In an op-ed piece for a US magazine, Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang opined, “As to the border issues between China and India, the status quo is that both sides are willing to ease the situation and jointly protect peace along their borders.” Can China be trusted? Listen in.

Four heavily armed terrorists were killed in an encounter in Sidhra area of Jammu on December 28. All four terrorists were said to be travelling to Kashmir via Jammu in a truck. According to media reports, the Jammu division has reported at least nine encounters in which 13 militants were killed this year. Why is Jammu witnessing increased encounters? Listen in.

What could have been a merry Christmas turned unfortunate for many in the United States. A winter storm referred to as the “blizzard of the century,” has rocked the country and disrupted millions of lives. 27 people have died in New York alone. The extreme weather phenomenon claimed the lives of at least 50 people across America.

On September 8, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi embarked on the Bharat Jodo Yatra with the stated objective to unite India and remove a sense of fear prevailing in the country. Many prominent faces have joined the Bharat Jodo yatra, giving a morale booster to Rahul Gandhi. Has the yatra helped Rahul improve his image or strengthen his party? Listen in.

Just as the world thought the grim situation owing to COVID-19 is moving towards its penultimate phase, the rising tide of infections in China has reiterated the harsh reality that this pandemic is not quite a thing of the past just yet. The current surge in cases in China is being driven by the new Omicron variant BF.7, also known as BA.5.2.1.7. What does the situation in China tell us about BF.7?

The worst fears of women in Afghanistan have come true. The ruling Taliban has banned university education for women in the country.Why is the Taliban against educating women? Is it really what Islam teaches? Listen in.

Not long after it eased its contentious and strict zero-COVID policy owing to a wave of unprecedented protests, China is witnessing a massive rise in COVID-19 infection nationwide. Why is China facing a surge now?

Last week, Pakistan’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari made highly objectionable and unsavoury remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the UN Security Council. Responding to Foreign Minister S Jaishankar’s remarks on Pakistan, Bhutto called PM Modi a “butcher of Gujarat.” In another low, Pakistani Minister Shazia Marri issued a nuclear threat to India while defending Bilawal's comments. Do these rants reflect the frustration of a politically disjointed country whose economy is in tatters? Listen in.

Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, the two biggest icons of the Hindi film industry, stoutly defended the Hindi film industry at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival. Is it still premature to conclude that in the rousing speeches of the two icons, the harried Bollywood has finally found its voice?  We decode.

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra has once again hit the headlines by threatening to ban the movie ‘Pathan’ in Madhya Pradesh because he found the colour of Deepika Padukone’s clothes in the song “Besharam Rang” to be offensive. Is the minister being too harsh on Bollywood?