3 Things

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Anonna Dutt about the death of 14 children in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district and in Rajasthan after consuming contaminated cough syrups. She shares the cause behind it and the concerns that it raises.

Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Divya A about Sir Creek, a disputed region between India and Pakistan and what Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had to say about Pakistan's military infrastructure close to it. (11:44)
Lastly, we talk about the Sabarimala Temple which is once again at the centre of a controversy. (20:35)

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The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, The Indian Express' Parul Kulshrehta talks about a fire that broke out inside the Neuro ICU of Sawai Man Singh Hospital late Sunday night in Jaipur, killing six patients and injuring several others.

Next, we turn to Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh, where at least six people, including four children, have died in suspected wolf attacks over the past three weeks. The Indian Express’ Jay Mazoomdaar explains  the challenges of managing such man-animal conflict. (09:11)

And in the end, we go to Indore, where a call by a local BJP leader to remove Muslim traders from a century-old market has sparked fear, economic losses, and a police inquiry. (20:11)

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The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

First, The Indian Express’ Saman Hussain talks to us about the situation in Bareilly where protests are being caused due to a row over an 'I love Muhammad' poster which are now spilling over to other states. 

Next, we speak to The Indian Express’ Amitabh Sinha about the work and contributions of Jane Goodall, one of the world's most renowned conservationists who passed way last week at the age of 91. (14:18)

And finally, we talk about unrest happening in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. (25:07)


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The headlines of the week by The Indian Express

As part of our ongoing collaboration with Central Square Foundation, we are here with the third episode of our five part series where we talk about public disclosure of school learning quality data.

Usually, when parents assess schools for their children, they focus on non-academic factors like infrastructure and school facilities. But they do not have access to information regarding the most important factor that is student learning quality. The National Education Policy 2020 places a strong emphasis on public disclosure of school performance. To understand how is this reform is being implemented, we'll be joined by two guests who have been working hard towards bringing this change, Kapil Khurana, Associate Director for School Governance at CSF and A.K. Modh Patel, Additional Director, GCERT, Gujarat who is leading Gujarat’s effort to disclose school learning quality data through the School Quality Assessment and Assurance Framework (SQAAF).


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Link to the first and second episode of our series with CSF:

Episode 1
Episode 2

First, The Indian Express’ Saurabh Parashar tells us about the case of a 12-year-old Dalit boy who died by suicide last month after allegedly being beaten and humiliated for entering the house of a Rajput family in Himachal Pradesh.

Next, The Indian Express’ Divya A talks about why the government is, for the first time, opening up the conservation of protected monuments to private players. (9:19)

And finally, we highlight the key points from the speech delivered yesterday by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on the organization’s centenary. (22:17)

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The headlines of the day by The Indian Express