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The headlines this evening from The Indian Express.

Last week, a 35 year old man Dalit Sikh man was brutally lynched at the Delhi-Haryana border, where farmers have been protesting for over a year now. After the incident, a group of Nihangs (a Sikh sect) took responsibility for the incident. In this episode, we take a look at this case from the beginning, talk about the silence from both the ruling parties of Punjab and Haryana, discuss who the Nihangs are, and how the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) is trying to distance itself from them.

Guests: Indian Express’ Pavneet Singh Chadha, Manraj Grewal Sharma, Kamaldeep Singh Brar, and Raakhi Jagga.

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express.

In this episode, Shubhajit Roy joins host Snigdha Sharma to discuss why China raised objections to the Vice President's visit to Arunachal Pradesh and how India responded to it.

Next, Asad Rehman discusses Ashish Mishra's arrest and the latest updates from the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.

And finally, we go over details of Aryan Khan's bail plea in the NCB raid case.

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express.

Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved the world’s first vaccine against malaria – ‘RTS,S’, known by its brand name Mosquirix. The vaccine, which is to be administered to those under age of 5, is the result of more than 30 years of research and development. But what took so long to develop it? How effective is it? And what does it mean for India?

In this episode, Dr V S Chauhan, who is known for his efforts to develop a recombinant malaria vaccine, joins us to answer these questions and talk about the significance of this development.

And in the end, Indian Express’ Gargi Verma talks about how malaria impacts remote villages in Chhattisgarh, and the efforts of health care workers that have made a difference.

(Dr V S Chauhan is the former director of the Delhi-based International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biology, and has worked in the field of malaria for over three decades).

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

In this episode, Bashaarat Masood and Deeptiman Tiwary join host Snigdha Sharma to decode the factors behind the latest spate of violence against civilians in the Valley, especially the targeted killings of minorities. While Bashaarat gives us details of the killings and how the people of Kashmir are responding to the violence, Deeptiman talks about the changes in militant strategy and the new challenges faced by security forces. In the end, we also go over details of the overnight encounters that left 5 militants dead this week.

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

Last week, as part of its mega privatisation push, the government sold off Air India to Tata Sons. The latter will now own a 100 per cent stake in the airline, which has been struggling for years, and has not made a profit since 2007. In this episode, we look at what this deal means for Tata Sons, the Indian government, and other Indian airlines.

Guests: Indian Express’ Pranav Mukul (who reports on Aviation), and Indian Express’ Udit Mishra (who writes on the Indian economy).