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The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

First, Indian Express’ Maulshree Seth joins host Shashank Bhargava to discuss why ten legislators, including three sitting ministers, resigned from the BJP to join the Samajwadi Party, and how it will affect the ruling party going forward.

Next, Indian Express’ Esha Roy shares the highlights of the India State of Forest Report 2021, and why many experts are refusing to believe its findings (11:58).

And in the end, Indian Express’ Aashish Aryan talks about why Vodafone Idea offered over 35% of its equity to the government, and how it will affect the company’s future (22:00).

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

In this episode, Vishnu Varma and Apurva Vishwanath join host Snigdha Sharma to discuss the acquittal of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, what were the factors that led to it, and the loopholes in the judgement.

Next, Aranya explains why the decision to conduct entrance examinations as per CUCET from the 2022-23 academic session created an uproar in JNU.

And finally, we go over details of Yati Narsinghanand's remand to judicial custody in connection to the Haridwar hate speech event.

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

Experts agree that the symptoms induced by the Omicron variant appear to be milder than the previous ones. But this is prompting many to take this current wave of Covid-19 rather lightly. In fact many are even thinking that it won’t be that bad an idea for them to be infected by Omicron right now.

In this episode, Indian Express’ Amitabh Sinha joins host Shashank Bhargava to break down why you shouldn’t take the current wave lightly, and why you shouldn't catch Omicron just to ‘get it over with’.

Also in the end, Indian Express’ Jignasa Sinha tells us the tragic story of Salil Tripathi that has come to resonate with a lot of people.

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

In this episode, Maulshree Seth and Liz Mathew join host Snigdha Sharma to discuss the reasons behind OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya's exit from the BJP and how it will affect the party in the upcoming UP assembly polls.

Next, Vishnu Varma gives us a lowdown on the twists and turns in the Kerala sexual assault case involving actor Dileep.

And finally, Gargi Verma joins to update us on the latest in the long drawn tug of war between the Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government and Governor Anusuya Uikey in Chhattisgarh.

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

First, Dr Sanjay Pujari, a member of the ICMR national Covid-19 task force, joins host Shashank Bhargava to explain the reasons why India has chosen to use the same Covid-19 vaccine for the booster dose.

Next, Indian Express’ Naveed Iqbal talks about how the security operations in Jammu and Kashmir have expanded to include widespread detentions, enforcement and tax raids, and crackdown on Over Ground Workers (09:40).

And in the end, Indian Express’ Debraj Deb tells us how four people from the transgender community were allegedly made to strip inside a police station in Agartala in order to prove their gender (16:58).