3 Things

First, Indian Express' New Media Editor Nandagopal Rajan joins us to explain the new artificial intelligence-infused search engine launched by Microsoft Bing and how different it is from ChatGPT.

Next, Indian Express' Amitabh Sinha talks about the high-altitude spy balloons in the US airspace and how commonly they are used for surveillance. (14:34)

And in the end, we give an update on the compensation decided for the Joshimath crisis. (23:50)

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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Apurva Vishwanath, in light of the former Supreme Court judge S Abdul Nazeer becoming the Governor of Andhra Pradesh, talks about the problem with post-retirement jobs, and a research paper that shows how they influence judges.

Next, Indian Express’ Deeptiman Tiwary tells us the story of how a NDRF rescue dog saved a 6 years old girl in Turkey (12:16).

And in the end, Indian Express’ Avaneesh Mishra explains how the Uttarakhand state government is aiming to stop scam and irregularities in recruitment exams through a new ordinance (21:02).

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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express' Debraj Deb joins us to talk about Tripura, where elections are going to take place tomorrow and how shifting alliances between parties and a new key player have confused voters and political analysts.

Second, Indian Express' Sadaf Modak explains the ongoing legal battle of a Muslim community for its right to excommunicate members. (13:00)

And in the end, we give an update on the IT department's survey for the BBC offices in Mumbai and Delhi in connection with alleged tax evasions and irregularities. (20:20)

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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Udit Misra joins us to talk about RBI’s consumer confidence survey, and how it reflects on the public opinion about the Indian economy.

Second, Indian Express’ Nirupama Subramanian explains India-Canada Strategic Dialogue and development of bilateral ties between the two countries. (12.08)

And in the end, Indian Express’ Anonna Dutt talks about Indian Space and Research Organisation’s ambitious Gaganyaan mission. (21.25)

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In recent years, the Supreme Court of India has called for reforms in the implementation of death sentences in the country. It has stressed the need to consider all possible alternatives to the death penalty before imposing it and has held that the death penalty should only be used in the "rarest of rare" cases. But, last year, a report by Project 39A revealed that the trial courts sentenced 165 people to death, the highest in a single year since 2000.

Arup Surendranath, a professor at National Law Univesity, Delhi, and the executive director of Project 39A, joins us in this episode to talk about the rise in death penalty sentencing by trial courts and what the Supreme court's call for reform means.

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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.