3 Things

First, Indian Express’ Deeptiman Tiwary talks about the ordinances that have effectively extended the tenures of the directors of CBI and ED, and why that raises concerns.

Next, Indian Express’ Amitabh Sinha talks about the Glasgow Climate Pact that emerged from the COP26 summit, and why it has disappointed many (08:34).

And in the end, a quick look at RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy advocating the need to ban social media (23:26).

The headlines this evening by The Indian Express.

Tune into our special episode on Changing Landscape of Cancer Care Delivery, in association with GE Healthcare. Dr. Shibaji Chattopadhyaya and Raghavendra Rao talk to us about the advancements in cancer care, in a session moderated by Anuradha Varma from Indian Express.

In this episode, Esha Roy joins host Snigdha Sharma to discuss the attack on an Assam Rifles convoy in Manipur that killed an officer, his family, and four personnel.

Next, Mallica Joshi tells us why the government is still resorting to emergency control measures when it comes to air pollution in Delhi

And finally, we go over the proposed cryptocurrencies bill.

The headlines this evening by The Indian Express

Last month, a former Facebook employee named Frances Haugen leaked thousands of internal memos of the company. These memos show that Facebook knew that problems of misinformation, hate speech, and targeting of minorities are rampant on its platform, but did very little to address them.

And this was also true specifically for its India operations. Now, a consortium of global news organisations, including The Indian Express, have been reviewing these leaked documents. In this episode, Aashish Aaryan, who is part of the team examining them, joins us to talk about what these memos reveal.

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

In this episode, Sourav Roy Barman joins host Snigdha Sharma to discuss why the NCERT removed a manual to sensitise teachers about transgender children in schools.

Next, Amil Bhatnagar tells us about the custodial death of a labourer in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj.

And finally, we go over the latest on the BJP-NCP slugfest in Maharashtra.

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

First, Iram Siddique talks about the fire that broke in a children’s ward in Bhopal, and how the hospital was not adequately prepared to handle it.

Next, Nirupama Subramaniun talks about the challenges that security forces are facing in trying to capture militants in Jammu’s Poonch region, and the red flags it has raised (13:40).

And in the end, Pranav Mukul explains why e-commerce companies are exploring faster ways to deliver grocery items (23:00).