NL Hafta

In this podcast, Abhinandan Sekhri and Rajyasree Sen start their discussion with Ram Gopal Verma's God, Sex and Truth: A philosophical Treatise of Mia Malkova. Abhinandan talks about RGV's genius-to-insane journey. With reference to it, he talks about a brilliant shot from the movie Shiva. They also talk about Steven Soderbergh's Unsane which was shot on an iPhone, entirely. In addition, Rajysaree talks about critically-acclaimed horror movie Hereditary and Reema Kagti's Gold, in which Akshay Kumar plays the role of a Bengali. Apart from this, she talks about advertisements and Superbowl and Justin Timberlake's hologram tribute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of #ReportersWithoutOrders, the panel discusses sections of mainstream media’s narrative about Kashmir—how it has been reduced to terror and terrorists. The gang also discusses limited coverage given to the startling allegations made by Congress’ Kapil Sibal, political developments in Jharkhand and life of undertrials such as the youth arrested in the Bangalore blast case.The panel also weighs in on the #PadmanChallenge, what ails legacy media houses, problems with over-consumption of news and more. Listen up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

बजट 2018-19, कासगंज हिंसा, पूर्वोत्तर में असम के दीमा हसाओ में नगालैंड विवाद में सुरक्षाकर्मियों की गोली से दो युवकों की मौत और राष्ट्रपति का राष्ट्र के नाम संबोधन में वन नेशन, वन इलेक्शन के प्रस्ताव पर केंद्रित रही इस हफ्ते की एनएल चर्चा. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more 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 Budget 2018, Kasganj, the rape of an eight-month-old baby in Delhi, Swara Bhasker, FIR against Army and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Public policy enthusiast Meghnad is back to discuss Budget 2018 with the Hafta team. Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Anand Vardhan, Raman Kirpal along with Meghnad also talk about violence in Kasganj and how the media covered it. How many were ground reports and how many were opinion pieces? Abhinandan asks the panel about Rashtra Manch, launched by Yashwant Sinha, and Shatrughan Sinha joining the Manch. Is this a move to pressure the BJP from within? They discuss Swara Bhasker's piece on Padmaavat. Manisha tells why she could not read the piece after two-three paragraphs. Then they talk about the concept of One Nation One Election and the consequences of it. Vardhan thinks of it as “not a bad idea”. Raman raises questions about the concept. Abhinandan talks about a recent case of FIR against Army personnel and finds it unfortunate. Lastly, they discuss a tragedy which shook Delhi when an eight-month-old baby was raped. Also, a lot of emails from our beloved subscribers. Listen up, there is a song dedication in the end too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of #ReportersWithoutOrders, Newslaundry’s illustrator Anish Daolagupu joins the regular gang to discuss the protests in Assam's Dima Hasao district. Also, hear Abhinandan share his experience of a particular shoot while weighing in on the media blind spot when it comes to the Northeast. The panel also discusses a Madras High Court order allowing conjugal visits for a man serving a life sentence and the national media’s limited coverage of Odisha’s political hot potato— the death of a class 9 girl who was gang-raped.All this, in addition to Nidhi’s learnings during her travel with Karwan-e-Mohabbat, Sahla’s jibe at the selection of panelists called on news debates and more. Listen up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. They discuss the IPL auctions and the surprises it brought. They look into the teams picked and analyse how the auction went for different franchises. They also discuss India’s brave victory over South Africa in the third Test match and what India can learn from the series. They discuss the ongoing ICC U19 World Cup and the hopes attached. All this and more on this week's Just Sports. Listen up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this wrap, Rajyasree Sen and Abhinandan Sekhri review Padmaavat. They discuss the 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony and the recently launched trailer of HBO documentary Andre The Giant. They also discuss the Jaipur Literature Fest, recent trends in poetry as well as new Netflix series Dirty Money and Manhunt. This, Amruta Fadnavis and India Today's Rahul Kanwal's piece-to-camera at Davos, Vanity Fair's cover and more. Listen up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ज़ी न्यूज़ और टाइम्स नाउ को प्रधानमंत्री का साक्षात्कार, संजय लीला भंसाली की फिल्म पद्मावत पर विवाद, केंद्रीय मंत्री सतपाल सिंह द्वारा जैवविकास की डार्विन थ्योरी को गलत बताना, मेवात में एक दलित परिवार का मुसलिम परिवार पर धर्मांतरण का आरोप और सीपीएम में करात और येचुरी के मनमुटाव, इस हफ्ते न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री चर्चा के प्रमुख विषय रहे. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. Samar talks about why football is not just about the game. A lot of decisions are based on other things and Alexis Sanchez is the kind of guy who fits in all places. Rahul considers him a world-class player. In the world of cricket, they talk about why the ICC needs to discuss cricket pitches as India is suffering in South Africa. Though the pitch is the same for every team, Rahul feels there should be some kind of standardisation. All this and more on this week's Just Sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.