NL Hafta – Episode 27

This week on NLHafta we discuss the #PornBan (and the subsequent unbanning). Then the team moves on to discuss disruption in Parliament and if it was right for Sumitra Mahajan to suspend 25 Congress members of Parliament? Then we talk about the media’s eagerness to dub the terrorist nabbed in Udhampur as junior Kasab. But was there even a senior Kasab? Also, what made Modi roll back the  amendments to the land bill? Finally, we discuss why TV anchors are not bothered about the possible amendment to the Whistle Blowers Protection Act.

Recommendation:

1. XVIDEOS’ tweet on #PornBan.
2. Vivek Kaul’s Firstpost Piece: Land acquisition mess: Will the real Narendra Modi please stand up?
3. TheHoot.org’s brief: Problematic article
4. Puja Mehra’s tweet.
5. Hard Talk by BBC: Allen Ault – Former Commissioner of Corrections, Georgia, USA
6. Fountain Ink’s report: The one who got away
7. India@9 with Zakka Jacob: Porn Ban
8. Quint’s story on Rohtak sisters: One Year On, the Rohtak Sisters’ Story is Symptomatic of a Crisis
9. Rahul Kanwal’s show Newsroom: Woman Guru Radhe Ma Accused Of Obscenity At Meetings
10. The Indian Express report: News blackout in Pakistan on capture of terrorist in Udhampur
11. The Indian Express report: It is fun, I came to kill Hindus: captured Pakistan militant Naved
12. The Indian Express report: Sadhvis fight for equality at Kumbh, want own akhada like sadhus
13. Moreintelligentlife.com’s piece: JON STEWART’S VAUDEVILLIAN GENIUS
14. Scroll.in piece on Jon Stewart: Four hilarious clips in which Jon Stewart explained India to Americans

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