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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Leena Misra joins host Shashank Bhargava to talk about how the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has managed to project itself as the main challenger to the BJP in Gujarat.Next, Indian Express’ Sohini Ghosh gives us an update about the investigation into the Morbi bridge tragedy, and the people that have been arrested so far (10:40).And in the end, Indian Express’ Sadaf Modak tells us about a problem that people in a Mumbai prison have been facing for over six months (18:40).Hosted, written, and produced by Shashank BhargavaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Anju Agnihotri Chaba joins us to talk about stubble burning across Punjab and how despite owning machines to get rid of crop residue farmers are still resorting to the burning method which contributes to the air pollution in Delhi NCR and deteriorates the air quality severely. Second, Indian Express’ Harish Damodaran talks about lowering food prices and how that may help the RBI’s policy to tackle inflation in India. (13:38)Third, Indian Express’ Sourav Roy Barman discusses the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) report which revealed how the Delta variant impacted schools across the country. (20:38)Hosted by Rahel PhiliposeProduced and scripted by Utsa SarminEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First Indian Express' Amitabh Sinha joins host Rahel Philipose to talk about the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference or COP27, what can we expect from it and what how far we have come since last year's COP. Second, Indian Express' Esha Roy and Mallica Joshi discuss the severe condition of Delhi's air quality and how the increased stubble burning in Punjab may have played a role in it. (14:48)Third, we go through the shooting incident in Pakistan that injured former prime minister Imran Khan. (27:15)Hosted by Rahel PhiliposeProduced and scripted by Utsa SarminEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Alifiya Khan joins host Shashank Bhargava to talk about a unique initiative that some villages in Maharashtra have adopted for their children.Next, Indian Express’ National Editor of Strategic Affairs, Nirupama Subramanian tells us why Imran Khan has embarked on a long march from Lahore to Islamabad (11:36).And in the end, Indian Express’ Asad Rehman talks about UP MLA Azam Khan being disqualified from this position (21:30).

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

On Sunday a British-era suspension bridge collapsed into Morbi city’s Machchu river resulting in the death of 135 people who were on the bridge at the time of its collapse. Oreva group, a clock-manufacturing company is responsible for the maintenance and operation of the bridge. It closed the bridge seven months ago for repair work and re-opened the bridge to the public on October 26. However, it was later revealed that the company didn’t get a fitness certificate from the Morbi municipality before re-opening. An FIR has been filed and nine people have been arrested until now. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was visiting the election-bound Gujarat, went to Morbi and declared swift and strong action against the concerned persons. In this episode, we speak to Indian Express’ Gopal Kateshiya about the accident and the company that was responsible for the maintenance of the bridge with special input from Indian Express' Sohini Ghosh.

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Sohini Ghosh joins host Shashank Bhargava to talk about the Gujarat government’s announcement to set up a committee for the implementation of Uniform Civil Code (UCC). She explains why experts say that this is not a legally sound idea, and why opposition parties in the state have criticised it.Next, Indian Express’ Udit Misra tells us about the reasons why the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has dropped the ball on controlling inflation this year (11:08). And in the end, Indian Express’ Shruti Dhapola talks about how Elon Musk plans to change Twitter (20:16).

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express' Associate Editor Shubhojit Roy joins host Rahel Philipose to discuss the recently concluded meeting by the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) hosted by India and about the Delhi declaration that came out of the two-day meet. Second, Indian Express' Nihal Koshie talks about the BCCI's decision to bridge the gender pay gap by paying the same match fee to male and female cricketers. (12:45)Third, we give an update on a case against a PhD student in Maharashtra who allegedly posted defamatory remarks on Twitter against CM Eknath Shinde and others. (21:48)

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ National Editor of Strategic Affairs, Nirupama Subramanian joins host Rahel Philipose to talk about UK’s latest Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the challenges facing him as he takes on the role and what his prime ministership may mean for India. Second, Indian Express’ Asad Rehman discusses the death of a Dengue patient whose family alleged that he was administered mosambi juice instead of platelets resulting in his death. (12:36)And in the end, Indian Express’ Abhinaya Harigovind tells us about Delhi’s air quality index after Diwali this year which has seen the lowest pollution level since 2015. (19:57)

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

On the 20th of November, the football World Cup will be kicked off at the 60,000-seat Al Bayt stadium in Doha. And while almost everyone will be concentrating on what is one of the biggest sporting events in the world, the stories of thousands of migrant workers who built the stadium and other World Cup related projects will inevitably be overshadowed. What people won’t know is just how many Indian workers died while working for companies linked to the tournament. Because to find that out is nearly impossible.Indian Express’ Mihir Vasavda undertook an 8-month long investigation to do just that, and eventually managed to track down the families of nine workers who died while doing jobs linked to the World Cup. In this episode, he joins host Shashank Bhargava to talk about what his investigation revealed about the plight of migrant workers in Qatar, their gruelling working conditions, and what their families have to suffer.

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

In this episode, Indian Express’ Anand Mohan joins host Utsa Sarmin to go through the story of Bharat Bhushan Kataria and Amit Vashisht- two college mates who met each other years later as neighbours and how their small broils turned into an assassination attempt.