Newslaundry Podcast

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek into the complete episode where we discuss #TDPPullsOut, Cambridge Analytica, Arvind Kejriwal, Congress plenary and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Manisha Pande debuts as host for Reporters Without Orders. The panel of reporters discusses limited media reportage on the multiple allegations made against JNU professor Atul Johari as well as Khonmoh encounter in Kashmir. Our Kashmir correspondent, Nidhi, also talks about her story on Tabassum Guru, Afzal Guru's wife. The panel also discusses the video that went viral following Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Sarfaraz Alam's victory in the recently-concluded Bihar bypolls. Cherry speaks about news organizations using unverified videos, often from WhatsApp/ social media as a source of news.Speaking about issues that were overplayed by the media, the panel discusses Bhagalpur communal tension and FIR registered against Union minister Ashwini Choubey's son. Rohin also talks about Dainik Jagran's story on Modi, where the paper claims that Modi might be the PM till 2029.This, and more. Listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Music, movies and more. Abhinandan and Rajyasree have a lot to say about the remix version of Ek Do Teen and Daler Mehendi's side-business of human trafficking. Sekhri shows us why he could be a music producer, if it wasn't for his day job at Newslaundry. There's movie talk with Omerta's trailer and Danny Boyle's new gig directing a woke James Bond. From the world of Netflix, there's the brand new stand-up special by Ricky Gervais  Humanity and documentary Wild Wild Country about the cult leader, Osho, his Oregon ranch and the deadly team of ladies who managed his Ashram. And there's Kunal Kamra's excellent new stand-up show, Fresh Thoughts. And let's not forget Snapchat's disastrous ad which tried to make a buck off Rihanna being beaten up by Chris Brown, only to find the tables turned. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

लोकसभा द्वारा बिना किसी चर्चा के वित्त विधेयक पास किया गया. इसका महत्व समझने के लिए संसदीय मामलों के जानकार मेघनाद न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री चर्चा में फोनलाइन पर जुड़े. उन्होंने बताया कि वित्त विधेयक और देश के बजट को बिना बहस के पास किए जाना इसलिए भी चिंता का विषय है कि सांसद जिस काम के लिए चुने जाते हैं, वो अपना काम ईमानदारी से नहीं कर रहे हैं. 2013 और 2003 में भी ऐसा हो चुका है. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

महाराष्ट्र में किसानों का आंदोलन, लोकसभा उपचुनाव के नतीजे, फाइनेंस बिल, सोनिया गांधी का विपक्षी दलों को डिनर का न्यौता, आप संयोजक केजरीवाल का विक्रम मजीठिया को दिया गया माफीनामा, नरेश अग्रवाल का भाजपा में शामिल होना, मंगलौर पब में लड़कियों के साथ छेड़छाड़ के आरोपियों को कोर्ट का बरी करना इस हफ्ते न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री चर्चा के प्रमुख विषय रहे. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Parth MN from People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI) joins the regular Hafta panel to share his ground experiences during the Maharashtra farmers' protest. Has the state government’s assurance satisfied them? How did Mumbai treat the farmers when they carried on the protest in the city? Parth tells us why it was a well organised march. Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, Anand Vardhan and Madhu Trehan also talk about Naresh Agrawal's comment on Jaya Bachchan, which he made after he was denied a Rajya Sabha ticket to make place for her. Anand dissects the comment and tries to explain why he said that. They also discuss Finance Bill 2018, which was passed in Parliament without discussion. Anand brings up a funny comment by Akhilesh Yadav which was not talked about much in the news. Also, emails from our subscribers. Listen up, there is a song dedication in the end too. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek into the complete episode where we discuss Maharashtra farmers' march, SP-BSP win, Naresh Agrawal and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. Samar believes that God has to help anyone who comes against Barcelona. In the world of cricket, they talk about the Kagiso Rabada situation and Rahul feels that the ICC should come down much heavier on him. Rahul and Samar analyse why the situation is different in cricket as compared to football and basketball. At last, they also talk about Tiger Woods and why he still has that star power. All this and more on this week's Just Sports. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this podcast of Reporters Without Orders, the panel discusses the limited debate around the farmers' protest in Maharashtra, attack on a Mizoram journalist and more. They also talk about the overplayed news of the week, such as cricketer Shami's wife’s allegations against him. This and more. Listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's a surfeit of women on this episode thanks to International Women's Day. Abhinandan and Rajyasree discuss Barbie's new "woke" range of dolls, Jane Walker whisky, the strange housewives of Maggi's new ad and Reliance Fresh's #JeeLeZara campaign. There's movie talk with Coco, which Sen finally watched and recommends, and Rajnikanth's new film Kaala's trailer, which they have a lot to say on. There's a new ad-cum-music video for Apple directed by Spike Jonze. Rajyasree also discusses Rajdeep Sardesai's interview with Karishma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan and Abhinandan tells us why he couldn't watch the full interview. All this and more. Listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

फूलपुर और गोरखपुर लोकसभा उपचुनाव और 2019 चुनाव के पहले सपा-बसपा गठबंधन के संकेतों के क्या मायने है, इसपर बात कर रहे हैं वरिष्ठ पत्रकार अतुल चौरसिया, अभिषेक श्रीवास्तव, प्रकाश के रे और अनिल यादव.मेघालय, त्रिपुरा, नागालैंड में भाजपा की जीत, लेनिन की प्रतिमा पर हमला, सुप्रीम कोर्ट की हादिया पर टिप्पणी व अन्य मुद्दे रहे इस हफ्ते न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री चर्चा के प्रमुख विषय रहे. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

मेघालय, त्रिपुरा, नागालैंड में भाजपा की जीत, लेनिन की प्रतिमा पर हमला, श्रीलंका में आपातकाल, श्री श्री रविशंकर का अयोध्या पर विवादित बयान, फूलपुर और गोरखपुर में लोकसभा के उपचुनाव, सुप्रीम कोर्ट की हादिया पर टिप्पणी जैसे मुद्दे इस हफ्ते न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री चर्चा के प्रमुख विषय रहे. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Journalist TS Sudhir joins the Hafta panel to discuss the TDP-BJP controversy and the vandalism war in various states of the country. He also tells us about the history of the leaders whose idols were recently vandalised. Freelance journalist Garima Chitkara talks about banking fraud in India. She focuses on the technicalities and the existing faults in the system. Journalist Samrat, who reports from the Northeast, explains about the saffron wave in the recent elections that gave BJP a huge victory in Tripura. At last, the team discusses the Hadiya case. Also, emails from our subscribers. Listen up, there’s a song dedication in the end too. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek into the complete episode, where we discuss the TDP-BJP, vandalism, banking fraud, Northeast elections and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with the weekly round-up of sports. They discuss the Champions League; Cristiano Ronaldo is one man who never disappoints when relied upon. Real Madrid keep raising their performance bar in big matches. Liverpool enter the quarter-final after 2009. Moving to cricket, the duo discusses BCCI's players' contract and what it means to the players. In the context of Mohammad Shami, Rahul Puri opines infidelity is not a crime and BCCI's move putting the player's contract on hold is unjust. Sledging is an unavoidable part of cricket, Puri says, and that cricket should start issuing Yellow Cards and Red Cards. All this and more on this week's Just Sports. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

While the last few days didn’t see sections of the media obsessing with a certain issue, the panel points out several reports that were underplayed. On this podcast of Reporters Without Orders, the panel discusses the limited coverage of the students’ protest against Staff Selection Commission, the killings in Shopian that has brought four districts in south Kashmir to a halt as well as the spat between Prasar Bharati and the I&B ministry. The panel also discusses the environment ministry’s U-turn in Adani's Mundra project.Speaking about the news that was overplayed, the panel talks about Malayalam magazine Grihalakshmi’s cover. This, and more. Listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Abhinandan and Rajyasree discuss two new advertisements - All Out's # StandByToughMums and Peek Freans ‘Cake Up’.  They aren't too pleased by Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird, although Abhinandan has a change of heart about Black Panther. It's also awards season with #Oscars 2018 and HT India's Most Stylish Awards. To prove that they both read as well, they discuss Grihlakshmi's cover of model Gilu Joseph breastfeeding a baby, and the backlash to the campaign. And there's Monica Lewinsky's latest Vanity Fair article on the #MeToo campaign. And there's a look at the world of Netflix with Tu Hai Mera Sunday and Icarus which won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. Listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, it is a Holi special Hafta. Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Vardhan and Raman Kirpal start the discussion by talking about Holi and why it is the best festival for kids and why adults should not yell at them for one day at least. They talk about the Karnataka elections and why coining new terms is common among politicians these days. Then they talk about Sridevi's demise and how the media stooped to new lows covering it. Anand Vardhan speaks about the SSC exams. Raman Kirpal speaks about the Army Chief, General Bipin Rawat. Abhinandan and Madhu also talk about why Karti Chidambaram’s case is a Catch-22 for Narendra Modi. Also, a lot of emails from our subscribers. Listen up, there is a Holi song dedication in the end too. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

दिल्ली सरकार और नौकरशाही में जारी खींचतान, फिल्म अभिनेत्री श्रीदेवी की मौत पर मीडिया की रिपोर्टिंग, चीन के राष्ट्रपति ने कार्यकाल को अनिश्चितकालिन के लिए बढ़ाने वाला फैसला, मेहुल चोकसी का कर्मचारियों को पत्र, सहवाग का सांप्रदायिक ट्वीट और साथ में होली का त्यौहार इस हफ्ते न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री चर्चा के मुख्य विषय रहे. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. They discuss Manchester United winning against Chelsea in an exciting football match. They talk about the toughness of the English Premier League. In the world of cricket, they talk about the South Africa vs Australia Tour. Rahul believes the series is bowler-dominated. Samar feels that though South Africa has home advantage, things are good for Australia as well. All this and more on this week's Just Sports. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.