NL Hafta

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek of the complete episode where we discuss Gujarat elections, Rahul Gandhi's ascension to Congress president, Padmavati, Republic TV and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Samar Khan and Rahul Puri are back with their weekly round-up of sports. The Ashes has started and they discuss Australia trying to be very hostile and England is pretty gracious about it. Moving on, they discuss the first test match between India and Sri Lanka and the whole DRS fiasco which happened once again. They think that DRS is something which needs to be relooked at. Both Rahul and Samar agree that there has to be some kind of limit to sledging. In the world of football, they talk about ISL and the buzz around it. Samar says he would not watch a single match as an audience. All this and more on this week's Just Sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bollywood movie Padmavati continues to be in the news over the Karni Sena's threat to maim its heroine. Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan, Anand Vardhan and Manisha Pande discuss the Padmavati controversy. Madhu has some advice for Deepika Padukone. They also talk about Hardik Patel and the CD which has recently surfaced claiming that Hardik had sex with an unidentified woman.  Apart from this, they discuss the tussle in the judiciary where the Supreme Court said the CJI will decide who hears a case even if allegations are against him. Lastly, they discuss ASEAN summit where world leaders met in Manila including Narendra Modi. 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 of the complete episode where we discuss Padmavati controversy and more. Abhinandan reads two mails, especially for mufatkhors. 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 talk about Gianluigi Buffon and his style of goal-keeping, and he professionalism he displays while playing. They also discuss how the FIFA Football World Cup is going to be weird as there won’t be big teams like Italy, the Netherlands and Chile. They talk about how Italy lost out as they were playing almost without any striker, and hence were not able to score goals.The discussion on mind games before the Ashes, and the bowling of James Anderson and Stuart Broad in foreign conditions, if right, can take England towards victory. They also talk about how it’s an open series and both the teams have a chance to win. They discuss how both batting orders can be got out, leaving the bowlers with a rare advantage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dense smog engulfed the capital of India leading to accidents and posing a health hazard for children and the elderly. Environmental journalist Nitin Sethi joins us to discuss the pollution emergency. Is there a long term solution to this? Madhu Trehan, Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Anand Ranganathan and Manisha Pande talk of the pollution levels in the city. Can the odd-even rule help in any form? Anand Ranganathan says it’s been a failure. They also talk about the new angle that has come up in the Ryan International School Gurugram murder case where the CBI has claimed that a Class 11 student killed Pradhuman Thakur. Apart from this, they discuss #ParadisePapers, Rahul Gandhi's Oped against Modi government, Kamal Haasan’s imminent entry into politics and more. Listen up, there is a song dedication in the end too. 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 of the complete episode where we discuss #DelhiSmogged, Ryan Murder, #ParadisePapers, Kamal Haasan's imminent entry into politics & more. 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 start the discussion with cricket where they talk about MS Dhoni and why Virat Kohli needs him in the T20 team. Is it time for Dhoni to be replaced by someone like Rishabh Pant? Samar feels that Virat needs Dhoni to play in the international series as he is performing well in ODIs. Samar says Dhoni is not going anywhere until World Cup 2019. In the world of football, they discuss the issue with Jose Mourinho and why he needs to evolve. What is the reason behind the frustration of Manchester United fans? At last, they talk about Burnley manager Sean Dyche and David Moyes who has returned as West Ham's new manager. Will he be able to prove a point? All this and more on this week's Just Sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Navin Kumar Singh massacred Vande Mataram when he was asked to sing the national song on a TV debate. Since then it has caught the attention of several primetime debates. TS Sudhir joins the Hafta gang to discuss this issue and the sudden spurt in activity of Rahul Gandhi in social media and politics. Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Vardhan and Atul Chaurasia speak about the importance of Sanskrit in school. Would it have been better if students were taught other local and regional languages instead of Sanskrit? They talk about a recent advertisement put out by BJP IT cell where they have targeted media and not any political party. Madhu finds it a brilliant advertisement in terms of propaganda. Also, a list was put out by law student Raya Sarkar, who asked other academicians to name their offenders. Abhinandan Sekhri feels this might end up doing nothing. Listen up, there is a song dedication in the end too. 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 of the complete episode where we discuss Vande Mataram lessons, Raya Sarkar's list, Gujarat election advertisement and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.