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In your evening news brief, From The Newsroom, Union Minister V K Singh says farmers’ protest was ‘more political’; Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray says wearing masks will be mandatory for the next six months in the state; Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan said that the National Education Policy 2020 will be implemented in the state from next year; A car bombing in Kabul targeting an Afghan lawmaker kills at least nine people; Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolves the country’s Parliament and Facebook takes down content spreading lies in Israel against coronavirus vaccinations.

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In your evening news brief, From The Newsroom, Poonawalla bats for immunity of vaccine manufacturers from lawsuits; Two cases of alleged ‘Love Jihad’ fail to clear the initial legal test and Wistron releases a press statement acknowledging that senior executives failed to take corrective measures.

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In your evening news brief, From The Newsroom, Prime Minister Modi slams Opposition over farm laws; Karnataka government instructs removal of contents from the class 6 social science textbooks after Brahmin Development Board complained it was "insulting" to the Brahmin community; CBI files its chargesheet in Hathras case; China’s citizen journalist to face trial later this month and British and EU negotiators divided on fishing rights.

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In the past few weeks, we have seen the farming community stand up against the three new laws enacted by the Union government. As I speak and you hear this episode dated 18th of December 2020, there are farmers still in protest at the borders of Delhi.

In today's episode, we are informed by the situations faced by the farmers in Karnataka and the history of the state with regards to farming and the movements by agriculture economist T N Prakash Kammardi, who has also held the position of the Chairman of Karnataka Agricultural Prices Commission.

That's all in today's episode. This is part of a series by Deccan Herald where distinguished voices discuss the inspiring ideas that shaped the history of the state in the last six decades.

See you next week with another moment that has defined Karnataka.

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In today's episode of From the Newsroom, A protest is constitutional till it does not destroy property or endanger life. Centre and farmers have to talk, he added. Supreme Court asked the Centre to explore the possibility of putting legislation on hold. Supreme Court asked the Attorney General if the government can assure the Court that it will not take any executive action on implementation of the law till the court hears the matter. A health worker in Alaska had a serious allergic reaction after getting Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Tuesday and was hospitalized, according to three people familiar with official reports of the person’s health.

In this episode of The Lead from DH Radio, we discuss our reads of the week that are "The Brass Notebook: A Memoir" by Devaki Jain, "Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World" by Ramachandra Guha and more.

Ahmed Shariff: Hi and welcome to the Read of the Week, where we open troves of artefact which is defined by the words and worlds they lock-in. Who knows this trove can be your read of the week. I'm Ahmed Shariff and joining me today is L Subramani, my colleague.

Hi, sir. Welcome to Read of the Week.

L Subramani: Hi, Ahmed. Thank you for having me.

Ahmed: Shall we open the trove?

Subramani: Yes! So how it is going for you?

Ahmed: It's going good. great. What I did this week was that I went to a famous bookstore in Bangalore...

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In today's episode of From the Newsroom, The Supreme Court on Wednesday said a committee with representatives from farmers unions can be formed to resolve the issue of road blockade at Delhi by those protesting against three farm laws. A bench presided over by Chief Justice S A Bobde posted a PIL by a law student, Ritvik Singh for consideration. A few hours after the counting of the Kerala local body polls began, the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) has an upper hand. Trust between the Indian Army and China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) evaporated after the clash in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, a top military commander said today, on the 49th anniversary of the Vijay Diwas.

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In this episode of The Lead from DH Radio, CMO of Octro inc, an online gaming company, Manav Sethi tells DH about the company and the industry.

Ahmed Shariff: Hi and welcome to the Lead by DH Radio. People have resorted to various forms of entertainment during the pandemic. One such is online games. I spoke to  CMO of Octro inc, an online gaming company, Manav Sethi, about it. Listen in to the conversation.

My first question to you is, what is Octro, what does it do and what was the motivation to start it?

Manav Sethi: Octro is one of the largest companies emerging in online gaming. Started by a serial entrepreneur Sourab and Octro came into existence largely as a YP play and very soon pivoted into an online gaming play...

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In this episode of The Lead from DH Radio,  we will listen to Dushyanth Sridhar, who has broken several stereotypes when it comes to Harikatha and religious discourses. Dushyanth gives Harikatha performances in English.

L Subramani: Hi this is L Subramani for DH Podcast. For several centuries Harikatha has remained the story-telling form in South India. Exponents of this artform have entertained and educated their audiences right from temple courtyards to community halls. While it may seem impossible for a youngster to take this art form, Dushyanth Sridhar has broken all stereotypes. Born and bred in Bengaluru, Dushyanth Sridhar has an engineering degree from BITS-Pilani and has experience working for the corporates. What more? He gives his Harikatha also in English. Recently, Dushyanth has started a Pathashala to teach the concepts of Hinduism to people of all faiths. Dushyanth is joining us to talk about his work.

Dushyanth Sridhar: Namaste and I am very happy to be a part of this series.

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In your evening news brief, From The Newsroom, Centre issues guidelines for Covid-19 inoculation drive; Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik moves breach of privilege motion against Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut; Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar says government engaging with farmer leaders to decide on the next date of talks and Russia conducts a second launch of its new heavy-class Angara rocket.

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