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The headlines this evening from The Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Aranya Shankar, talks about the Delhi University (DU) breaking all its previous cut off records, and whether it can look at increasing seats.

Next, Indian Express’ Tora Agarwala explains why Mizoram is seeing a disproportionate rise in Covid-19 cases, and why a large portion of them are children (10:05).

And in the end, Indian Express’ Andrew Amsan talks about a sudden increase in those interested in Javelin throwing (19:58).

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express.

In this episode, Asad Rehman joins host Snigdha Sharma to discuss the alleged murder of a businessman in UP’s Gorakhpur during a police raid.

Next, Sourav Roy Burman joins the show to explain why the Midday Meal Scheme was rebranded as the PM Poshan scheme and what is new in it.

And finally, we go over the latest updates on the Congress crisis in Punjab.

The headlines this evening from The Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Kanchan Vasdev talks about the ongoing Punjab crisis, and why Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from his post.

Next, Indian Express’ Shruti Dhapola talks about a report that claims that Instagram negatively impacts teenage girls’ body image and mental health, and that Facebook knew about it (11:02).

And in the end, Indian Express’ Deeptiman Tiwary explains why the Naga peace talks have once again hit a roadblock (18:54).

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The headlines this evening from The Indian Express

First, Asad Rehman joins host Snigdha Sharma to discuss how Scheduled Caste students in a government school in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri were facing caste discrimination and how some Thakur men from the village reacted to the complaint.

Next, Amitabh Sinha joins the show to talk about India's current Covid situation. (8:25)

And finally, we go over details of an anti-infiltration operation Kashmir’s Uri that led to the capture of a LeT militant. (18:20)

The headline this evening from The Indian Express.

Five years ago, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had launched the state's flagship scheme, Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal to provide clean drinking water to nearly 1.75 crore households. A recent Indian Express investigation has now revealed that several state political leaders and their families were handed contracts worth crores under this scheme.

In this episode, Indian Express’ Santosh Singh, who conducted this investigation, joins us to talk about its findings, how the scheme has affected people, and the political fallout of the investigation.