BJP MP Sangeet Som has stoked a new controversy by saying the Taj Mahal was built by a traitor and was a blot on Indian culture. Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan, Anand Vardhan, Atul Chaurasia and Raman Kirpal discuss what was wrong with the statement and Vardhan tells us why such loose cannons are inevitable. They talk about the Aarushi verdict and how the media acted as a super investigating agency. How the media's role was different in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case than the Jessica Lall murder case. The ascension of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi as party chief is imminent, according to Sonia Gandhi. Is Rahul ready to handle the responsibility? Our Hafta gang examines the issue. Listen up, there is a song dedication in the end too.

Saurabh Dwivedi, the founder of Lallantop, joins the regular Hafta gang as we discuss Tripura journalist Shantanu Bhowmik's murder. Bhowmik was murdered while covering an agitation near Agartala in Tripura on September 20. Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Atul Chaurasia, Anand Ranganathan and Saurabh Dwivedi discuss "Rajdeep Vs. Arnab" as now Anupam Kher jumps into defend Arnab Goswami on this issue.

Saurabh raises an important issue in Madhya Pradesh where a family was fined Rs 75,000 for open defecation. Sekhri analyses Trump's speech at the UN General Assembly and finds it scary. At last, they talk about Rohingya crisis and how the media coverage by the mainstream media has been disgusting. Listen up, there is a song dedication in the end too.

Siddhant Mohan, journalist and photographer from Varanasi, joins us to discuss the BHU students' protest in Varanasi. Abhinandan Sekhri, Anand Ranganathan, Anand Vardhan, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande and Siddhant talk about the protests in BHU. Who were the students responsible for all the chaos? Was there violence? The Hafta Gang discusses Yashwant Sinha's criticism of the economy. Yogi Adityanath will be celebrating Diwali in Ayodhya this year. Is there a political motive behind this? Why are NFL players protesting and when did they start kneeling down? Also, the Delhi High Court acquitted Peepli Live co-director Mahmood Farooqui of rape charges case for allegedly raping a US researcher. Listen up, there is a song dedication in the end too.

A resident of Simdega district’s Karimati village, 11-year-old Santoshi Kumari died on September 28 due to alleged starvation. Her mother Koyli Devi claimed she was denied ration as the card was not linked to Aadhaar. Jharkhand PDS minister Saryu Rai puts his own government in the dock.

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek of the complete episode where Hafta gang discusses Cracker Ban, Jay Amit Shah, Godhra Riots and more.

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Journalist Harshvardhan Tripathi, Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan and Anand Vardhan discuss The Wire story on Jay Amit Shah and the flaws in it. Was it a dead story? They talk about the feasibility of the cracker ban in Delhi-NCR. They discuss Kangana's and Hrithik Roshan's interviews on the controversy involving them. At last, they talk about the Godhra riots case where the death sentence to the convicts was commuted to life imprisonment.  Listen up, there is a song dedication in the end too.

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NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek of the complete episode where Hafta gang discusses Cracker Ban, Jay Amit Shah, Godhra Riots and more.

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of all things sports. In the world of football, they discuss Liverpool vs Manchester United and about Lionel Messi's form and the quality of players in the Argentinian team. They also talk about how Dutch football has completely hit the wall. In cricket, they talk of Sri Lanka beating Pakistan in Dubai to take the series by 2-0 and why the Indian cricket team is still uncomfortable no matter how great it is. All this and more on this week's Just Sports.

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Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of all things sports. In the world of football, they discuss Liverpool vs Manchester United and about Lionel Messi's form and the quality of players in the Argentinian team. They also talk about how Dutch football has completely hit the wall. In cricket, they talk of Sri Lanka beating Pakistan in Dubai to take the series by 2-0 and why the Indian cricket team is still uncomfortable no matter how great it is. All this and more on this week's Just Sports.

सुधीर मिश्रा आज दस साल बाद वो अपने साथी को किस तरह याद करते हैं? सुनिए ये पोडकास्ट.

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