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The latest episode of The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap brings you all-that-happened in the past week. Hosts Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri talk about an advertisement on ‘Kerala Tourism’ by Samsonite, on the occasion of World Tourism Day. Both hosts were impressed by the message sent across by the ad and recommended that everyone give it a watch. “I love that it is sensitive and woke on gender,” expressed Abhinandan.The conversation then moves towards Tanushree Dutta’s sexual harassment controversy where both our hosts discuss the issue. They debate whether #MeeToo will work even in the realm of Bollywood, and discuss the reasons whether it will or will not work. Rajyasree expresses that “No A-list star has spoken” and that even women weren’t coming forward to speak up. Abhinandan says: “The stakes in showbiz are so high that if you make it, I mean just the power of the star is so huge that you don’t want to compromise.” Moving on from women in Indian Cinema to Farhan Akhtar’s Rearview Mirror, both our hosts were disappointed with the single from Farhan’s upcoming album called “Echoes.”Both hosts then talk about a documentary movie called Asked the Sexpert, directed by Vaishali Sinha. It is about a sex advice columnist who gains popularity after a school bans sex education. Abhinandan says: “I thought there were a couple of bloopers, the background score, the music was outstanding, perfect not in your face….”Rajyasree moves on to Shilpa Shetty’s new reality show called “Hear me, Love me,” which is the remake of an Italian reality dating show, and expresses how she detests it. Abhinandan talks about the trailer of Thugs of Hindostan which is a Hindi remake of Pirates of the Caribbean and The Joker.Tune in to listen to more.

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इससे पहले की चर्चा में इस हफ्ते क्या खास रहा, न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री के पाठकों को हमें यह सूचित करते हुए खुशी हो रही है कि आगामी 2 अक्टूबर को न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री हिंदी अपनी पहली वर्षगांठ मना रहा है. इस अवसर पर हमने एक विशेष परिचर्चा का आयोजन किया है, जिसका शीर्षक है- “गांधी का राष्ट्रवाद बनाम संघ का राष्ट्रवाद: कितने दूर, कितने पास.” कार्यक्रम नई दिल्ली के लोधी रोड स्थित इंडिया इस्लामिक कल्चरल सेंटर में शाम 6 से 8 बजे तक होगा. ध्यान रहे, इस परिचर्चा में भाग लेने के लिए आपको न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री का सब्सक्रिप्शन लेना होगा. जो पहले से सब्सक्राइबर हैं, वह यहां रजिस्टर कर सकते हैं.राफेल डील को लेकर भाजपा औककांग्रेस के बीच जारी कशमकश, आधार पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट का निर्णय, एडल्टरी कानून धारा 497 को निरस्त किया जाना, बॉलीवुड अभिनेत्री तनुश्री दत्ता के यौन उत्पीड़न के आरोपों पर अमिताभ बच्चन का यह कहना, "वह न तो नाना पाटेकर, न ही तनुश्री हैं, ऐसे में वह कुछ नहीं कह सकते", अयोध्या राम जन्मभूमि और बाबरी मस्जिद मामले से जुड़े "मस्जिद इस्लाम का अभिन्न अंग है या नहीं" की सुनवाई के दौरान कोर्ट का कहना कि मामले को बड़े बेंच में नहीं भेजा जाएगा, इस हफ्ते चर्चा के प्रमुख विषय रहे हैं.चर्चा के मेहमान पत्रकार रहे एस मेघनाद. साथ ही पैनल में थे न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री संवाददाता राहुल कोटियाल और अमित भारद्वाज. न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री के कार्यकारी संपादक अतुल चौरसिया ने चर्चा का संचालन किया.

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On the sidelines of The Media Rumble, Manisha Pande speaks to journalists on issues that concern women in the media. How does one deal with sexism? How do women demand equal pay for equal work? Shubhra Gupta, film critic for The Indian Express, Maria Ressa, CEO of Rappler, Neha Dixit, freelance journalist and Sunetra Choudhury, political editor with NDTV 24x7, have a freewheeling conversation and share their experiences and expectations. Listen up.

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It’s been a crazy week with the Supreme Court giving us one verdict after the other to discuss and dissect. In this episode, we have our in-house columnist and Constitution expert Meghnad and freelance journalist Rishi Majumder join the regular Hafta gang of Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan and Manisha Pande.Abhinandan and Meghnad are distraught since they finally have to get their Aadhaar cards made. The SC has upheld its constitutional validity and mandated it for filing income tax returns. The team discusses the verdict and its high and low points. The conversation then moves towards the Rafale deal. Madhu suggests an all-new pronunciation and Abhinandan wonders if we’re living in an age where we are desensitised to scams. Amit Shah’s ‘termite’ speech also gets discussed and Rishi, who’s from Assam, tells us about the narrative of ‘the other’ in the state. Listen up.PS: Subscribers, don’t forget to register for our NL Hindi event on October 2 and catch us for the NL Chatbox this Saturday at 10 am, IST.

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This week’s edition of Reporters Without Order features our host Cherry Agarwal, along with Newslaundry Hindi’s Rohin Verma, our correspondent Amit Bhardwaj and our guest Prem Shankar Mishra, principal correspondent, Navbharat Times, Lucknow.The podcast kicks off with a discussion on a protest called by the Safai Karamchari Andolan. Can such protests make a dent? Amit thinks these protest may not make much difference. He says manual scavenging was abolished by the Supreme Court back in 2014 but it still continues. However, protests such as these keep the debate going. With one death every five days, these debates are important. Moving on, Rohin explains how one picture got people to come together and raise funds for 11-year-old Gaurav. His father, Anil, had died a couple of days earlier while cleaning a Delhi Jal Board sewer. Rohin also explains the complications that arose later. The panel also talks about media’s coverage of manual scavenging-related issues and its role over time. In light of these deaths, the panel talks about what the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has come to be. Weighing in on the Rafale controversy, Prem says that although the media is discussing former French President Francois Hollande’s claims about Rafale, the debates miss out on the major points. This and a lot more. Listen up!

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How cow protection became the centrepiece of the Sangh Parivar’s politics.

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A brief historical survey of cow protection in India.

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The Supreme Court delivered two critical judgments on Thursday. However, the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid verdict took precedence over the adultery law in terms of media coverage. Those championing for the construction of Ram Temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya are elated. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has declared that the ruling has cleared the blockade and paved the way for a Ram Mandir at the Ram Janmabhoomi.The three-judge Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer – in 2:1 majority judgement – declined to refer the Ayodhya-Ram Janmabhoomi title dispute to a larger Bench. It also refused to reconsider the 1994 Ismail Faruqi judgement that stated mosque was not an integral part of Islam. However, the Apex court also maintained that the 1994 verdict would have no bearing on the present title suit. The SC will start the hearing of the title suit from October 29. Newslaundry spoke to Zafarul Islam Khan, chairperson of Delhi Minorities Commission and Islamic scholar, on the issue. Khan said the SC verdict is not a “setback” for the minority community.“The court has said that 1994 verdict will have no bearing on the present case. It is (the SC verdict) is a welcome move,” he said. “The issue here is the title of the land – whether it belongs to this or that party (Hindus or Muslims). The Supreme Court or any other court should decide (the tittle-ship) case in the light of the law of the land and the Constitution,” Khan said. He said that the no court should decide on issues whether a Mosque, Temple or Church is an integral part of any religion or not.Khan had earlier backed Maulana Salman Nadvi’s proposal that both parties – Hindus and Muslims – should look for out of court settlement.Importantly, he said that the title rights of the disputed structure should go to one party – contrary to the Allahabad High Court verdict in which it divided the land rights between both Hindu and Muslim community. “In the Allahabad HC verdict, the Muslim community was on the losing side. If the land of the 500-year-old structure belongs to the Muslims, why should they give two-third land to the other party.” Khan maintained that he is not in favour division of the land.“Even if you give a part of it (the land) to Muslims, do you think the Muslims will be able to construct a Mosque there? I don’t think so,” Khan told this correspondent. He added the VHP’s celebrations are misplaced.

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On this episode of Awful and Awesome, Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen discuss plus-size Model Tess Holliday’s Cosmo cover, Manto, Serial the podcast and more.The Cosmo cover with Holliday created quite a lot of stir in the media. Abhinandan and Rajyasree discuss the reactions it has elicited. Rajyasree talks about Twinkle Khanna’s book, Pajamas are Forgiving and compares Twinkle with Chetan Bhagat in the context of their writing style. The two, then, talk about Manto directed by Nandita Das. Abhinandan didn’t quite like the music in the movie, especially the song by Raftar. Abhinandan feels that Manto, one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, deserved a better film. Rajyasree compares the film with ‘poorly made school play’. Moving on, Rajyasree speaks about a new show called Side Hero, starring Kunaal Roy Kapur and directed by Rohan Sippy, and why it’s worth a watch. Abhinandan talks about the third season of the podcast, Serial. He talks about the art of storytelling and also adds that he didn’t find this season as compelling as the last ones. Tune in to find out more.

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छत्तीसगढ़ में मायावती की बसपा और अजित जोगी की पार्टी जनता कांग्रेस से गठबंधन का फैसला, डूसू अध्यक्ष अंकित बसोया की डिग्री पर बवाल, राष्ट्रीय स्वंयसेवक संघ का दिल्ली में तीन दिवसीय आयोजन, देहरादून के स्कूल में गैंगरेप आदि इस हफ्ते न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री चर्चा के प्रमुख विषय रहे.गांव कनेक्शन के कंसल्टिंग एडिटर हृदयेश जोशी चर्चा में मेहमान पत्रकार के रूप में शामिल हुए. हृदयेश के साथ पैनल में थे न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री संवाददाता अमित भारद्वाज और राहुल कोटियाल. न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री के कार्यकारी संपादक अतुल चौरसिया ने चर्चा का संचालन किया.अगले तीन महीने में छत्तीसगढ़, राजस्थान और मध्य प्रदेश में विधानसभा चुनाव होने हैं. छत्तीसगढ़ में मायावती की बसपा ने अजित जोगी की पार्टी जनता कांग्रेस के साथ गठबंधन किया है.

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