In this episode of The Lead from DH Radio, we discuss the recent row over Krishnamachari Srikkanth lambasting M S Dhoni on his remark that youngsters lack the spark; the significance of batsmen like Chirs Gayle; performance of Indian openers like K L Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, and Mayank Agarwal; Standards of Fitness in cricket and the upcoming match between RCB and Mumbai Indians.

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In your evening news brief, From The Newsroom, BJP promises free Covid-19 vaccine to all in Bihar; Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi tests positive for Covid-19; government conveys to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey its strong disapproval over misrepresentation of the Indian map; Active cases of Covid-19 in India have remained below 10% of the total caseload for the last three days; India decides to restore all existing visas, except electronic, tourist, and medical categories, with immediate effect and BMTC starts another trial run of the electric bus.

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Hi and welcome to the lead. In today's episode, you will be listening to Sonal Parikh, the great-great-granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi who believes change can come about if we start at the individual level. Listen in.

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In your evening news brief, From The Newsroom, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh calls BJP-JD(U) partnership as "superhit" as the opening pair of Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag in cricket;  British scientist says that coronavirus will be around for "evermore" as it is unlikely it will be eradicated; the government decides to give Rs 3,737 crore bonus to 30.67 lakh central government employees;  Eknath Khadse leaves BJP to join NCP and former CBI chief R K Raghavan says Bofors scandal is an example of a genuine case being sabotaged by a government run by a party that has a lot to hide.

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In today's episode of The Lead from DH Radio, we talk to Johnson, a counselor, and a social worker on how suicide cases are on the rise and how they can be prevented. He is co-founder and director of Aasra a 24/7 crisis intervention emotional support service for depressed and suicidal. The Centre has been at the forefront of suicide prevention services since 1998.

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In your evening news brief, From the Newsroom, The number of new coronavirus infections reported daily in India dropped below 50,000 after nearly three months; Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urged the people of Bihar to vote his development-oriented counterpart Nitish Kumar back to power; Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday condemned the 'item' remark, saying that he does not like the type of language used by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath.

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In today's episode of The Lead from DH Radio, we speak to Suvrat Khanna from Verve Renewables about a solution to stubble-burning in Punjab and Haryana that cause severe pollution in Delhi and other parts of North India.

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In your evening news brief, From the Newsroom, A Corporal of Chinese People's Liberation Army was apprehended in the Demchok sector of Eastern Ladakh; Twitter shows Jammu and Kashmir, Leh as part of China; irate users lambast platform; Calcutta High Court declared all Durga Puja pandals no-entry zone in West Bengal.

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In this episode of The Lead from DH Radio, we speak to actor Saqib Saleem about his latest film, 'comedy couple' and his experience of acting with Shweta Prasad.

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In your evening news brief, From The Newsroom, Union health minister says, no mutation of the coronavirus has been detected in India; Niti Aayog Member V K Paul says that the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths have declined in the last three weeks as the spread of the pandemic has stabilised in most of the states; Naval version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test fired; Chirag Paswan downplays BJP's recent attacks; Luv Sinha says he is not contesting polls to avenge his father's defeat;  Central Crime Branch tells High Court that it has found incriminating evidence in Aditya Alva’s house in the drugs case;  flood situation remains grim in Karnataka.

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