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BJP national executive member and former IT cell national convenor Prodyut Bora has quit the party after complaining against the style of functioning of its leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Amit Shah.

On The Quint podcast listen to Bora, who speaks about his reasons for quitting the party. And expressing his anger. Also find out why he took the Facebook and Twitter route for his resignation.

Sushma Swaraj and the External Affairs Ministry promised more transparency, but where is it? Take the case of missing Indians in areas controlled by the dreaded ISIS. There’s no telling exactly how many Indians have been lost.

Even for those that we know are missing, there isn’t much information. Take the case of 39 Indian workers from Punjab who have been missing for almost a year.

The Quint tracked down the family members of two of them - Charanjeet Singh and Kamaljeet Singh.

Charanjeet’s brother says they are completely isolated in their search. “Ministry doesn’t give a damn. I chase after them, they are not proactive. We are alone, nobody is helping anyone.”

And Kamaljeet’s mother is bewildered by the External Affairs Ministry’s advice NOT to worry.

“: The Ministry says - Koi gal nahi, fikarna karo thuvaade bachche theek thaak hai.”

The VHP is famous for its strident stand on Hinduism and what many would say are provocative statements. But what then to make of the statement by VHP’s Raghav Reddy who gave a call to all Hindu leaders to refrain from making controversial statements? Check this out. VHP’s Surendra Jain is now saying to The Quint that the VHP DOES NOT make statements to disturb communal harmony. He points out that Sakshi Maharaj and Niranjan Jyoti who made controversial statements recently are in fact BJP leaders, not VHP leaders.

Amitabh Bachchan’s baritone is probably the most famous voice you know. But what does he really sound like as a commentator? Check out The Quint podcast to hear his debut as a commentator on Star Sports on the India-Pakistan match on 15 February.

Evergreen Madhubala was born on Valentine’s Day 14 Feb, 1933. Her grace, beauty and talent charms people even today. The Quint remembers Madhubala on her birth anniversary. Her romance with Dilip Kumar is well known. Listen to this famous dialogue between the two from the film ‘Tarana’.

Why is Sonakshi Sinha not named in the Petitioner's Complaint about the AIB Roast? More so, when 14 other celebrities are mentioned by name - Deepika Padukone, Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt, and Ranveer Singh, to name a few. A Mumbai court has since ordered the police to investigate and register an FIR against the 14 celebrities involved in the AIB Roast. Abha Singh speaks exclusively to The Quint about leaving out Sonakshi's name.

Kejriwal A Bad Patient Says Doctor by The Quint

Unnao MP Sakshi Maharaj dismissed charges that his remarks contributed to the BJP’s loss in Delhi. He also told The Quint that the Delhi result is not likely to get him to change his provocative brand of politics.

Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP won 67 of 70 seats in Delhi Assembly Elections. Listen to Kejriwal's humorous acceptance speech On The Quint’s podcast.

The Delhi High Court has found guilty Vishal and Vikas Yadav of murdering Nitish Katara. A special bench of justices Gita Mittal and J R Midha also imposed a penalty of Rs 50 lakh each on Vikas, son of UP politician D P Yadav, and his cousin Vishal for the murder.