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What is Shashi Tharoor’s next political move?

Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna. What next for Shashi Tharoor after he’s back from his ongoing visits abroad? Even those close to him offer differing theories. We sifted through the noise to…

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South Central 28: Will Shashi Tharoor leave the Congress? And how India’s police get away with violence

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Sudipto Mondal discuss if Shashi Tharoor is at a breaking point with the Congress party, and TNM-Newslaundry series on police excesses and impunity across India. Joining the discussion are lawyer and activist Vinay Srinivasa and TNM’s Chennai Bureau…

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South Central 27: India-Pakistan tensions, and the theatre of TV news

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss the India-Pakistan ceasefire following Operation Sindoor and examine the role of the media during moments of military escalation. The panel is joined by defence expert Sushant Singh and senior journalist Prem Panicker.

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South Central 25: India’s response to Pahalgam attack and the World Press Freedom Index

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss India’s response to the Pahalgam attack and what India’s rank in the World Press Freedom Index reflects. Also part of the discussion are international relations expert Professor Amitabh Mattoo and senior journalist Nirupama Subramaniam.

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South Central 24: Bengaluru's language row, Vice President’s allegations of SC overreach

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath are joined by The News Minute’s Anisha Sheth, comedian and writer Nithin Kamath and lawyer Suhrith Parthasarathy,

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South Central Ep 23: Piyush Goyal’s criticism of Indian startups, state vs Governor tussles

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna are joined by TNM’s Shabbir Ahmed, political and policy consultant Tara Krishnaswamy, and former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai.

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South Central 22: US crackdown on Indian students, Waqf bill

In this episode, Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath are joined by The Hindu’s Suhasini Haidar and lawyer Zafarullah Khan.

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South Central 21: Empuraan controversy, students’ protests in Hyderabad

In this episode, hosts Pooja Prasanna and Leena Reghunath are joined by The News Minute’s Nandini Chandrashekar, lawyer Nikhil Narendran and environmental journalist Bahar Dutt.

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South Central 20: Kunal Kamra row, judicial accountability, Kiran Bedi tapes

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna and Leena Reghunath are joined by independent journalist Nikita Saxena and Alok Prasanna Kumar of Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. The panel discusses the controversy surrounding stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, the need for judicial accountability, and what the Kiran Bedi tapes reveal.

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South Central Ep 19: Journalists’ arrest in Telangana, India’s ASHA workers’ struggle

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, Leena Reghunath, are joined by TNM’s executive editor Sudipto Mondal, Mana Telangana editor Amar Devulapalli, and public health researcher Malu Mohan.

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South Central Ep 18: Electoral rolls’ ‘manipulation’, Bengaluru’s governance challenges

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna are joined by The Reporter Collective’s founding editor Nitin Sethi, The News Minute’s Nandini Chandrashekar and activist Tara Krishnaswamy.

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South Central Ep 17: Cinema’s role in ‘fueling’ crime in Kerala, hyper-nationalism in Indian cricket

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna and Leena Reghunath are joined by feature filmmaker Don Palathara, senior sports journalist Sharda Ugra and social media influencer Aysha Mahmood.

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South Central Ep 16: Delimitation’s impact on South India, Karnataka now ‘Naxal-free’

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna and Leena Reghunath are joined by activist and journalist Shivasundar and retired bureaucrat PV Ramesh to discuss India’s looming delimitation exercise and Naxalism’s journey in Karnataka.

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South Central Ep 15: Centre vs TN over language policy, media censorship

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath are joined by TNM’s executive editor Sudipto Mondal and senior journalist K Venkataramanan to discuss the union government withholding education funds from Tamil Nadu over the three-language policy and what it signals about its control over…

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South Central Ep 13: Chennai police vs media, Kumbh cover-up, Telangana caste survey

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna and Leena Reghunath are joined by Newslaundry’s Manisha Pande and The News Minute’s Sudipto Mondal and Jahnavi.

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South Central Ep 10: Southern states getting a raw deal, Pattanamthitta rape case

In episode 10 of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna and Leena Reghunath are joined by public policy professionals Tara Krishnaswamy and Tushar Chakrabarthy, and lawyer Sandhya Raju, who practises in the Kerala High Court.

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South Central Ep 9: Communal violence in Karnataka, Revanth Reddy vs KTR

In episode nine, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath are joined by TNM’s senior journalist Anisha Sheth and journalist Yunus Lasania.

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South Central Ep 8: Nimisha Priya’s death sentence, Anna University sexual assault case

In episode eight, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna and Leena Reghunath are joined by senior journalist Ramya Kannan and Save Nimisha Priya Action Council member Babu John.

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South Central Ep 7: Allu Arjun controversy, crackdown in Cubbon Park

In episode seven, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna are joined by author Sowmya Rajendran, lawyer and activist Vinay Srinivasa, and journalist Rajeshwari Kalyanam.

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South Central Ep 6: Atul Subhash’s suicide: Systemic failures and troubling narratives

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna are joined by journalist Geeta Seshu, independent activist-writer Madhu Bhushan, and public health expert Dr Swathi SB.

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South Central Ep 5: Kerala actor assault, Rahul Gandhi’s leadership, Vijay-VCK-DMK row

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath are joined by author and activist Meena Kandasamy and TNM's senior editor Ragamalika Karthikeyan.

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Hafta letters: Shehla Rashid interview, geopolitics, Hafta guests, standup comedy

NiranjanFirst-time writer sick of the tirade against Anand, just voicing some support (not that Judge Saab needs it). Modi and government bashing is easy and we have Abhi to do it in very colourful words. I don’t expect Anand to participate in it. Rather than pass black and white judgements…

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South Central Ep 4: Cyclone Fengal, Zubair, Pawan Kalyan’s politics

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath are joined by weather blogger Srikanth and political consultant Tara Krishnaswamy.

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South Central Ep 3: Adani bribery case, Hema Committee, fear of movie reviews

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Raghunath are joined by journalist M Rajshekhar and writer Nadika Nadja.

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South Central Ep 2: Nayanthara vs Dhanush, Sandeep Varier, and Kasthuri’s arrest

In the second episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath are joined by Frontline’s senior associate editor RK Radhakrishnan and lawyer Nikhil Narendran.

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