NL Hafta

What an eventful week! Bridget Jones’s Baby, the sequel to Bridget Jones’s Diary, is out. Leena Yadav’s film Parched released. Netflix’s documentary on Amanda Knox’s controversial murder charges comes out on October 1 and in celebration of the Presidential Debates in America, Audi has a brand new ad that has Rajyasree Sen and Deepanjana Pal in a tizzy. Plus Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’s trailer launched to an explosive reaction: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena have said they will not let ADHM release because of…Fawad Khan. Pal and Sen ponder on why Bollywood must be the only one to bear the brunt of breaking ties with Pakistan. Oh, and you have to hear what Sen thinks of the “Brangelina” divorce. Up your pop culture game with a little help from these two critics. And as always, there's a question at the end of the podcast. Send us your answers and comments to contact@newslaundry.com.For reference link visit:http://www.newslaundry.com/2016/09/28/the-awful-and-awesome-entertainment-wrap-episode-12/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Manchester United nut and a Liverpool fanatic bring you all the premier league action that unfolded this weekend. Samar Khan and Rahul Puri tell you the score on all things football and cricket. Is R Ashwin the all-rounder Indian cricket has been waiting for? Khan and Puri disagree on whether Manchester United or Liverpool will make it to the top four in this year’s English Premier League. And that all-important question: Should India play cricket with Pakistan and is the Board of Cricket Control in India the right body to decide? Listen up, there’s more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The recent attack in Uri on a military camp left 17 soldiers dead, many injured. Considering the general emotion floating on social media how prepared are we for war? Is going to war with Pakistan even an option? Can we really abrogate the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan? The answer to all these questions is no, says Kishalay Bhattacharjee, consulting editor of Newslaundry. Abhinandan Sekhri, Anand Ranganathan, Madhu Trehan & Deepanjana Pal discuss and dissect the coverage of Pakistan Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif’s speech in the United Nations (UN), Indian envoy to UN Eenam Gambhir’s reply to him and does the western media really care what India & Pakistan say or do? A new chapter added to Bharatiya Janata Party vs Aam Aadmi Party war with Somnath Bharti’s arrest, Race Course Road renamed Lok Kalyan Marg, National Human Rights Commission’s report on Kairana exodus and a lot more.For reference links, visit: http://www.newslaundry.com/2016/09/24/hafta-86-is-war-with-pakistan-even-an-option/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Emmys were historic this year, and ​Deepanjana Pal and Rajyasree Sen watched ​have some highlights for you. Katrina Kaif ​won the Smita Patil Memorial Award,​ and as far as Sen is concerned, it's not worth outraging over. Find out why. ​ ​The documentary ​Bachelor Girls​ tells ​us ​how difficult it is for single women to find a house in Mumbai​. In more exotic news,​ Ellen Page ​and Ian Daniel​'s​ ​recent ​visit ​to ​India ​makes up the new episode of Gaycation​. Approach with caution — contains​ Baba Ramdev, who claims to have a cure for homosexuality. Up your pop culture game with a little help from these two critics. And as always, there's a question at the end of the podcast. Send us your answers and comments to contact@newslaundry.com.For reference visit: http://www.newslaundry.com/2016/09/21/the-awful-and-awesome-entertainment-wrap-episode-11/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Manchester United nut and a Liverpool fanatic bring you all the Premier League action that unfolded over the weekend. Liverpool beat Chelsea and that old question came up again: Should Wayne Rooney be playing anymore? Does he deserve to be on the pitch? Closer home, Samar and Rahul turn their attention to the Davis Cup. Is it time to wave goodbye to this tournament? The Indian cricket team will be playing in India till March 2017. Is this the time we hit the top rank again in Test and one-day cricket? Listen up, be a good sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Supreme Court's notice to Karnataka regarding the Cauvery keeps both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu on the edge, but was the media coverage a little too hyperbolic? Also, is 'Why no pellet guns?' a justified question? RSS generated heat with Kerala over festival myths​​ and caused a debate over what precisely is the nature of Onam. ​Indian Express did ​superb ​​investigative reporting (once again) on Jan Dhan ​One​-Rupee Trick. Indian media showered all their attention on A​am ​A​admi ​P​arty​, Pakistan and Balochistan. ​​Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal​ got into a Twitter brawl with Shekhar Gupta and Rahul Kanwal (​​does ​AAP need a better PR team​? Yes​). Pictures of Dhaka's streets filled with blood​-​red water raises the age old question of sacrificing rituals once again. Join Anand Ranganathan, Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan and Deepanjana Pal, along with our guest this week Dhanya Rajendran, Editor-in-chief of The News Minute, to discuss all this and much more on this week's Hafta.For references visit:http://www.newslaundry.com/2016/09/16/hafta-85-should-it-be-indiafirst-or-journalismfirst/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Deepanjana Pal and Rajyasree Sen ​​leapfrog from critically-acclaimed ​documentary, ​​Placebo​, to the pulpy Freaky Ali.​​​There's little agreement between the two of them on the film front, but when it comes to the new music released this week, there's complete consensus. Find out what they have to say about the "Bolo Har Har" from Shivaay and the first new release from Mother Monster herself, Lady Gaga. And then there were the advertisements. Sen and Pal have a lot to say about the Mia, Adidas Odds and Amazon's #MomBeAGirlAgain campaigns. As always, there's a question at the end of the show. Listen up, and send us your comments and answers to contact@newslaundry.com.For references visit:http://www.newslaundry.com/2016/09/14/the-awful-awesome-entertainment-wrap-episode-10/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Manchester United nut and a Liverpool fanatic bring you all the premier league action that unfolded over the weekend. Samar Khan tells you why he thinks there is no best tennis player in the world right now, following all that happened in the US open. Rahul Puri on why the BCCI’s bullying ways will do no favours to cricket. Also the duo don't hold back on why England cricket captain Eoin Morgan has displayed the most un-captain-like behaviour and he might as well stay home for good. Lots more too- listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ramachandra Guha is an historian​,​ bu​t​ ​really, he is essentially a philosopher who makes history relevant to current events. He has authored multiple books on history, cricket and the environment. Newslaundry uploads Guha's recent lecture at the Raza Foundation about the problems of freedom of expression in India. There a few men who can combine intellectualism with wit while addressing the currency of the times. Guha is one of them. He uses Bollywood actor Johnny Walker's 50-50 paradigm on rating freedom of expression in India. He also explains how freedom of critical analysis and reports of governments and business are curtailed by governments and business houses who control the media by withholding advertisements and applying other pressures. Guha elaborates on how journalists for personal benefits align themselves with political parties and are collaborators in ruining the freedom to report critically. A good book is said to be hard to put down. Guha's riveting lecture is hard to switch off. Guha's new book Democrats and Dissenters is published this week. Recorded by Kishal​ay Bhattacharjee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.