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The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

First, Indian Express’ Amitabh Sinha talks about how Omicron is surging in countries like the UK, and what India is doing to prepare itself.

Next, Indian Express’ Mihir Vasavda talks about the significance of Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen winning medals at the World Badminton Championships, and PV Sindhu's rare loss (12:05).

And in the end, Indian Express’ Karunjit Singh explains why the Competition Commission of India has withdrawn its approval for Amazon’s investment into Future Coupons (20:10).

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

First, Indian Express’ Ritika Chopra talks about how an unprecedented letter and an informal meeting have raised concerns about the Election Commission’s independence.

Next, Indian Express’ Manraj Grewal Sharma talks about a lynching that took place at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, and how sacrilege has once again taken the centre stage in Punjab politics (15:28).

And in the end, Indian Express’ Asad Rehman talks about I-T searches at the house of three people closely associated with the Samajwadi Party chief, Akhilesh Yadav, and the allegations that he has made in response (23:44).

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The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

First, Esha Roy joins host Snigdha Sharma to discuss the government's proposal to raise the legal age for marriage of women, why the govt is pushing for this change, and why many think the proposal isn't as progressive as it appears to be.

Next, Tora Agarwala tells us about Gauhati High Court's intervention in a curious case related to a Foreigners Tribunal in Assam declaring a woman an Indian first, and then a foreigner.

And finally, Iram Siddique discusses the rising instances of threats and attacks against Christian institutions in BJP-governed Madhya Pradesh

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

What makes Omicron different from other variants? Does it actually cause a milder form of Covid-19? How worried should we be about it? And does India need to start giving out booster shots as well? To answer these questions and more, in this episode, we speak to Dr Anurag Agarwal, India’s top genome sequencer and the Director of CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology.

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express

First, Bashaarat Masood joins host Snigdha Sharma to discuss the biggest militant attack on security forces in Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370.

Next, Lalmani Verma joins the show to discuss the recently-inaugurated Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor.

And finally, we go over what the SIT said about the mowing down of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in October.