3 Things

First, Indian Express’ Amitabh Sinha explains how the Ozone layer is slowly healing, and what had caused it to deplete.

Next, Indian Express’ Suanshu Khurana talks about the song ‘Naatu Naatu’ winning a Golden Globe, and its composer M. M. Keeravani (08:44).

And in the end, Indian Express Shivani Naik tells us about the bleak findings of a survey about the barriers that Indian women face in sports (14:14).

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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Tora Agarwala joins us to talk about the recent spate of eviction drives in Assam and how the government is criticised for allegedly targeting the Bengali Muslim community through these eviction drives.

Second, Indian Express’ Arun Janardhanan explains the latest conflict between the Tamil Nadu government and Governor RN Ravi over the state’s name. (13:08)

Lastly, we talk about RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat’s interview with the RSS-affiliated magazines, Organiser and Panchjanya. (24:05)

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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Jayprakash Naidu talks about how tensions between two tribal communities in Chhattisgarh led to a church being attacked.

Next, Indian Express’ Avaneesh Mishra tells us how warnings about the crisis in Joshimath were ignored for over 45 years (10:10).

And in the end, Indian Express’ Santanu Chowdhury explains why TMC is drawing flak for adding chicken and fruits to mid-day meals (18:38).

Further listening: Why Joshimath is facing a crisis

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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express' Sanath Prasad joins us to talk about how the Hijab row in Karnataka impacted Muslim students' education as they have been dropping out of government PUCs or pre-university colleges and enrolling in private PUCs.

Second, Indian Express' Arun Sharma tells us why civilians in Jammu and Kashmir are demanding to be armed to take on militants just like in the mid-1990s when armed civilians, part of Village Defence Committees (VDCs) used to fight militancy. (10:35)

And in the end, Indian Express' Rupsa Chakraborty explains the reason behind medical students in Mumbai readily paying 10 lakhs rupees fine instead of going for compulsory rural posting after completing MBBS. (21:08)

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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Amitabh Sinha explains why cracks have appeared on roads and over 500 houses in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath, and the concerns it raises.

Next, Indian Express’ Divya A talks about how 50 centrally protected monuments have now gone missing (10:04).

And in the end, Indian Express’ Anand Mohan shares the latest updates in the Air India ‘urination’ case (18:54).

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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.