In your evening news brief, From The Newsroom, NGT imposes a total ban on the sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in the National Capital Region; Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav accuses the BJP of rigging the elections in its favour; Bihar prepares for Assembly election results day; Congress asks senior leaders to be in their place in all the 38 Bihar districts and keep a close watch over the EVMs kept in the strongrooms;  Virat Kohli to go on paternity leave and TMC MP Derek O'Brien accuses Joint Committee of Parliament examining the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 of rushing through the deliberations.

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In this episode of The Lead from DH Radio, Rajyotsava Prashasti awardee and transgender activist Akkai Padmashali on why she entered politics.

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In your evening news brief, From The Newsroom,  Biden will work towards providing a roadmap to American citizenship for nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants, including over 500,000 from India; Four security forces personnel, including an Army officer, and three militants were killed during a failed infiltration bid by the ultras along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir; Over 1100 candidates with criminal antecedents contested the Bihar assembly polls, according to data collated by the Election Commission; Former Karnataka-cadre IAS officer S Sasikanth Senthil will join the Congress; Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slams the government on anniverssary of demonetisation and  Ministry of Shipping renamed as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

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In your evening news brief, From The Newsroom, Gautam Gambhir feels Virat Kohli must step down as RCB captain; Isro launches PSLV with the Earth observation EOS-01 and nine other foreign satellites; State Bank of India chief says economy expected to bounce back from the next fiscal; IISc-incubated startup developing Covid-19 vaccine which can be stored at higher temperatures and Democrat Joe Biden said he was going to win the US presidency.

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In your evening news brief, From The Newsroom, Karnataka bans bursting of firecrackers for one year; Survey says Indians are the keenest on getting vaccinated whenever a Covid-19 vaccine is available; Isro to launch 10 satellites on Saturday; About 4.39 crore bogus ration cards have been weeded out since 2013; Amit Shah says need to restore West Bengal's "lost glory" and  Joe Biden inches closer to become the next US president.

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In this episode of The Lead from DH Radio, we discuss the final stages of the IPL, the concerns areas for RCB and Kohli's performance in the middle overs as the Bangalore team gears up to face  "the Pakistan of IPL" Sunrisers Hyderabad, which has shown bowling prowess. Before the two teams clash, we see what each one holds and who has the best chance to go ahead. We also talk about the players who have made their mark in this season of the IPL and the upcoming young talent.

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In your evening news brief, From The Newsroom,  Karnataka to take strong measures against love jihad; Reliance Industries Ltd's retail arm raises Rs 9,555 crore from Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia; Joe Biden leads in US presidential elections;

Bihar Chief Mininster Nitish Kumar declares the Assembly polls under way in the state were his "last"; Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine could be launched in Februray; Delhi High Court observes that the national Capital city could soon become ‘corona capital of the country’ and BMTC begins its third attempt to lease 300 electric buses.

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In this episode of The Lead from DH Radio, Anantha Bhargava, Founder & CEO Enercent talks about his company and the EV charging infrastructure and its nuances in India.

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In your evening news brief, From The Newsroom, Uncertainty persists in US election result and Trump wants to move Supreme Court; BJP president J P Nadda and senior Union ministers slam the arrest of Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and Rahul Gandhi says said he is not scared of "MVM or Modi ji's media"

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In this episode of Karnataka's defining moments, the journey starts with the unification of Karnataka with writer Rajendra Chenni charting the history of the moment which gave birth to the state of Karnataka.

Music credits: Changing times by GeriArt and Modular Ambient 03 by Sscheidl. 

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