Newslaundry Podcast

​The ​PMO delet​ed ​tweets​, which was new, and the PM ​brought up Balochistan in his Independence Day Speech​, which was not new. The Amnesty issue escalated ​as did Arnab's temper on ​Newshour. Meanwhile, ​athletes like Sakshi Malik shone despite the gloom and doom that is sports infrastructure in India. Consulting editor, Anand Ranganathan ​unleashed his philosophical​ side​ about death. ​Madhu Trehan, ​Abhinandan Sekhri Deepanjana Pal & Manisha Pande​ stayed down-to-earth while discussing​ discuss Olympics, Patanjali, ​and ​American athletes getting mugged​.​ ​Bonus: one of the coolest fan mails Hafta has received. Don't miss the song dedicated to ​listener ​Vikas Thakur. For reference links please visit: http://www.newslaundry.com/2016/08/19/hafta-81-is-the-amnesty-issue-seditious/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.