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Beyond the fish and puchka: Journalists say SIR is the ‘only issue’ in Bengal elections

In this roundtable hosted by Manisha Pande, the usual media narratives are set aside for the grounded perspectives of journalists who live and breathe West Bengal’s complex political landscape.

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It takes a village – the pioneering tourism project breathing new life into India’s mountain communities

Over the past 21 years, Village Ways has been leading low-impact tours of remote communities in the foothills of the Himalayas, supporting traditional ways of life and offering a rare glimpse of pristine landscapes and wildlife

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Hafta 575: The Naravane book row, WaPo layoffs, and TM Krishna on ‘making democracy a culture’

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by musician and author T.M. Krishna and defence analyst Ajai Shukla for a conversation that spans Parliament flashpoints, billionaire ownership in journalism, and the deeper cultural fight over India’s national symbols.

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Hafta 573: Funding the ‘circus’ in Davos as the net tightens on press freedom in Kashmir

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by journalist and entrepreneur Govindraj Ethiraj.

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Hafta x South Central: Highs & lows of media in 2025, influencers in news, Arnab’s ‘turnaround’

For this special year-ender episode, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri and Manisha Pande and The News Minute’s Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna are joined by columnist and media critic Santosh Desai.

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Access, bias and balance: Inside the challenges of war reporting

Reporting on conflict is one of the most demanding and dangerous responsibilities in journalism, especially when truth is often the first casualty of war. How do newsrooms ensure accuracy amid chaos? What moral questions define war journalism, and how can editors balance ethics, safety and coverage?

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Hafta 559: Taliban’s visit to India, Gaza peace plan agreement

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam and Shardool Katyayan are joined by Suhasini Haidar, Diplomatic Affairs Editor at The Hindu, and Dr Khinvraj Jangid, director and professor at the Centre for Israel Studies at OP Jindal Global University.

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Hafta x South Central feat. Josy Joseph: A crossover episode on the future of media

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri and Manisha Pande, and The News Minute’s Dhanya Rajendran and Sudipto Mondal áre joined by senior journalist Josy Joseph for a special Hafta and South Central crossover episode on the future of media.

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Hafta 550: Opposition’s protest against voter fraud, SC stray dogs order, and Uttarkashi floods

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by Priya Sahgal, editorial director at NewsX, Jasmine Damkewala, advocate on record in the Supreme Court, and senior journalist Hridayesh Joshi.

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Hafta 541: Air India crash, Manipur violence, covering crime stories

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by former Executive Director, Air India, Jitendra Bhargava, and Executive Editor of The Frontier Manipur, Paojel Choaba.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 388: Mountainhead, Stolen, Last Of Us S2

While discussing the headlines:Rajyasree: In bad news, Kamal Haasan’s comments led to his film Thug Life not releasing in Karnataka.Manisha: In worse news, Akshay Kumar’s Housefull 5 cruised ahead of the box office…I had no idea that five Housefulls have been made. Rajyasree: And also Fardeen Khan has made a comeback!Shardool:…

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TV Newsance 301: The 4th largest economy, Bharat, wins yet again!

This week, Abhinandan Sekhri, standing in for host Manisha Pande, looks at the tough questions asked by our mainstream media. Republic TV did ask tough questions this week. Not of leaders like Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who was acquitted in a POCSO case, but of an irrelevant actor like Dino…

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Hafta 538: India vs Maoists: Is this a turning point?

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam, Raman Kirpal and Shardool Katyayan are joined by senior journalist and CGNet Swara’s co-founder Shubhranshu Choudhary.We start with a discussion on the killing of 27 suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh this week and analyse if the Maoist movement in…

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NL Hafta Subscribers’ Take Ep 1: A special feedback episode

In this special episode of NL Hafta, Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, Anand Vardhan and Jayashree Arunachalam catch up on all the letters – over 45 of them – that we’ve received from subscribers.Hafta letters: India-Pakistan, podcast ideas, team feedback, thoughts on patriotismWe have a page for subscribers to…

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Hafta 537: Media’s credibility in conflict, India’s military standpoints

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, and Anand Vardhan are joined by The Hindu’s Dinakar Peri, who covers defense and strategic affairs.

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Hafta 536: War drums and fake news with India-Pakistan tensions

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam and Shardool Katyayan are joined by retired Brigadier Kuldip Singh. In this tense news week, we begin by dissecting India’s Operation Sindoor and strikes on terror camps in Pakistan on May 7. “Neither side, particularly India, wants…

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Hafta 535: World Press Freedom Day, aftermath of Pahalgam attack

In a special episode for Press Freedom Day, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by historian and author Ramachandra Guha. The panel begins with a discussion on the history of press freedom in India. Ram reflects on the similarities and differences between 1975’s Emergency…

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Hafta 534: Pahalgam terror attack, India’s diplomatic response, global attention

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, and Anand Vardhan are joined by diplomatic and foreign affairs expert Manoj Joshi.

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Hafta 532: Trump’s tariff blunders, Supreme Court’s remarks on Tamil Nadu Governor

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, and Shardool Katyayan are joined by Semafor’s business reporter Rohan Goswami and political consultant and federalism expert Tara Krishnaswamy.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 384: White Lotus S3 finale, Empuraan, The Studio

While discussing Empuraan:

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Hafta 531: Understanding Waqf bill, protests in University of Hyderabad

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, and Manisha Pande are joined by The News Minute’s Sudipto Mondal and Supreme Court lawyer Talha Abdul Rahman.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 383: Emergency, Adolescence, Kunal Kamra controversy

While discussing Emergency:

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Hafta 529: US campus crackdown, defining patriotism, English media dominance

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri and Manisha Pande are joined by The News Minute’s Dhanya Rajendran and The Wire’s Seema Chishti.

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Hafta 528: Trump’s tariff wars, cricket controversies, the communal shades of Holi

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, Jayashree Arunachalam and Anand Vardhan are joined by writer and podcaster Amit Varma.

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Hafta 527: Return of Aurangzeb, Mayawati’s ‘mistakes’ and the future of BSP

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, and Anand Vardhan are joined by Dr Sumeet Mhaskar, professor of sociology at Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, and Ajoy Bose, veteran journalist and author of Behenji: The Rise and Fall of Mayawati.

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