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South Central 33: The CBFC’s absurd demand of 127 cuts for Punjab 95, director Honey Trehan speaks

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Leena Reghunath first discuss the controversy around director Honey Trehan’s film Punjab 95, starring Diljit Dosanjh, based on the life and death of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. The film’s release has been stalled by the Central Board of…

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Hindutva trouble for AIADMK and murmurs in TN BJP

Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna. In this Tamil Nadu special, we found out the details behind DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran’s astonishing legal notice to his brother Kalanithi Maran alleging a massive corporate…

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South Central 32: Why the BJP fears Keezhadi and the angle ignored in Sonam Raghuvanshi case

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna, discuss the political resistance to the Keezhadi excavation report and why the findings are seen as inconvenient by the BJP government with journalist Sivapriyan ETB. Lawyer and author Rohin Bhatt joins the podcast in the second half to…

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South Central 31: Chinmayi Sripaada’s Thug Life performance and follow-up of Bengaluru stampede

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss the Bengaluru Chinnaswamy stampede with senior journalist Nandini Chandrasekhar. They weigh in on whether the Karnataka government is scapegoating the police and evading responsibility.

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Real reasons behind Bengaluru police commissioner’s suspension

Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna. After the shocking suspension of Bengaluru Commissioner of Police B Dayananda, we spoke to sources in the police and those close to CM Siddaramaiah. One of the…

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South Central 30: RCB’s post-win tragedy and Kamal Haasan’s Kannada origin row

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss RCB's long-awaited IPL victory and the tragic deaths that followed in the stampede at the franchise’s success meet in Bengaluru. Sports journalist Venkat Ananth weighs in on the discussion with important pointers about fandom, the…

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South Central 29: BJP’s Muslim messaging and can you really separate art from the artist?

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss the dichotomy of the BJP’s Muslim-messaging within India and abroad. In the second section, they also talk about whether art can be truly separated from the artist. Joining the discussion are The Wire’s editor Seema…

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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 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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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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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 14: Mass layoffs at Infosys, self-censorship in film industry

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Leena Reghunath are joined by The News Minute’s Sudipto Mondal, political commentator Tara Krishnaswamy and independent journalist Anna MM Vetticad.

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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 12: Tamil Nadu’s Iron Age discovery, copyright battles on AI

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Leena Reghunath are joined by Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri and independent journalist Sowmiya Ashok.

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The Reporters’ Collective non-profit status revoked: What lies ahead for other media orgs?

With Indian tax authorities revoking the non-profit status of investigative news outlet The Reporters’ Collective, press outfits and experts on tax disputes have expressed concerns about the financial sustainability of news outlets that could face similar action.

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