Best Jharkhand Podcasts (2024)

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 336: Madhabi Buch’s ‘conflict of interest’, political tussle in Jharkhand 46:23

7d ago46:23

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This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Scroll’s Ayush Tiwari and independent journalist Anand Dutta. Ayush reported on the controversies surrounding SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch. He delves into the allegations against Buch in the Hindenburg report and why the undisclosed information about her association with her former firms is a “conflict of i…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 338: Haryana politics ahead of polls, Jammu voters 34:47

1h ago34:47

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This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar and Anmol Pritam. Basant and Anmol are currently on ground zero to report from poll-bound Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, respectively. In Haryana, Basant has so far examined the progress of the Smart City Mission, issues of one of the most backward districts, and Olympian Vinesh …

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 337: Rift within BJP in UP, Yogi vs top leadership 46:39

2d ago46:39

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This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by independent journalist Sunil Kashyap. Sunil reported on the purported rift between Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the BJP workers. He delves into the changes in party dynamics after its lukewarm performance in the state in the Lok Sabha polls. He adds that despite the turmoil within the …

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 335: #MeToo crisis, no accountability for death after police brutality 1:10:11

18d ago1:10:11

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This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal, The News Minute’s Sukanya Shaji, and independent journalist Nidhi Suresh. Nidhi and Sukanya reported on Kerala’s #MeToo storm and the exploitation of female actors in the Kerala film industry. They also reported on the recently published Hema Committee report, which r…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 334: Kolkata horror, searches for victim’s video on porn sites 45:48

25d ago45:48

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This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by independent journalist Pranab Mondal and the Quint’s Aliza Noor. Pranab talks about his report on the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and the events that unfolded following the incident. He discusses how it is a culmination of misma…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 333: Herbal firm fraud, Indian media’s Bangladesh coverage 50:15

1M ago50:15

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This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar and Ishita Pradeep. Basant reported on a “herbal firm” which allegedly frauds youngsters in lure of a “luxurious life”. He talks about his investigation into the company’s modus operandi of network marketing and pressuring its staff for adding new members in the chain, failing whi…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 332: How a sexual assault exposed misogyny in Malayalam cinema 54:41

1M ago54:41

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This week, host Dhanya Rajendran is joined by independent journalist Nidhi Suresh and The News Minute’s senior sub-editor Lakshmi Priya. Nidhi reported on the kidnapping and sexual assault of a Malayalam film actor by six men, allegedly orchestrated by another actor. The panel discussed how these events unfolded and their impact on both the regiona…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 331: UPSC aspirants’ death, trail of kanwariya violence 48:18

1M ago48:18

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This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Anmol Pritam. Anmol has been on the ground to cover the conditions in which three UPSC students died in a flooded basement library of the Rau’s IAS coaching centre in Delhi’s Karol Bagh. He gave a detailed account of how the tragedy unfolded, the subsequent blame game, and w…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 330: Casteism in Indian prisons 36:49

2M ago36:49

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This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by the Wire’s Sukanya Shantha. Sukanya talks about her report on India’s prisons where prisoners were allotted work on the basis of their caste. She says that the Chief Justice of India eventually expressed concerns over the “most disturbing” practice and said he would direct the government to take action. S…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 329: Gujarat’s NEET cheat sheet, murky political funding 43:14

2M ago43:14

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This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal and Shivnarayan Rajpurohit. Sumedha spoke about her report on how candidates from outside Gujarat picked centres in the state as part of an alleged NEET scam racket. She explained how NTA’s management failed as students from Odisha, Bihar, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Prades…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 328: Bihar’s paper leak nexus, Hathras stampede survivors 45:19

2M ago45:19

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This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar and Avdhesh Kumar. Basant reported on the modus operandi of gangs involved in the alleged NEET paper leak. He explains how an interstate nexus of government employees, coaching institutes, and other powerful forces orchestrate paper leaks. Avdhesh spoke to the kin and survivors …

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 327: A shift in Zee Media, gender gap in digital ownership 35:17

3M ago35:17

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This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Tanishka Sodhi and the Hindu’s Ashna Butani. Tanishka talks about her deep-dive on Shubhash Chandra, Zee Media founder and former Rajya Sabha MP, and the shift in his stance on the central government. She explains why his recent remarks on the dip in India’s rank on the World Press F…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 326: UP Lok Sabha, inside Amritpal Singh’s poll campaign 1:11:17

3M ago1:11:17

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This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by independent journalists Sunil Kashyap and Jatinder Kaur Tur. Sunil spoke about his report on the Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha result and how the BJP workers’ overconfidence and ignorance led to the party’s seat loss. He said Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party’s “PDA card” – reaching out to the “pichre” or back…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 325: NEET, 3 decades of secrecy, and SP’s poll strategy 50:17

3M ago50:17

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This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and independent journalists Alishan Jafri and Nidhi Suresh. The discussion begins as Alishan talks about his report on the sense of betrayal and anger felt by NEET aspirants after 67 students scored the top rank, in a “doubtful and faulty” result. The possibility of meritorious…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 324: Exit poll and stock market upheaval 54:11

3M ago54:11

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This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Shivnarayan Rajpurohit and Prateek Goyal to dissect the fallout of exit polls on the stock market. As the Lok Sabha results starkly contrasted the exit polls – most of which were bullish on the Narendra Modi-led BJP – the stock markets hit an all-time high and then crashed, between June 1 and …

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 323: Lok Sabha polls, hot seats, strategies 44:45

4M ago44:45

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This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar, Pratyush Deep, and Sumedha Mittal to discuss the coverage of the Lok Sabha elections and provide insights into the pulse of the people. The conversation delves into the potential election outcomes across India, hot seats, political parties’ strategies, and campaign. The…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 322: Bansuri Swaraj’s debut, Sambhal violence 46:19

4M ago46:19

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This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Sumedha Mittal. Sumedha profiled Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of Sushma Swaraj and the BJP’s candidate from New Delhi constituency. She explains why the BJP chose not to field Meenakshi Lekhi, a two-time winner from the constituency, and how Bansuri has been trying to make hersel…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 321: Bihar polls, voters’ dilemma in Maharashtra 46:51

4M ago46:51

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This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry reporters Tanishka Sodhi and Anmol Pritam, who have been reporting on the ongoing Lok Sabha elections from ground zero. Anmol talks about his experience of reporting from Bihar on the tussle between the BJP-led NDA and the INDIA alliance and the “Nitish Kumar factor”, which seems to be dying dow…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 320: What it’s like to be ‘blacklisted’ by India 33:55

5M ago33:55

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This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by independent journalist Angad Singh. Formerly with Vice News, Angad was “blacklisted” by the Indian government over a documentary called India Burning, which he worked on as a production assistant. He talks about dealing with court cases after being accused by the central government of portraying India in …

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 319: The state of the BSP, BJP-RSS links to Sainik schools 41:33

5M ago41:33

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This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by independent journalist Astha Savyasachi and The Mooknayak’s Arun Kumar Verma. Arun reported on the rise and fall of the Bahujan Samaj Party. He delves into the ups and downs of Mayawati’s political career and explains how the BSP became sidelined. He also talks about the new leadership with Mayawa…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 318: Jharkhand’s food security, truths of ‘doubling’ farm income 41:14

5M ago41:14

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This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by independent journalist Rahul Singh. Rahul talks about his report on the shortcomings of the public distribution system in Jharkhand. He says despite the online mechanism, food security is poor in rural areas, and instead of helping, the system “is emerging as a hurdle” for the Adivasis. Basant reported on p…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 317: ANI’s business model, Dalit farmers’ electoral bonds ‘scam’ 51:19

5M ago51:19

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This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by Shivnarayan Rajpurohit and The Quint’s Himanshi Dahiya. Shivnarayan talks about his profile of ANI and how it became the Modi government’s favourite media outlet. But the story isn’t that simple, he explains, because beyond ANI’s dismal coverage of the opposition are a number of contracts that the agency …

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 316: Aurobindo Pharma’s electoral bonds, Kejriwal’s arrest 32:26

5M ago32:26

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This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by Newslaundry’s Anmol Pritam and The News Minute’s Jahnavi. Jahnavi talks about her report on businessman P Sarath Chandra Reddy, accused-turned-approver in the Delhi liquor policy case. She says his firms bought electoral bonds worth Rs 55 crore, later encashed by the BJP, and also explains the ‘South Grou…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 315: The stories that won us the Ramnath Goenka, their impact 48:11

6M ago48:11

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This week, host Pooja Prasanna is joined by the Ramnath Goenka awardees from Newslaundry and The News Minute, to talk about the four awards they won this year. While Ayush Tiwari and Basant Kumar won in the environment, science and technology category for the plunder of the Aravalli series, Hridayesh Joshi’s video report on arsenic in water trigger…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 314: Decoding electoral bonds data, patterns of funding 28:11

6M ago28:11

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This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by Newslaundry’s Prateek Goyal and Basant Kumar. Both Prateek and Basant share their experience of investigating the patterns in political funding in India, and decoding the State Bank of India’s data dump on electoral bonds. They discuss how they found out about “a very strange pattern” of donation to polit…

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