Hafta 96: #NabhaJailbreak, Congress's twitter handle hacked and Fidel Castro

The year is winding down, but the pace of news isn't slowing down any. Join Abhinandan Sekhri, Madu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan, Manisha Pande and Deepanjana Pal as they discuss this week's headline makers. Six prisoners broke out of Nabha Central Jail, a maximum security facility that magnanimously allows its prisoners to update their Facebook status (it's hard out there for convicts). While the runaways managed to pull off a plot that belongs in Bollywood movie, there was a tragedy when a young woman was killed accidentally. What's going on with Punjab Police? Despite Sekhri insisting that this Hafta, the panel wouldn't discuss demonetisation, we can't help but wind back to the topic that's been making headlines for 24 days (and counting). How is the government going to tell which is inherited gold and what has been stashed away to turn black money, white (or golden)? There's black comedy with Congress's social media accounts being hacked and everyone has a lot to say about Mukesh Ambani taking over the news channels to announce Jio's success. What does this say about the state of Indian media? Also, find out the act of rebellion that Sekhri and Ranganathan have planned now that the Supreme Court has ordered that all cinemas in the country must play the national anthem before screening a film. Finally, Sekhri and Ranganathan go head to head as they discuss the legacy of Fidel Castro. This week, instead of a song, we've got some poetry for you. Don't forget to send us your comments and ideas for #Hafta100 at contact@newslaundry.com.For reference visit:https://www.newslaundry.com/2016/12/02/hafta-96-nabhajailbreak-congresss-twitter-handle-hacked-and-fidel-castro

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