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1 OCT 2026 · First, we speak with The Indian Express' Raakhi Jagga about the protests that took place at Punjab's Chitkara University and Lovely Professional University. She discusses the reasons behind the protests, the resulting violence, and how social media posts triggered both incidents.
Next, we speak with The Indian Express' Amitabh Sinha about the Research Development and Innovation Fund, the government's initiative to provide funds to companies engaged in research in sectors such as space, robotics and artificial intelligence. He shares how the process worked and why the invitation for funding will now close. (13:57)
Lastly, we discuss an incident where an Indian pilot was credited with saving all the passengers on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv that signalled an emergency landing at Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia. (28:15)
Hosted by Niharika Nanda
Produced by Shashank Bhargava, and Niharika Nanda
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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30 SEP 2026 · The headlines of the day by The Indian Express
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30 SEP 2026 · First, we speak to The Indian Express’ Pragynesh about the alleged gangrape of a 17-year-old at Delhi’s Aastha Kunj Park, the security gaps across the Capital’s green spaces, and why restricting women’s access cannot substitute for making public places safer.
Next, we speak to The Indian Express’ Vikas Pathak about the renewed debate over dividing Uttar Pradesh into four states, how such a reorganisation would work, and why it may not suit the BJP politically. (17:00)
And in the end, we look at a Supreme Court petition questioning Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s decision-making and seeking to invalidate the nationwide Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. (25:50)
Hosted by Ichha Sharma
Produced and written by Shashank Bhargava, Niharika Nanda and Ichha Sharma
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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29 SEP 2026 · The headlines of the day by The Indian Express
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29 SEP 2026 · First, we speak with The Indian Express' Jayprakash S. Naidu about certain notices put up outside churches in the Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh saying that non-Christians entering the church are doing so on their own responsibility. He talks about the communal disturbances occurring in the state and the concerns of the Christian community.Â
Next, we speak with The Indian Express' Brendan Dabhi about Gujarat's CCTV network. He talks about a case of five year old's kidnapping, for which the Gujarat police was dependent on the CCTV network and the gaps in the system that were highlighted during the case. (7:14)
Lastly, we discuss a BJD-led protest in Odisha against the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026 (19:58)
Hosted by Niharika Nanda
Produced by Shashank Bhargava, Ichha Sharma, and Niharika Nanda
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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28 SEP 2026 · The headlines of the day by The Indian Express
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28 SEP 2026 · First, we speak to The Indian Express’ Shubham Tigga about how Jharkhand’s voter-roll revision has left a small Afghan-origin community in Jamshedpur fearful, and the difficult questions it raises about residence, documentation and citizenship.
Next, we speak to The Indian Express’ Vidheesha Kuntamalla about how human-made noise is changing the calls of the Himalayan monal, why this behavioural adaptation matters, and how development and climate change are affecting the bird’s habitat. (08:30)
And in the end, we look at the major avalanche on Nepal’s Himlung Himal, where at least two people have died and 14 remain missing as rescue efforts continue amid hazardous weather conditions. (21:30)
Hosted by Ichha Sharma
Produced and written by Shashank Bhargava, Niharika Nanda and Ichha Sharma
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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25 SEP 2026 · The headlines of the day by The Indian Express
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25 SEP 2026 · The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, which began in Bihar last year, has resulted in more than 13 crore names being removed from draft rolls across 30 States and Union Territories, putting the Election Commission at the centre of an intense public debate.
But questions about the exercise were also raised within the three-member Election Commission itself. An investigation by The Indian Express found that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi formally objected, at least 14 times over 10 months, to decisions taken and orders issued, they say, without their knowledge.
In this episode, we discuss this unprecedented rift within the Election Commission with The Indian Express' Ritika Chopra, who investigated the story.
Hosted and produced by Shashank Bhargava
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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24 SEP 2026 · The headlines of the day by The Indian Express
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