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The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

In this episode, Shubhajit Roy joins host Snigdha Sharma to discuss why India is hosting an NSA-level meeting on Afghanistan and how India should be looking at Pakistan and China's refusal to attend.

Next, Indian Express' Gargi Varma talks about the controversy surrounding the judicial probe report into the Jhiram Valley Maoist attack in 2013 in which 29 people were killed. (11:35)

And finally, we go over the Supreme Court's observation that the age of a victim cannot be the sole criteria for awarding a death penalty in rape cases. (19:36)

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express.

First, Kaunain Sheriff talks about the two oral pills that seem to be effective in fighting the Covid-19 infection – Molnupiravir and Paxlovid.

Next, Nihal Koshie talks about how a sports management company, with the help of several cricket officials, allegedly managed to scam aspiring cricketers (10:00).

And in the end, Gopal Kateshiya talks about how a fisherman from Maharashtra was killed after personnel of Pakistan’s Maritime Security Agency allegedly opened fire at an Indian fishing boat (19:12).

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express.

In this episode, Vandita Mishra joins host Snigdha Sharma to discuss her journey from Lakhimpur Kheri to Gorakhpur, the issues concerning people on the ground, and how the incident of violence is shaping the politics of the region, especially with the assembly election close.

Next, Indian Express' Santosh Singh tells us about the hooch tragedy in Bihar and how the alcohol ban has not been successful in the state. (15:20)

And finally, we go over details of Punjab govt's decision to reduce fuel prices in the state. (28:11)

Tune into our special episode on Cancer Awareness: Prevention, Detection and Treatment, in association with GE Healthcare. Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi and Srikanth Suryanarayanan throw light on some interesting facts around cancer care, in a session moderated by Anuradha Varma from Indian Express.

On Monday, at the COP26 climate change meet in Glasgow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made five big announcements. In this episode, Indian Express’ Amitabh Sinha, joins us from Glasgow to talk about the significance of these announcements, and how the summit has been going so far.

Amitabh is Indian Express' Resident Editor from Pune, who writes on science, environment, and climate change for the newspaper.

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

First, Kaunain Sheriff talks about the districts that are lagging behind in the Covid-19 inoculation drive, and why Covaxin has not yet received approval from the WHO.

Next, Udit Misra explains the problems with the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, including a caste based delay in payments (10:42).

And in the end, Amil Bhatnagar tells us how lawyers in Agra are refusing to represent the students who allegedly shared anti-India messages after Pakistan’s win over India at a T20 World Cup match (23:20).