Podcast Episodes

Where is the farmers' protest heading?

Farmers are back at the barricades, this time they have been stopped by the Haryana police at the Punjab-Haryana border. Twenty-two-year-old Shubhkar…

2 years, 1 month ago

How does a chip in your brain work?

Controlling a computer with just your thoughts seems to be something straight out of a science fiction movie, but that’s exactly what scientific expe…

2 years, 1 month ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: What can we expect

The Lok Sabha elections of 2024 are round the corner. The season of defections is also upon us. Party hopping has commenced in earnest.

An India Today…

2 years, 1 month ago

What the Electoral Bonds verdict of the Supreme Court implies

A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously struck down the Centre’s electoral bond scheme. Electoral bonds enabled …

2 years, 1 month ago

What are the issues with Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code?

The Uttarakhand assembly passed the State’s Uniform Civil Code last week. Titled ‘The Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand, 2024’, the Bill was one of t…

2 years, 1 month ago

What the Centre's White Paper on Indian Economy says, and doesn't say | In Focus podcast

The Union Finance Ministry has come out with a ‘White Paper’ on the changes in the Indian economy in the past 20 years. In the 58-page document, whic…

2 years, 1 month ago

What next in Pakistan, after parliamentary elections 2024?

The people of Pakistan have spoken. They have reposed their faith in democracy and cast their vote against the establishment’s efforts to decimate th…

2 years, 1 month ago

How will the new hit and run law affect drivers in India?

For anyone who drives a vehicle in this country, the nightmare scenario is the same: an accident involving another person. India has one of the worst…

2 years, 1 month ago

Decoding the factors with a bearing on India-Iran relations

India and Iran have deep cultural and historical connections. But relations between the two nations have atrophied in recent times.

US sanctions on Ir…

2 years, 2 months ago

Why did the RBI clamp down on Paytm?

The RBI has imposed major restrictions on the operations of Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL). It has directed Paytm Payments Bank to stop accepting dep…

2 years, 2 months ago