In this week’s special free episode, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, and Jayashree Arunachalam, are joined by The News Minute’s Pooja Prasanna and University of Michigan associate professor and author Joyojeet Pal.
The conversation begins with discussions on the Tirupati laddu controversy and the Karnataka High Court setback for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysore Urban Development Authority case. Pooja delves into how life has come full circle for Siddaramiah.
Abhinandan underlines the similarities between Indian and US news: “Top headlines on Indian channels is beef in laddus, while top headlines in the US are Donald Trump’s ‘immigrants will eat your dogs’ speech.” Joyojeet explains the nuances of the Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump presidential battle. He says, “Right now it’s a neck and neck fight.”
The panel also discusses PM Modi’s visit to the US. On his address to NRIs in Long Island, Jayashree says, “Modi talked about his biggest achievements, such as new airports and better broadband services – because that’s all that matters to NRIs.”
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Audio Timecodes
00:02:51 - Announcements
00:07:40 - Headlines
00:22:46 - Announcement
00:23:26 - Tirupati laddu
00:32:06 - MUDA case - setback for Siddaramiah?
00:43:48 - Pooja’s recommendation
00:44:45 - Subscriber letters
01:00:44 - US polls & Modi in USA
01:32:53 - Joyojeet’s recommendation
01:38:46 - Subscriber letters
01:55:20 - Recommendations
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Produced and recorded by Priyali Dhingra, edited by Hassan Bilal and Samarendra K Dash.
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