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The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, The Indian Express' Sweety Kumari talks about a large organized cybercrime network that the West Bengal police says it has uncovered.

Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Kanchan Vasdev about the growing rift between the AAP led Punjab government and the Centre over flood relief funds. (09:10)

Lastly, we take a look at India’s first ever LPG import deal with the United States, a move that could reform the country’s energy strategy. (21:08)

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The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, we talk to veteran journalist and The Indian Express' contributing editor Neerja Chowdhury about the results of the Bihar elections and what is in store for Nitish Kumar and the NDA now that they have defeated the Mahagathbandhan in the assembly elections.  

Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Anonna Dutt about the current status of TB cases in India according to the Global TB report 2025. She talks about India's target to eliminate TB entirely from the country and how close we are to that target and the challenges that India faces in achieving that goal. (17:12)

Lastly, we talk about an explosion that happened in Nowgam police station on the outskirts of Srinagar that killed 9 people and left 29 injured. (27:09)

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The headlines of the week by The Indian Express

First, we speak to The Indian Express' Rinku Ghosh who talks about how air pollution affects two of the most vulnerable groups: newborn babies and pregnant women.

Next, The Indian Express' Parul Kulshresthe discusses Rajasthan’s move to roll back its decades-old two child rule for local elections, and why women rights groups in the state are critical of the move. (14:45)

Lastly, we take a look at Punjab where the police have busted a Pakistan backed grenade attack module operating out of Ludhiana. (23:22)

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The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, The Indian Express’ Deeptiman Tiwary talks about how Bihar’s liquor ban has affected the state and why reactions to it are sharply divided along gender lines.

Next, The Indian Express’ Raakhi Jagga explains why stakeholders in Punjab are protesting the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and why the state government has stayed silent on the issue (11:06).

And finally, we bring you updates on the Delhi Red Fort blast case and hear from The Indian Express’ Naveed Iqbal about the ongoing crackdown in Jammu and Kashmir (20:16).

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The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

We begin with discussing the blast near Delhi's Red Fort that claimed at least 13 lives joined by The Indian Express' Alok Singh who also explains what investigators believe may be its link to a terror module busted in Faridabad.

Next, The Indian Express Mohomed Thaver talks about a nationwide ticketing scam that has exposed how illegal software networks are gaming the railway booking system. (10:55)

In the end, we also take a look at the Supreme Court’s latest verdict in the 2006 Nithari case acquitting Surendra Koli of all charges in the case. (21:10)

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