3 Things

First, Indian Express’ Executive Editor for National Affairs, P Vaidyanathan Iyer explains why political parties deciding to revert to the Old Pension Scheme is both bad economics and bad politics.

Next, Indian Express’ Deeptiman Tiwary talks about an RSS-affiliated magazine accusing Amazon of funding religious conversions in the Northeast (11:34).

And in the end, Indian Express’ Manoj CG tells us why Ajay Maken, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Rajasthan, resigned from his post (19:56).

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Divya Goyal introduces us to Kareena Kaur (12) and Kirna Rani (13), two young girls from Punjab’s Kaluwara, a village on the zero line of the India-Pakistan border. Divya tells us how every morning they cross Sutlej by boat and walk 4 km to reach their nearest school in the absence of a senior secondary school in the village.

Second, Indian Express’ Associate Editor Shubhajit Roy joins us to talk about the highlights of the recently concluded G20 summit in Bali. (10:27)

Third, Indian Express’ Shruti Dhapola discusses the mass layoff planned by Amazon and why big corporations like Meta, Twitter, Microsoft etc. are enforcing job cuts. (22:20)

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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

In this episode, Indian Express’ Jignasa Sinha joins host Shashank Bhargava to talk about the details of the shocking Delhi murder, in which a 28-year-old man (Aaftab Poonawala) allegedly strangled his 27-year-old live-in partner (Shraddha Walkar), and chopped her body into over 30 parts and spent the next two-months dumping them in the city.

From what the police have found out so far, and what Shraddha’s friend reveals about her relationship, to what Aaftab allegedly did to the body and why the killer could walk free, Jigansa tells us everything we need to know about the case.

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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Liz Mathew talks about the late Dilip Singh Judeo who was one of the original Ghar-Wapsi campaigners and respected by the Tribal community in Chattisgarh. His influence on the community helped BJP electorally in the state but since 2013, after Judeo’s death, that influence eroded and now BJP is hoping to revive that by reviving Judeo’s legacy.

Second, Indian Express’ Anonna Dutt explains the new “Biological Data Bank” which is a digital data repository where Indian researchers will store biological data from publicly funded research. (11:12)

Third, Indian Express’ Navjeepan Gopal discusses the Punjab government’s decision to ban the public display of firearms and songs that glorify violence. (19:09)

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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.