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A class 12 student fainted at the exam hall, when he saw that he was the only male among 50 female students. Naturally, the lads have a field day with this story that's very high on human interest. Made using as few biases as possible, they are sure they have stepped on some gender-sensitive toes. Tell us what you think?

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The BBC made a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. What has given the documentary its biggest boost in publicity is the fact that the government has banned it. The opposition and several student bodies across the country believe it should not be banned. The government on the other hand is calling it propaganda with a colonial mindset. Either way, no documentary has enjoyed this kind of word-of-mouth ever. Catch the lads as they try to find the silver lining in all of this chaos.

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In an attempt to protect consumer rights, the Centre has issued new guidelines for influencers while they advertise and endorse products and services online. The circular has been issued by the Department of Consumer Affairs. While on paper it looks very promising, a little digging reveals that it lacks punch. Catch the lads as they look into the various opportunities that come up with this new development. 

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An Ivy-League graduate dupes one of America's largest financial corporations. Charlie Javice, the 30-year CEO of an ed-tech startup fooled the corporation into believing that they had a user-base of over 4 million students. JP Morgan bought her company for USD 175 million in 2021 only to realise later that the email IDs were fabricated. Catch the lads as they go over the events that led to this 'basic' fraud. 

The story of a drunk passenger peeing on a co-passenger has been the national news for almost a week now. Air India, the carrier is being pulled up for not handling the incident with sensitivity, and the airline in turn is pulling up its staff. Catch the lads as they try to get to the bottom of it, and more importantly try to fake-solve this bizarre problem. 

Qatar airways had a lot on their hands last month, so to speak. The airline was taken to court by a plus-sized model and influencer. The passenger alleged that the airline had caused her psychological damage by insisting that she upgrade her seat to a business-class seat, because the economy seat was too small for her. Catch the lads as they chew the fat on this landmine of sensitivity.

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Byju's - The learning app was recently given a mandate by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights to conduct affordability tests for parents who wish to use the service. The lads are clearly punching above their weight-class in this topic that spans tech, business, society and parenting. Listen now!

An English company is in a bit of a fix now that its gamble hasn't paid off. They put all their eggs in one jersey and now that jersey has come back with nought. The England team were knocked out at the quarter finals, and now the prematurely printed t-shirts have a bleak future. Join the lads, as they attempt to look over this world-altering incident through the lens of top-shelf ignorance.

In a recent military exercise, the Indian Army is said to be using birds of prey to take down drones in combat zones. During the training, the Indian Army acted out a scenario in which they were able to locate and destroy enemy drones with the assistance of a dog and a kite. Join the lads as they fly deep into uncharted territory to make sense of these highly creative military exercises. Calm down PETA, no animals were harmed in the making of this episode.

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The RBI has just launched the e-Rupee as a pilot programme in four cities - Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Bhubaneswar. The lads try to make sense of e-money and what it could mean for us. But first they must solve that fictitious problem that will make the world a better place.

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