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The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

First, Indian Express’ Sukrita Baruah joins host Shashank Bhargava to explain what the online movement ‘Trads’ is, and how it features in the Indian right wing ecosystem.

Next, Indian Express’ Mohamed Thaver talks about how India has become a significant hub on the international narcotics supply map, and why the police are struggling to crack down on it (07:34).

And in the end, Indian Express’ Sourav Roy Burman shares the details of the letter that the students and faculty of IIM Bengaluru and Ahmedabad sent to PM Narendra Modi (18:58).

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

In this episode, Amitabh Sinha joins host Snigdha Sharma to discuss the third wave of Covid-19 in India, from the emerging trends to the progress we have made since the pandemic hit us.

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

First, Indian Express’ Amitabh Sinha joins host Shashank Bhargava to talk about the massive Covid-19 surge India is witnessing right now, and how this wave compares with the previous ones.

Next, Indian Express’ Deeptiman Tiwary tells us how the Prime Minister’s security is planned, and what possibly went wrong in Punjab (11:10).

And in the end, we take a look at the latest arrest in the GitHub case (23:36).

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

In this episode, Rakhi Jagga and Anju Agnihotri Chaba join host Snigdha Sharma to discuss the cancellation of PM's Punjab rally and BKU's (Ugrahan) ongoing protest against the state and central governments.

Next, Maulshree Seth tells us about the marathons organised by Congress as a part of its 'Ladki hoon lad sakti hoon' campaign in Uttar Pradesh.

And finally, Lalmani Verma tells us about the poll promises being made by political parties in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the assembly elections.

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express.

Over 100 muslim women were recently targeted by a website that used their photos without consent, and posted degrading texts which implied that they were being auctioned. Though this is not the first time that this is happening. Six months back, a similar website had done the same thing. Both of them were hosted on Github, the world's largest open-source developer community platform.

In this episode, we first speak to Indian Express’ Jignasa Sinha, who has been tracking this story, and has been speaking to the women who were targeted. She tells us about the website, and what these women have been going through.

Next, Indian Express’ Aashish Aryan talks about the procedure the authorities have to follow to catch such culprits.

And in the end, Indian Express’ Shruti Dhapola tells us about Github, and what it has said in response to the complaints against the website.