in the Hindenburg report and why the undisclosed information about her association with her former firms is a “conflict of interest”.Anand talks about his report on the ongoing political tussle in Jharkhand, focusing on why former chief minister Champai Soren departed the JMM for the BJP.Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:03:00 - SEBI chief and Hindenburg00:18:46 - Champai Soren and Jharkhand politics00:42:33 - RecommendationsRecommendationsAyushWatch MADOFF: The Monster of Wall StreetHusband of a FanaticAnandLaal LakeerWalking with the ComradesBasantSkandal! Bringing Down WirecardProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal, The News Minute’s Sukanya Shaji, and independent journalist Nidhi Suresh.Nidhi and Sukanya reported on Kerala’s #MeToo storm and the exploitation of female actors in the Kerala film industry. They also reported on the recently published Hema Committee report, which revealed that the industry’s top male actors, directors, and producers were involved or complacent in the matter. They discuss the report’s findings and fallout.Sumedha reported on the death of a 23-year-old Faizan after alleged police brutality during Delhi riots in February 2020. A viral video of him lying semi-conscious on the road, battered, taunted, and forced to sing the national anthem by cops was widely circulated then. She found out that despite clear duty charts, no police official was held responsible for what the high court termed a hate crime. The probe was eventually transferred to the CBI after the court issued a stinging indictment of the “tardy” police investigation.Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:42 - AMMA and the Malayalam industry00:08:37 - Hema Committee Report00:46:15 - Faizan and Delhi cops00:01:04:45 - RecommendationsRecommendationsSukanyaLekhayude Maranam Oru FlashbackNidhiPublic Secrets of Law: Rape Trials in IndiaSumedhaShe SaidShivnarayan‘Take Hema Committee report seriously’: Parvathy to Kerala govt | Dhanya Rajendran | InterviewProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by independent journalist Pranab Mondal and the Quint’s Aliza Noor.Pranab talks about his report on the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and the events that unfolded following the incident. He discusses how it is a culmination of mismanagement and malpractice while shedding light on the “lobby system” in hospital administration.Aliza reported on a different aspect of the Kolkata case – about searches for the victim’s “video” trending on Google and porn sites. She says that the data shows a phenomenal surge in searches for such videos.Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:03:13 - Kolkata horror00:20:32 - Victim’s video search00:38:04 - RecommendationsRecommendationsAlizaBhima Koregaon: Challenging CasteAngry Young MenTanishkaLet Me Explain: What is Hema Committee report on Malayalam cinema all about?Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar and Ishita Pradeep.Basant reported on a “herbal firm” which allegedly frauds youngsters in lure of a “luxurious life”. He talks about his investigation into the company’s modus operandi of network marketing and pressuring its staff for adding new members in the chain, failing which they were physically assaulted and abused.Ishita talks about her report on the Indian media’s coverage of the Bangladesh crisis and attacks on Bangladeshi Hindu minority. She delves into the situation in the country at present and how some media outlets emphasised on the communal angle and ignored the administrative failure.Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:03:37 - Doctor’s ‘rape’00:14:32 - Fraud firm00:28:51 - Bangladesh violence00:44:47 - RecommendationsRecommendationsIshitaWhy Loiter?Kavita Krishnan,Secretary of the All India Progressive Women's Association (AIPWA)BasantNo Nation for WomenHindenburg जिन्न की चपेट में SEBI प्रमुख माधवी बुच और Vinesh Phogat को सलामी | NL Tippani 200AnmolActivist whose RTI flagged ‘Smriti Irani-linked Goa cafe’ alleges home ministry ‘witch-hunt’New complaint alleges Taloja prison underbelly: ‘Mutton meals for Rs 8,000 per kg, 40% cuts, zero record’Produced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Dhanya Rajendran is joined by independent journalist Nidhi Suresh and The News Minute’s senior sub-editor Lakshmi Priya.Nidhi reported on the kidnapping and sexual assault of a Malayalam film actor by six men, allegedly orchestrated by another actor. The panel discussed how these events unfolded and their impact on both the regional film industry and society. They also delved into how women actors confronted misogyny and patriarchy within Malayalam cinema.Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:29 - Unmasked Malayalam cinema00:51:19 - RecommendationsRecommendationsLakshmiIt's Vinesh Phogat's world. We are lucky to be part of itHow Vinesh Phogat won the Olympic medal: Fought with heart, thought with headNidhiAn Unbelievable story of RapeHollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of SilenceVinesh Phogat breaks silence: Everyone outside is treating me like I am a dead thing… One medal (lost) and everything is finishedDhanyaThe Many Lives of Syeda X : The Story of an Unknown IndianProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Anmol Pritam.Anmol has been on the ground to cover the conditions in which three UPSC students died in a flooded basement library of the Rau’s IAS coaching centre in Delhi’s Karol Bagh. He gave a detailed account of how the tragedy unfolded, the subsequent blame game, and why Delhi’s coaching hub is more of a “business model than an education model”. Avdhesh reported on the multiple incidents of violence involving kanwariyas. He delved into how the authorities purportedly turn a blind eye towards such incidents and give the religious groups a “free hand” as they resort to violence, leading to “a total collapse of law and order”.Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:47 - Death of UPSC aspirants00:28:43 - Kanwariya violence00:46:06 - RecommendationsRecommendationsAnmolHar zulm tera yaad haiAvdheshMaharajaPratyushDead ‘Maoist’ talking: The aftermath of a security operation in ChhattisgarhProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by the Wire’s Sukanya Shantha.Sukanya talks about her report on India’s prisons where prisoners were allotted work on the basis of their caste. She says that the Chief Justice of India eventually expressed concerns over the “most disturbing” practice and said he would direct the government to take action. She also delved into other such colonial rules that are still in practice. Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:36 - Casteism in prisons 00:35:05 - RecommendationsRecommendationsSukanyaBEYOND PRISONSSumedhaBarred: A Prisons ProjectProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal and Shivnarayan Rajpurohit.Sumedha spoke about her report on how candidates from outside Gujarat picked centres in the state as part of an alleged NEET scam racket. She explained how NTA’s management failed as students from Odisha, Bihar, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh travelled to Gujarat and “wrote” the exam in Gujarati.Shivnarayan reported that 14 companies that significantly bankrolled political parties in the past decade were given several government projects, some despite being banned or blacklisted earlier. He delved into how raids, extortion and murky ecosystems lead to the quid pro quo.Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:05:32 - NEET paper leak00:15:50 - Electoral bonds00:37:38 - RecommendationsRecommendationsSumedhaThe caste alliances that won Uttar PradeshShivnarayan‘Gujarati answers, non-Gujarati candidates’: The NEET cheat sheet at 2 centresSeats quota, banquet halls, buses and answers: How to leak a paper in BiharBasantVarchasvaProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Naresh Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar and Avdhesh Kumar.Basant reported on the modus operandi of gangs involved in the alleged NEET paper leak. He explains how an interstate nexus of government employees, coaching institutes, and other powerful forces orchestrate paper leaks.Avdhesh spoke to the kin and survivors of the Hathras stampede that claimed at least 121 lives. He shares how they perceive self-styled godman Surajpal, alias Narayan Sakar Hari, alias Bhole Baba and why there is little accountability. Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:58 - Paper leak00:21:08 - Hathras stampede00:42:46 - RecommendationsRecommendationsBasantMaharajMirzapurAvdheshRussia offers compensation and citizenship to kin of Indians killed in Ukraine war Tanishka‘Why leave the house? Sit at home and do path puja’ — misogyny rears its head after Hathras tragedyProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, and recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Tanishka Sodhi and the Hindu’s Ashna Butani.Tanishka talks about her deep-dive on Shubhash Chandra, Zee Media founder and former Rajya Sabha MP, and the shift in his stance on the central government. She explains why his recent remarks on the dip in India’s rank on the World Press Freedom Index and the SEBI’s investigation into his alleged financial improprieties hint at souring terms between Chandra and the Modi government. Ashna delves into her recent report on the gender gap in owning digital devices, especially mobile phones. She says that this digital gap faced by many young women in rural India, due to conservative mindsets and stereotypes, impacts their day-to-day lives. Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:57 - Subhash Chandra00:13:15 - Digital Gap00:31:50 - RecommendationsRecommendationsAshnaGod of Small ThingsTanishkaSona darlingShivnarayanSubhash Chandra’s winds of changeA phone of her own: Digital gap’s fallout on young women in rural IndiaProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by independent journalists Sunil Kashyap and Jatinder Kaur Tur. Sunil spoke about his report on the Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha result and how the BJP workers’ overconfidence and ignorance led to the party’s seat loss. He said Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party’s “PDA card” – reaching out to the “pichre” or backward, Dalits, and “alpashankhak” or minorities was a hit for the INDIA bloc in UP. Jatinder threw light on the jailed leader Amirtpal Singh’s poll campaign from behind the bars and his subsequent win from Khadoor Sahib in Punjab. She gave insights on who managed the poll campaign on the ground, what was the poll plank, and how they convinced people to vote for him. Tune in.In times of misinformation, you need news you can trust. We’ve got you covered. Subscribe to Newslaundry and power our work.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:28 - Key factor behind UP Lok Sabha result 00:32:46 - Backstory of Amritpal Singh’s election campaign 01:05:25 - Recommendation Recommendations Jatinder Kaur TurCaravan June edition How to do the work Sunil KashyapRajnigandha Sumedha Mittal Lapata Ladies Produced by Ashish Anand, edited by Umrav Singh, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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lvl of journalism ia degrading everywhere, left or right. Same here in this podcast.
Whosoever that dude was citing TCS ex is a classic idiot. You cannot compare a private setup with govt functioning. PWD for ex requires physical presence of employee for the work to be done. Newslaundry k dhobiyon pls do your homework properly
unable to find the podcast on google podcast has this been removed?
A podcast not to be missed every week. Newslaundry.com us really worth subscribing. Great work 👍
What a bunch of jokers you guys are. I dont ever watch republic, but the way you guys are defending action against Arnub, shows your bigotry. And pls reqesting host to not appear such dumb
Basant grow up buddy, lot og pople dress for meetings like this
please add recommendations in podcast show notes for later reference.
we should tweet bomb them with the same question the journalist asked!!
one of the best episode so far.
Innocent peacefuls attacked due to illiteracy... ohoo too sad newslaundry’s dhobis are very hard working
ironic, being a journo you are asking the audience to connect dots. Are you trying to imply things without conclusive proof?
lvl of their IQ can be gussed by when the host says o yaa he was found positive he didnt show any signs ooyaa just imagine
hahaha.. a diff set of ppl saying Qouran mei corona toh likha hua hai.. apne logon ka bhi thoda pata kar liya karo yar Hamida ji.. ya allah brand ka sanitizer mullon ki brkthru khoj hai
please share the evidence you have against delhi police and file a case in high court
i will recommend this poscast to all so that everyone should be aware of how paid journalism sounds like
can't help but think of the title.. 3 idiots
💩Reporters and 💩 reporting 🖕🏼
Man feel like puking hearing their journalism such biases bc unsubscribed
My god ypu assholes are actually trying to spinoff and deflect blame from tahir and want police action on people putting tilak. Fuccking loosers