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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

The Kashmir Valley's devastating pandemic of drug addiction has tightly clenched its grip on the youth, overburdened its public health systems, filled up detention centers, and inflicted families with insurmountable tragedies — an Indian Express investigation has revealed.

For over two months, the paper visited several addiction treatment centers across the region and spoke to the affected families, doctors, bureaucrats, and police officers to understand the unprecedented scale of the problem. In this episode, we speak to Naveed Iqbal, who led the investigation, about its biggest findings.

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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express' Liz Mathew discusses Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day Speech.

Second, Indian Express' Sadaf Modak talks about how members of a housing society came together to help a security guard accused of rape and murder. (10:58)

Lastly, Indian Express' Harish Damodaran tells us about the implications of the rising global prices of fertilizers and their raw materials. (20:34)

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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express' Udit Misra tells us about the inevitable side effects of RBI tweaking the repo rate, and how it can increase inequality.

Next, Indian Express' Amitabh Sinha talks about rains wreaking havoc in North India and how the destruction in urban areas can be minimised (10:12).

And in the end, Indian Express' Anonna Dutt explains the reasons behind the low number of organ donations in India (16:54).

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On the occasion of India's 76th year of Independence, three historians share their favourite stories from the country's freedom struggle. We learn about ordinary citizens rebelling, a man who started an entire shipping company to take on the British, and an early vision of democracy that emerged during the first war of Independence.

Guests: Mridula Mukherjee, A. R. Venkatachalapathy, and Swapna Liddle

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(A note to listeners: There will be no release of an episode of 'Catch-up' today.)

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Apurva Vishwanath discusses the three bills in the Lok Sabha which seek to replace India’s colonial era criminal laws.

Second, Indian Express’ Amit Kamath talks about the meteoric rise of 17-year-old Indian chess player D Gukesh. (17:42)

Lastly, we give a quick update on Rahul Gandhi’s visit to his Lok Sabha constituency Wayanad. (25:20)

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Produced and scripted by Shashank Bhargava, Rahel Philipose, and Utsa Sarmin
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.