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Subscribe to Dostcast Clips:https://www.youtube.com/@dostcastclips?sub_confirmation=1Listen to Dostcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=be05dbdd564245d9Join the Dostcast Janta Party on WhatsApp for regular updates: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAZwo5D8SDs5kf94N3TWant to suggest a guest?Fill this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ft_-1QDs7XpsSWnaPOeF21yUlhk9bzKvwHSyh4hHfBU/edit?usp=drivesdk====================================================================Suhag Shukla, Esq. is a co-founder and the Executive Director of the Hindu American Foundation. Through her leadership, she has spearheaded large-scale efforts to improve the public understanding of Hinduism, advocate for religious freedom, and navigate complex conversations around identity, politics, and representation in the West.In this episode, Vinamre and Suhag discuss:Bridging cultural gaps and navigating dual identitiesThe role of Indian political parties like the BJP and Congress in Western discourseThe importance of temples and representation in the American governmentBlasphemy, religious sensitivity, and the challenges facing Hindu communities abroadHow history books portray Hinduism and what needs to changeFollow Suhag Shukla:X: https://x.com/SuhagAShuklaHAF Website: https://www.hinduamerican.org/Timestamps 0:00 Coming Up1:08 Bridging Gaps & Identities7:45 Mispronunciation of Names in the West11:55 Assimilating in American Society16:09 Should You Have an Accent?19:14 Why Be a "Hindu First" Organization?23:00 Is Islam a Threat to America?28:10 Why Are Minorities Being Attacked?37:21 Role of the BJP & Congress in the West41:00 Hindu Faces in the American Government45:06 Opinions of Americans on India49:20 History Books on Hinduism53:40 Is Hinduism Right-Wing in America?58:00 How Important Are Temples in America?1:11:15 Blasphemy Among Hindus1:19:00 Conclusion====================================================================Vinamre Kasanaa is a writer at heart, podcaster and entrepreneur by craft.He spends a significant part of his time reading and researching.With over 500 podcasts under his belt, he's interviewed everyone—from HNIs and industry leaders to everyday superheroes.Follow Vinamre:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaaDostcast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast====================================================================Contact Us:For business inquiries: dostcast@egiplay.com

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.The Philippines' communist party, waging a long-standing war against the government, has declared a ceasefire to let citizens peacefully celebrate Christmas and New Year. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

A version of this essay was published by news18.com at https://www.news18.com/opinion/opinion-what-the-bjp-win-in-thiruvananthapuram-may-mean-or-may-not-9774658.htmlAs a native son, I believe the BJP's 50/101 seats in the Trivandrum Corporation in the recently concluded local body elections is an interesting outcome. But it must not be taken in isolation, and one must accept that this is neither a breakthrough for the BJP in the deep south, nor a mere footnote in the CPI(M)-Congress duopoly that has been the hallmark of Kerala politics. There are a lot of local factors, but yes, perhaps there is an underlying, nascent realignment.There is anti-incumbency: there used to be, like clockwork, one term for the UDF, one term for the LDF. But now, the CPI-M has been ruling for ten years in a row, and the voters may be fed up with them. In Trivandrum, for instance, the outgoing mayor, Arya Rajendran, who is in her 20s, has a well-deserved reputation for arrogance. Tellingly, she did not campaign in 2025.But there is more.There are at least four extraordinary factors at play here: One is the vanity that Kerala politics is somehow superior to politics elsewhere in (southern) India, because, you know, it is the 100% literate state. This is far from the truth. Mere literacy, that is, knowing the syntax of written language, does not guarantee you understand the semantics, that is, the ability to think critically rather than be gaslighted. The average Kerala voter is as easily manipulated as any other.Second, regional tensions. Kerala consists of three distinct regions: northern Malabar, which was under British rule, which meant it was plundered and underdeveloped. It also is Muslim-dominated. Central Kochi, which was a moderately dynamic dynasty, and is Christian-dominated. Southern Travancore, which was under a strong dynasty (but came under the sway of the British), and is Hindu majority.Third, the erstwhile consensus around ‘secularism' is fraying: it is now increasingly seen as merely a shibboleth meant to hypnotize the Hindu community into caste-based internecine conflict and keep it a permanent underclass, with fewer rights than those of other religions. Hindus are still fighting 19th century battles in the 21st century. The shocking neglect, occasional desecration of, and outright large-scale theft from, major temples such as Sabarimala may now be turning into a bit of an issue for the lay Hindu.Fourth, after half a century of left-wing politics, it is becoming increasingly clear to the average Keralite that it is being left behind in development and prosperity. At independence, Travancore in particular was far ahead of the rest of India in key metrics like infant mortality, female literacy, and infrastructure. But anti-business socialism has led to de-industrialization, forced migration of Keralites in search of jobs, and high inflation, while other states are passing Kerala by.On top of all this, there is the rampant politicization of everything (for example, government jobs do not go to those who have high ranks in the State Public Service Commission selection exams, but to party cadres). There is a truly bizarre situation where two parties, both in the INDI Alliance all over the country (CPI-M and Congress), pretend to be rivals in Kerala, and do charades and shadow-boxing, although they do tactical voting to prevent the BJP from winning.It startles me to hear that there is a Left (CPI-M) and a Right (Congress) in Kerala, according to pundits. In reality, they are an Extreme-Left party and a Far-Left party, respectively. Indeed, even the BJP, which is spoken of as Far-Right is a Center-Left party, so severely distorted is the discourse – the median is Far-Left.To an impartial observer, the only way the Congress in Kerala can be termed a Right-wing party is that it appeases its vote-bank, the Christians, although the FC Nairs also traditionally vote for them. The Communists, whose rank and file are mostly made up of the OBC Ezhavas, increasingly are dominated by the needs of their Malabar Muslim vote-bank. So in a twisted sort of way, both these Left parties pander to the Conservative sentiments of these religious groups.This has real-life consequences, which Travancore voters are seeing increasingly clearly. The last major investment in Trivandrum was the ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, which was required to be on the magnetic equator. After that, the National Institute of Technology went to Kozhikode (in Malabar). The Indian Institute of Management went to Kozhikode (in Malabar). The Indian Institute of Technology went to Palakkad (in Malabar). The AIIMS is also likely to go to Malabar or Kochi.A metro system was given to Kochi, even though Trivandrum has an equal or better claim in terms of population size and other metrics. Successive UDF and LDF governments have sat on the proposal for Trivandrum's metro (incidentally Kozhikode is also in the same boat). Trivandrum airport saw zero development for 40 years from 1960.Staggeringly, the Trivandrum port (Vizhinjam) was also delayed for 40 years, even though the deepwater container transhipment port there is now on track to handle a lot of India's container cargo, which now goes to Colombo. Instead, 4400 crores were spent on a container port at Kochi, which has only 8 meters draft and cannot compete with Colombo.Trivandrum/Vizhinjam has 24 meters in depth, which means literally the largest container ship in the world, MSC Irina, with 24,000 containers on board, can and in fact has called at this port.The LDF government twisted Adani Ports' arm and moved their logistics park for Vizhinjam, which Adani runs on contract, 200 km away to Kochi! In addition, the road and rail approaches to the port, which are necessary for ‘gateway' or upcountry containers from/to say Bangalore or Hyderabad, have been delayed for a long time over trivial land acquisition issues.These lapses are glaring, and add up to step-motherly treatment for Trivandrum. There must be a lot of resentment among the voters here about this, because their real estate values would go up quite a lot if Vizhinjam's business improves, and there will be jobs related to logistics, bunkering, cruise lines, and so on. Under the Sagarmala initiative, this is something that Trivandrum voters hope the Union Government will push forward, along with a proposed Tri-Services Maritime Command: thus both military and civil infrastructure may bring benefits.Finally, the excesses against Hindu temples, which are ruled by the Devaswom Board, packed with party cadres who may well be hostile atheists, are getting exposed broadly. There is a tradition prohibiting the entry of women between 10 and 60 years of age (ie. of childbearing age) into the shrine, which the women devotees in Kerala are broadly okay with, and don't feel particularly discriminated against. The Kerala government made a huge fuss over it, and attempted to smuggle in both non-believing women and non-Hindu women into the temple.This has troubled some of the CPI-M's traditional voters, for example the hitherto blase Ezhavas. As the attacks on Hindus continue, there is a bit of a counter-consolidation as well.There is no end: there is the huge current scandal of the theft of gold from the temple doors and dwarapalaka statues in Sabarimala (along with similar desecration in Guruvayur). There is an ongoing investigation, which ought to, if pursued properly, implicate highly connected political players. But recently, there have been instances of prosecutorial misconduct that mean likely criminals get away with, er, murder.Sowmya's alleged murderer Charlie Thomas aka Govindachamy was let off death row, because the prosecutor did not make a good enough case. An actor, Dileep, who allegedly took out a contract for a thug to rape an actress in a moving car, was let off. You guessed it, the prosecution did not make a good enough case.Incidentally, Christian churches with vast landholdings (a good bit of which was 99-year leases given during British days which has now, magically, turned into freehold), or Muslim mosques and other Waqf claimants rarely face the wrath of the State. Yes, there is a case wending its way through the courts about the peninsula of Munambam which is home to 600 families, mostly Christian fisherman, but is claimed in its entirety as a Waqf property.A net reflection of all this is that urban Hindus have begun to rethink their political views. There is a strong urban-rural divide as seen in the just-conducted local body polls. The urban, so to speak, constituencies have seen the vice-like grip of the LDF diminish a bit, but they remain strong in the rural areas. This is borne out by conversations with the rural poor, who talk about kshema pensions, NREGA, and so on as benefits they get from the State government.What this suggests is that anti-incumbency is playing its part; but the likely outcome is a return to the Tweedledum-Tweedledee “throw the rascals out every five years” syndrome of years past. The BJP is unlikely to make any quick inroads into this; they may not get many Assembly seats in 2026, and they are unlikely to get more than a couple of Lok Sabha seats in 2029.Yet, as for obvious reasons there is a Right-ward lurch in Europe, with the rise of AfD in Germany, Marine Le Pen's National Rally in France, and Nigel Farrage's Reform UK, and these parties are no longer easily put behind a cordon sanitaire, the BJP in Kerala is not any longer completely unelectable. The voters are beginning to see that it is not completely er… untouchable.It will be a long, painful journey, but maybe in a decade or two, the BJP can become a realistic opposition party in Kerala. To do this in the extreme South, in the very bastion of the Communists, as well as in a State with very large non-Hindu populations, would be quite an achievement for them. We shall have to wait and see if they have the stamina and the staying power for this grueling odyssey.Malayalam podcast of this essay by notebookLM: 1650 words, 15 Dec 2025 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com/subscribe

शीतकालीन सत्र के 11वें दिन दोनों सदनों में हंगामा, सरकार MGNREGA की जगह नया ग्रामीण रोज़गार कानून लाने की तैयारी में, दिल्ली-NCR प्रदूषण पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट में 17 दिसंबर को सुनवाई, PM मोदी तीन देशों के दौरे पर रवाना, रिटायर्ड IAS राज कुमार गोयल नए मुख्य सूचना आयुक्त बने, इंडिगो फ्लाइट कैंसलेशन मामले में SC ने सुनवाई से इनकार किया, ‘ज़मीन के बदले नौकरी' केस की सुनवाई टली, यूपी में लापता BJP नेता बरामद हुए, भारत को जल्द अपाचे हेलीकॉप्टर मिलेंगे, रुपया रिकॉर्ड निचले स्तर पर पहुंचा और ऑस्ट्रेलिया के बोंडी बीच आतंकी हमले में नई जानकारी मिली, सिर्फ़ 5 मिनट में सुनिए दोपहर 1 बजे तक की बड़ी ख़बरें.

प्रधानमंत्री मोदी 15-18 दिसंबर को तीन देशों की यात्रा पर, राहुल गांधी की कथित दोहरी नागरिकता मामले में आज सुनवाई, यूपी BJP अध्यक्ष के चुनाव के लिए तारीख तय, तमिलनाडु में आज PMK जाति जनगणना आंदोलन करेगी, जुबिन गर्ग मौत मामले में SIT की पेशी होगी, कर्नाटक कैबिनेट ने चिन्नास्वामी में IPL मैचों को शर्तों के साथ मंज़ूरी दी, पूर्व गृह मंत्री शिवराज पाटिल का 91 साल की उम्र में निधन, आंध्र प्रदेश में बस दुर्घटना में 9 लोगों की मौत, ऑस्ट्रिया ने स्कूलों में हिजाब पर सख़्त पाबंदी लागू की और न्यू चंडीगढ़ T-20 में दक्षिण अफ्रीका ने भारत को 51 रनों से हराया, सिर्फ़ 5 मिनट में सुनिए सुबह 10 बजे तक की बड़ी ख़बरें

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.Pope Leo XIV urged an end to hostilities as Thailand and Cambodia engaged in a fresh, undeclared war over a longstanding border dispute. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

शीतकालीन सत्र में आज चुनाव सुधारों पर बहस जारी, राहुल गांधी के जर्मनी दौरे पर BJP-कांग्रेस में वार-पलटवार, इंडिगो संकट के बीच स्पाइसजेट का बड़ा ऐलान, गोवा में पर्यटन सुरक्षा पर बैठक हुई, शशि थरूर ने कौन-सा अवार्ड ठुकराया, लाल किला कार ब्लास्ट में NIA ने एक और गिरफ्तार की, यूपी BJP नए प्रदेश अध्यक्ष की घोषणा के करीब, अमेज़न ने भारत में 35 अरब डॉलर निवेश का ऐलान किया, मेहुल चोकसी की प्रत्यर्पण अपील खारिज हुई, ट्रंप ने फिर दावा किया कि उन्होंने भारत-पाकिस्तान के बीच जंग रोकी और US ने 85 हज़ार वीज़ा रद्द किए, सिर्फ़ 5 मिनट में सुनिए दोपहर 1 बजे तक की बड़ी ख़बरें

Amit Shah Playing Big Game in Tamil Nadu - कहीं पे निगाहें कहीं पे निशाना | SIR Game of BJP

शीतकालीन सत्र में आज राज्यसभा में ‘वंदे मातरम्' पर चर्चा, लोकसभा में चुनाव सुधार और SIR पर 10 घंटे बहस, इंडिगो विमान संकट पर सरकार ने कहा हालात सामान्य, केरल में स्थानीय निकाय चुनाव के पहले फेज की वोटिंग शुरू, महाराष्ट्र में BJP-शिवसेना ने मिलकर नगर निगम चुनाव लड़ने पर सकारात्मक चर्चा की, गोवा क्लब हादसे के मालिक थाईलैंड फरार, MP-राजस्थान में शीतलहर तेज, जापान में 7.6 तीव्रता के भूकंप से 30 लोग घायल हुए, ज़ेलेंस्की ने यूरोपीय नेताओं संग नए शांति प्रस्ताव पर बातचीत की और भारत-दक्षिण अफ्रीका टी-20 सीरीज का पहला मैच आज, सिर्फ़ 5 मिनट में सुनिए सुबह 10 बजे तक की बड़ी ख़बरें

Shehzaad vs Tehseen Debate Gets OUT OF CONTROL! | Poonawala Brothers on BJP vs Congress |AbhijitIyer

West Bengal Game of BJP & RSS | Mamata vs Amit Shah | Bhau Torsekar, Omkar Chaudhary

संसद में वंदे मातरम् पर तीखी बहस हुई, इंडिगो की उड़ानें रद्द होने पर DGCA ने अधिकारियों को तलब किया, तमिलनाडु में DMK ने जस्टिस स्वामिनाथन पर महाभियोग की तैयारी शुरू की, विजय को सीमित पाबंदियों के साथ रैली की मंजूरी मिली, हरियाणा सत्र 18 दिसंबर से होगा, सुप्रीम कोर्ट में सोनम वांगचुक की VC पेशी पर केंद्र ने विरोध किया, केरल कोर्ट ने एक्ट्रेस असॉल्ट केस में 6 दोषी ठहराए, आदित्य ठाकरे ने दावा किया कि 22 विधायक BJP में जाने की तैयारी में थे, IAF 10 दिसंबर को फ्रांस-UAE संग त्रिपक्षीय अभ्यास करेगी और थाईलैंड पीएम ने कंबोडिया के साथ झड़प पर क्या कहा, सिर्फ़ 5 मिनट में सुनिए शाम 7 बजे तक की बड़ी ख़बरें

पश्चिम बंगाल में TMC से निलंबित विधायक हुमायूं कबीर ने बाबरी मस्जिद-शैली में मस्जिद निर्माण का शिलान्यास किया, BJP ने की आलोचना, इंडिगो संकट के बीच सरकार ने फेयर कैप लागू किया, रूसी राष्ट्रपति व्लादिमीर पुतिन के सम्मान में आयोजित आधिकारिक दावत में विपक्षी नेताओं को आमंत्रित नहीं किए जाने पर आरजेडी सांसद मनोज झा ने उठाए सवाल, इंडिगो संकट पर अरविंद केजरीवाल ने सरकार पर लगाए आरोप, शरणार्थियों को रखने के लिए तैयार किए जा रहे डिटेंशन सेंटर का पहला मॉडल सामने आया, G-7 और यूरोपीय संघ रूसी कच्चे तेल पर बड़ी कार्रवाई की तैयारी में, भारत और साउथ अफ्रीका के बीच तीन मैचों की वनडे सीरीज का आखिरी मुकाबला जारी. सिर्फ 5 मिनट में सुनिए शाम 4 बजे तक की बड़ी खबरें.

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.Churches and temples in Sri Lanka are providing emergency relief to thousands left stranded by Cyclone Ditwah. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

दिल्ली सरकार ने प्रदूषण रोकने के लिए सख़्ती बढ़ाई, लोकसभा में केंद्र ने डीपफे़क के लिए नए नियम का संकेत दिया, पीएम मोदी ने बंगाल BJP सांसदों से मुलाकात की, कलकत्ता हाईकोर्ट ने 32,000 प्राइमरी टीचर्स की नौकरी बचाई, छत्तीसगढ़ में मुठभेड़ में 12 नक्सली मारे गए, रणवीर सिंह के खिलाफ धार्मिक भावनाएं आहत करने की शिकायत हुई, पुतिन की दिल्ली यात्रा के लिए मल्टी-लेयर सुरक्षा तैयार, दक्षिण अफ्रीका T20 सीरीज के लिए टीम इंडिया घोषित और भारत ने दक्षिण अफ्रीका को 359 का लक्ष्य दिया, सिर्फ़ 5 मिनट में सुनिए शाम 7 बजे तक की बड़ी ख़बरें

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.South Korea's largest Buddhist order has called for the immediate withdrawal of a proposed special law that would offer government support for the Church-organized World Youth Day in 2027. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Tushar Gupta about the latest reform initiated by the current BJP led NDA government where New Labour codes are being implemented from today. Under this reform 29 different laws merge into four Labour codes. All states governments are on board to support the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 with effect from 21st November 2025. Follow Tushar: X: @Tushar15_ Substack: https://politypolicy.substack.com/ #labourcodes #labourreforms #businessnews #policyupdate #workersrights #employmentnews #indiaeconomy ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast ------------------------------------------------------------ Support The Cārvāka Podcast: Buy Kushal's Book: https://amzn.in/d/58cY4dU Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPx... Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka UPI: kushalmehra@icici Interac Canada: kushalmehra81@gmail.com To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop ------------------------------------------------------------ Follow Kushal: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KushalMehraO... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakap... Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal... Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/ Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.We start with an18-year-old Cambodian worker was sexually assaulted while attempting to cross the closed border and return home. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

In a sea of negotiators, lobbyists, and policy experts at the UN Climate Change Conference, Lisa Sullivan stands out for saying it as it is: “This is no longer an environmental problem. It's a human problem.”Sullivan, a lay missioner with the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns (OGC) engaged in global advocacy and education, is attending COP30 in Belem, Brazil.Her journey with the Maryknoll family spans over 40 years, including more than two decades in the parched fields of Venezuela and El Salvador.Now based in Washington, D.C., her work is spread across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, addressing the needs of communities that bear the brunt of climate change despite contributing little to its causes. Umar Manzoor Shah in conversation.  For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.comTo contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donateOn Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanewsTo view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

Bihar has once again delivered a political drama worthy of its reputation—record turnout, sharp debates over the voter rolls, a decisive victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), and a fresh round of questions about whether the opposition has what it takes to displace Modi and the BJP. The NDA—anchored by Nitish Kumar and his Janata Dal (United), together with the BJP and other allies—secured a landslide victory by winning 202 out of 243 seats in the state assembly. The opposition, for its part, saw little change in its vote share from 2020, but could only muster 35 seats. To work through the elections—and their larger meaning for India's political economy—Milan is joined on the show today by the Hindustan Times data and political economy editor Roshan Kishore. Over the past several months, Roshan and his team have consistently put out the most thoughtful data and analysis on the trends in Bihar. Milan and Roshan discuss the resilience of the JD(U)–BJP alliance, the polarization in the electorate, and the dissonance within the opposition alliance's campaign. Plus, the two discuss the Election Commission of India (ECI)'s controversial review of electoral rolls, the impact of upstart Prashant Kishor and his Jan Suraaj Party, and what the elections portend for India's political economy beyond November.Watch the episode here.Episode notes:1. Roshan Kishore and Abhishek Jha, “Not conspiracy, political economy explains Bihar results,” Hindustan Times, November 18, 2025.2. Nishant Ranjan and Roshan Kishore, “The resurrection of ‘coalition of extremes' in Bihar,” Hindustan Times, November 15, 2025.3. Abhishek Jha and Roshan Kishore, “How did Bihar go from a 2020 cliff-hanger to a 2025 landslide?” Hindustan Times, November 15, 2025.4. Roshan Kishore, Abhishek Jha, and Nishant Ranjan, “Three key takeaways from Bihar results,” Hindustan Times, November 15, 2025.5. Roshan Kishore, “Bihar election results: Twelve Ds that explain the Bihar results,” Hindustan Times, November 14, 2025.6.  “A Sixth of Humanity and the Dreams of a Nation (with Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian),” Grand Tamasha, October 22, 2025. 7. Neelanjan Sircar, “The Welfarist Prime Minister: Explaining the National-State Election Gap,” Economic and Political Weekly 56, no. 10 (March 2021).

-> This episode is an extract from an interview. You will find the entire interview on this same account.In this episode, we talk with Diane Smyth, editor at the British Journal of Photography and an established writer and lecturer based in London. Alongside her role at BJP, Diane contributes to major publications such as The Guardian, FT Weekend Magazine, Aperture, Foam, and Apollo. She also collaborates with Photoworks, where she has contributed as an editor and writer. Diane teaches history and theory of photography at the London College of Communication and has curated exhibitions for The Photographers' Gallery and the Lianzhou Foto Festival.With Diane, we discuss her career path, her editorial practice, and how she approaches working with photographers. She also shares her thoughts on the shifts in photography over the past fifteen years, and offers advice for photographers, writers, and editors who want to better understand the editorial world.Enjoy the episode!British Journal of Photography's website: https://www.1854.photography/Diane's Intagram account: https://www.instagram.com/dismy/?hl=frLink to my questionnaire to help you reflect on your artistic career: https://bit.ly/carriereartistiqueLien vers mon questionnaire pour vous aider à faire un point sur votre projet de livre : https://bit.ly/LVDLPlivrephotoMy website: https://marinelefort.fr/To subscribe to the podcast newsletter: https://bit.ly/lesvoixdelaphotonewsletterPodcast website: https://lesvoixdelaphoto.fr/You can also follow the podcast on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @lesvoixdelaphotoLes Voix de la Photo is a podcast produced and hosted by Marine Lefort. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

PM मोदी ने आज आंध्र प्रदेश और तमिलनाडु में कार्यक्रमों में हिस्सा लिया और पीएम किसान की 21वीं किस्त जारी की, बिहार में सम्राट चौधरी को BJP विधायक दल का नेता चुना गया और नीतीश कुमार कल शपथ लेंगे, अमेरिका से डिपोर्ट होकर आए अनमोल बिश्नोई को NIA ने हिरासत में लिया, दिल्ली–NCR के प्रदूषण पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने सख्त रुख दिखाया, कोलकाता में टीएमसी सांसद और राज्यपाल के बीच विवाद बढ़ा, राजस्थान में हरिहर मंदिर परिक्रमा फिलहाल रोक, झारखंड में काला जादू के आरोप में छात्राओं को स्कूल से निकाला, झारखंड के थानों में सीसीटीवी लगाने का आदेश, रावलपिंडी में बन रहा है लश्कर-ए-तैयबा नया ट्रेनिंग सेंटर, अमेरिका ने ताइवान को एडवांस्ड एयर डिफेंस सिस्टम बेचने की मंजूरी दी और ICC रैंकिंग में डेरिल मिचेल नंबर 1 ODI बल्लेबाज बने. सिर्फ 5 मिनट में सुनिए शाम 4 बजे तक की बड़ी ख़बरें.

दिल्ली में चार अदालतों और दो CRPF स्कूलों को बम की धमकी मिली, नक्सली कमांडर हिडमा और उसकी पत्नी मारे गए, बिहार में हार के बाद प्रशांत किशोर ने प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस की, जेडीयू-BJP आज दिल्ली में सरकार गठन पर बैठक करेंगे, बंगाल के SIR में पहली बार AI से फेक वोटर पकड़ने की तैयारी, तमिलनाडु में BLO ने SIR को बायकॉट किया, दिल्ली-NCR में AQI 341 दर्ज, पीओके में राजा फैसल राठौर नए प्रधानमंत्री चुने गए, ट्रंप ने सऊदी को F-35 बेचने की घोषणा की और ताइवान को लेकर चीन-जापान में तनाव बढ़ा, सिर्फ़ 5 मिनट में सुनिए दोपहर 1 बजे तक की बड़ी ख़बरें

Our Hindi Heartland has more people than the USA and Western Europe combined -- and is arguably more diverse. Ghazala Wahab joins Amit Varma in episode 431 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe her research into those states -- and much else, including being an outspoken Muslim woman in India, and the future of warfare.  (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out: 1. Ghazala Wahab on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Amazon, the Wire and Force. 2. The Hindi Heartland -- Ghazala Wahab. 3. Born a Muslim: Some Truths About Islam in India — Ghazala Wahab. 4. Dragon On Our Doorstep — Pravin Sawhney and Ghazala Wahab. 5. The Peacemakers -- Edited by Ghazala Wahab. 6. Force — The magazine edited by Ghazala Wahab. 7. Being Muslim in India — Episode 216 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ghazala Wahab). 8. The Future of War -- Episode 112 of Everything is Everything. 9. A Deep Dive Into the Indian Military -- Episode 31 of Everything is Everything. 10. A Deep Dive Into Ukraine vs Russia — Episode 335 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Ajay Shah). 11. The State of the Ukraine War — Episode 14 of Everything is Everything. 12. The Innovator's Dilemma -- Clayton Christensen. 13. Tanhaiyaan and Parchaiyan. 14. What Just Happened Between India & Pakistan? -- Episode 418 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pranay Kotasthane & Aditya Ramanathan). 15. The Age of Hybrid Warfare -- Episode 84 of Everything is Everything. 16. The Broken Script — Swapna Liddle. 17. Swapna Liddle and the Many Shades of Delhi — Episode 367 of The Seen and the Unseen. 18. The Refreshing Audacity of Vinay Singhal — Episode 291 of The Seen and the Unseen. 19. Stage.in. 20. Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity — Manu Pillai. 21. The Forces That Shaped Hinduism — Episode 405 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Manu Pillai). 22. Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From — Tony Joseph. 23. Early Indians — Episode 112 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Tony Joseph). 24. Who We Are and How We Got Here — David Reich. 25. Caste, Capitalism and Chandra Bhan Prasad — Episode 296 of The Seen and the Unseen. 26. How the BJP Wins — Prashant Jha. 27. The BJP's Magic Formula — Episode 45 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Prashant Jha). 28. We Are All Amits From Africa — Episode 343 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Krish Ashok and Naren Shenoy). 29. Episodes of The Seen and the Unseen that touched on women's participation in the labour market with Namita Bhandare, Shrayana Bhattacharya and Ashwini Deshpande. 30. Another India -- Pratinav Anil. 31. Influence of Islam on Indian Culture -- Tara Chand. 32. Political Economy of Colonial and Post-Colonial India -- Aditya Mukherjee. 33. The Identity Project -- Rahul Bhatia. 34. Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa -- Kundan Shah. 35. Ahmad Faraz on Wikipedia and Rekhta. 36. Pretty Woman -- Garry Marshall. 37. Harry Potter : The Complete Collection -- JK Rowling. 38. Home Fire -- Kamila Shamsie. 39. Yeh Hawa Yeh Raat Yeh Chandni -- Song from Sangdil. 40. Madhumati -- Salil Chowdhury. 41. Andaz -- Naushad. 42. Amar -- Naushad. 43. Elvis Presley and Perry Como on Spotify. 44. Na To Karvan Ki Talash Hai -- Song from Barsaat ki Raat. This episode is sponsored by CTQ Compounds. Check out The Daily Reader and FutureStack. Use the code UNSEEN for Rs 2500 off. Amit Varma and Ajay Shah have launched a new course called Life Lessons, which aims to be a launchpad towards learning essential life skills all of you need. For more details, and to sign up, click here. Amit and Ajay also bring out a weekly YouTube show, Everything is Everything. Have you watched it yet? You must! And have you read Amit's newsletter? Subscribe right away to The India Uncut Newsletter! It's free! Also check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. Episode art: 'Heartland' by Simahina.

pWotD Episode 3118: 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 823,147 views on Friday, 14 November 2025 our article of the day is 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.Legislative Assembly elections were held in Bihar from 6 to 11 November 2025, to elect the 243 members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The vote count and result declaration occurred on 14 November 2025. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won a landslide victory, defeating the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Mahagathbandhan (MGB). Incumbent chief minister Nitish Kumar will take the oath for a record tenth time. For the first time, the BJP won the most seats in a Bihar Legislative Assembly election. The RJD, led by Tejashwi Yadav, fell to third for the first time since 2010, while Kumar's Janata Dal (United) recorded its best result since 2010. The Indian National Congress (INC) fared poorly in the election, while the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha secured seats for the first time.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 04:34 UTC on Saturday, 15 November 2025.For the full current version of the article, see 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Salli.

As NDA registers a landslide in Bihar Assembly Elections, ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the ten big takeaways - From NDA stitching a better alliance to people of the state voting against Lalu's 'Jungle Raj'. #CutTheClutter Ep 1757 also looks at how this election marks the end of Lalu as a political force, and why BJP may be looking at a post-Nitish future in Bihar.----more----Read 10-point guide to Bihar election results: Lalu, Nitish & BJP's hawk eye by Shekhar Gupta: https://theprint.in/opinion/the-factivist/10-point-guide-to-bihar-election-results-lalu-nitish-bjps-hawk-eye/2784447/

बिहार चुनाव में NDA भारी बढ़त के साथ 243 में से करीब 202 सीटों पर आगे, जबकि महागठबंधन 34 पर सिमटता दिख रहा है. JDU की सीटों में बड़ा उछाल है और पार्टी 75 से ज्यादा सीटों पर बढ़त बनाए हुए है, जिससे नीतीश कुमार का दोबारा सत्ता में लौटना लगभग तय माना जा रहा है. तेजस्वी यादव राघोपुर से पीछे चल रहे हैं, सम्राट चौधरी तारापुर में बड़ी बढ़त पर हैं, और कई सीटों पर AIMIM भी मजबूती से आगे है. कई राज्यों के उपचुनावों में भी मिश्रित नतीजे रहे, जहां नागरोटा में BJP, अंता में कांग्रेस और डम्पा में MNF ने जीत दर्ज की.कांग्रेस और बीजेपी दोनों की तरफ से बयानबाज़ी तेज है, जिसमें हार-जीत के लिए एक-दूसरे को ज़िम्मेदार ठहराया जा रहा है.सिर्फ 5 मिनट में सुनिए बिहार चुनाव से जुड़ी बड़ी ख़बरें.

In this episode, we talk with Diane Smyth, editor at the British Journal of Photography and an established writer and lecturer based in London. Alongside her role at BJP, Diane contributes to major publications such as The Guardian, FT Weekend Magazine, Aperture, Foam, and Apollo. She also collaborates with Photoworks, where she has contributed as an editor and writer. Diane teaches history and theory of photography at the London College of Communication and has curated exhibitions for The Photographers' Gallery and the Lianzhou Foto Festival.With Diane, we discuss her career path, her editorial practice, and how she approaches working with photographers. She also shares her thoughts on the shifts in photography over the past fifteen years, and offers advice for photographers, writers, and editors who want to better understand the editorial world.Enjoy the episode!01:30 – Diane Smyth's academic background: from literature to photography05:45 – Joining the British Journal of Photography11:10 – What it means to be an editor: working with photographers and shaping stories15:40 – Collaborating with Photoworks: editing projects and contributing as a writer17:20 – Writing across formats: magazines, catalogues, and books22:50 – Editing at BJP today: curating issues and defining editorial directions28:15 – Teaching at London College of Communication: guiding new generations of photographers34:00 – How photography has shifted in the last 10–15 years44:30 – Balancing roles: editor, writer, lecturer49:50 – Advice for aspiring editors, writers, and photographersBritish Journal of Photography's website: https://www.1854.photography/Diane's Intagram account: https://www.instagram.com/dismy/?hl=frLink to my questionnaire to help you reflect on your artistic career: https://bit.ly/carriereartistiqueLien vers mon questionnaire pour vous aider à faire un point sur votre projet de livre : https://bit.ly/LVDLPlivrephotoMy website: https://marinelefort.fr/To subscribe to the podcast newsletter: https://bit.ly/lesvoixdelaphotonewsletterPodcast website: https://lesvoixdelaphoto.fr/You can also follow the podcast on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @lesvoixdelaphotoLes Voix de la Photo is a podcast produced and hosted by Marine Lefort. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

While Karnataka Home Affairs Minister G Parameshwara announces a slew of measures to limit inmates' preferential treatment, BJP hits the streets & seeks NIA probe.  

First, we talk about Maharashtra, where The Indian Express' Alok Deshpande discusses the controversy over a 40 acre land parcel has triggered political tremors that have reached the doorstep of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.Next, The Indian Express' Kanchan Vasdev talks about why a government bungalow in Chandigarh has become the latest flashpoint between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party. (13:30)In the end, we also discuss the political row brewing in West Bengal, where the BJP and Trinamool Congress are clashing over the legacies of Rabindranath Tagore and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. (22:40)Hosted by Ichha SharmaWritten and produced by Shashank Bhargava and Ichha SharmaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

air quality levels in Delhi continue to deteriorate, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi raised his concern and called on both BJP governments in the Centre and the NCT to work to improve the state, Nearly 75% of Indian applications requesting to study in Canadian institutions were rejected in August, As New York prepares to elect its next mayor, US President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning, indicating federal fund cuts to the city if Zohran Mamdani wins, Music composer and singer Amaal Mallik, who is currently locked inside Bigg Boss 19, is making headlines for his behaviour on set. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

जयपुर में डंपर की टक्कर से बड़ा हादसा, बिहार में पीएम मोदी-सीएम योगी ने महागठबंधन पर हमला बोला, अमर पटनायक BJP में शामिल, RJD ने अफ़ज़ल अली खान को छह साल के लिए निष्कासित किया, JDU के ललन सिंह ने अनंत सिंह के समर्थन में रैली की, शाह बानो की बेटी ने फिल्म ‘हक' पर कानूनी नोटिस भेजा, SIR प्रक्रिया पर विपक्षी दलों का विरोध, ट्रंप ने दावा किया पाकिस्तान परमाणु परीक्षण कर रहा है, अफ़ग़ानिस्तान में भूकंप से 20 की मौत और भारतीय महिला वर्ल्ड कप टीम पीएम मोदी से मिलेंगे, सिर्फ़ 5 मिनट में सुनिए शाम 4 बजे तक की बड़ी ख़बरें

Amit Singh, a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Social Studies (CES) at the University of Coimbra, discusses Hindutva, a political ideology encompassing the cultural justification of Hindu nationalism and the belief in establishing Hindu hegemony within India, as well as the dangers it poses to religious minorities today. Covering Narendra Modi's trajectory from Gujarat's Chief Minister from 2001 to 2014 to the Indian head of state, Singh explains how the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) and other far-right Hindutva groups have created conflicts between Hindus and Muslims in order to destabilise communal balance, Singh describes how India's colonial past has been polarised by far-right Hindu nationalist groups who have aimed at Christian, Muslim and other Indian minority religious groups in order to create division within India on a social level, while Modi and other BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) cohorts have enacted draconian legislation which is aimed at maintaining the Hindutva majority status with the political and bureaucratic plateaus while conterminously creating conflicts throughout the country. Covering the recent history of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, the only Indian territory with a Muslim majority, Singh contends that the application of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which divides Kashmir into regions while artificially populating the area with Hindus, is all part of a greater plan by the BJP to further sow sectarian divides politically which nourish the growing social divide between religious minorities and Hindus, while completely abandoning the forty-second Amendment of the Indian Constitution (1976) whereby the Preamble to the Constitution asserts that India is a secular nation. Get full access to Savage Minds at savageminds.substack.com/subscribe

12 राज्यों में मतदाता सूची पुनरीक्षण का दूसरा चरण शुरू, पीएम मोदी गुजरात में सरदार पटेल जयंती कार्यक्रमों में शामिल होंगे,बिहार में RJD प्रत्याशी को धमकी देने वाला पार्टी समर्थक निकला, BJP ने 4 बागी नेताओं को निकाला, राम मंदिर निर्माण पूरा हुआ, सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने आवारा कुत्तों पर कार्रवाई न करने पर राज्यों को फटकार लगाई, जयशंकर ने मलेशिया में अमेरिकी विदेश मंत्री से मुलाकात की, UAE सेना प्रमुख भारत पहुंचे, नौसेना 6 नवंबर को जहाज ‘इक्षक' शामिल करेगी, ट्रंप ने चीन से जल्द व्यापार समझौते की बात कही, साउथ अफ्रीका ने भारत सीरीज के लिए टीम घोषित की, सिर्फ़ 5 मिनट में सुनिए शाम 7 बजे तक की बड़ी ख़बरें.

राहुल गांधी ने महिला डॉक्टर की आत्महत्या को संस्थागत हत्या बताया, तेजस्वी और तेज प्रताप ने किए चुनावी वादे, झारखंड में HIV संक्रमित ब्लड केस पर CM सोरेन ने अधिकारियों को सस्पेंड किया, गुजरात में AAP 31 अक्टूबर को किसान महापंचायत करेगी, तमिलनाडु में स्टालिन ने वोटर लिस्ट संशोधन को BJP की साजिश बताया, बस्तर में केशकाल डिविजन के 21 नक्सली सरेंडर हुए, पाकिस्तान ने सलमान खान को आतंकवादी करार दिया, पाकिस्तान के PM शहबाज़ शरीफ़ सऊदी अरब में FII सम्मेलन में भाग लेंगे और महिला वनडे वर्ल्ड कप में भारत-बांग्लादेश की भिड़ंत, सिर्फ़ 5 मिनट में सुनिए शाम 4 बजे तक की बड़ी ख़बरें

राष्ट्रपति द्रौपदी मुर्मू ने आज सबरीमला मंदिर में पूजा की, बिहार में RJD उम्मीदवार श्वेता सुमन का नामांकन रद्द, तेजस्वी के ऐलान पर BJP ने कसा तंज, दिल्ली सरकार ने दिवाली के बाद प्रदूषण कम होने का दावा किया, AAP नेता सौरभ भारद्वाज ने मनजिंदर सिरसा पर सिखों का अपमान करने का आरोप लगाया, केरल में आशा वर्कर्स का प्रदर्शन उग्र, जैश-ए-मोहम्मद ने महिलाओं के लिए शुरू किया जिहादी कोर्स, रूस के हमलों में यूक्रेन में 6 की मौत और सरफराज खान के टीम से बाहर होने पर छिड़ा राजनीतिक विवाद. सिर्फ 5 मिनट में सुनिए शाम 4 बजे तक की बड़ी ख़बरें.

Bihar will go to the polls in November. There are 243 seats, and three major players. The NDA Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is facing 20 years of incumbency. There are also adverse reports about his health, and his ability to lead for another term. The BJP doesn't have a strong electoral face either. As for the Mahagathbandhan, many believe this is their election to win – provided they get their act together. But can they? There is also the unknown variable -- Prashant Kishore's Jan Suraaj Party. Whose fortunes will it dent more – the NDA's or the Mahagathbandhan's? Which will way will the Extreme Backward Classes (EBCs), Dalits and the Pasmanda vote swing? The NDA is big time into ‘revdi' politics. Offering ₹10,000 through the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana (MMRY). Will it be enough to get them the women's vote? How will the Special Intensive Revision impact the polls? Guest: Professor Kumar Sanjay Singh, who teaches history at Swami Shraddhanand College, Delhi. Host: G Sampath Shot, produced, and edited by Jude Francis Weston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dans le courant de la semaine, vous avez pu découvrir des reportages consacrés aux réfugiés gazaouis et à la capitale indienne. Nous avons rendez-vous avec leurs auteurs, Martin Dumas Primbault et Côme Bastin qui nous a fait découvrir l'étouffante ville de New Delhi entre chaleur et pollution, encore et toujours malgré l'engagement du Premier ministre d'en faire une vitrine en matière d'environnement. Égypte : la vie en suspens des exilés de Gaza  Il y a 2 ans, l'attaque terroriste du Hamas sur Israël à la frontière de Gaza va être le déclencheur d'une terrible spirale. La réplique d'Israël, à force d'offensives de chars, de bombardements aériens ; d'assauts de fantassins sur un petit territoire fort peuplé et bouclé, va conduire à une guerre d'anéantissement de la population de cette bande de Gaza. Malgré tout, au moins 100 000 Palestiniens ont pu trouver refuge en Égypte. Faisant du pays, celui qui accueille le plus de Gazaouis. Installés pour la plupart au Caire, ces exilés vivent sans statut légal : l'État égyptien ne leur accorde aucun permis de résidence. Indésirables et au quotidien précaire, ils sont partagés entre l'espoir de rentrer à Gaza quand les armes se tairont et le désir de reconstruire ailleurs une vie nouvelle. Un Grand reportage de Martin Dumas Primbault qui s'entretient avec Jacques Allix. À New Delhi, les nationalistes hindous s'improvisent écologistes  Des montagnes de déchets, l'air ambiant ultra-toxique, un fleuve empoisonné… New Delhi, la capitale indienne, fait face à une situation environnementale apocalyptique. Ses 30 millions d'habitants perdraient plus de 10 ans d'espérance de vie à cause de cette pollution. Les politiques publiques ont, pour l'instant, échoué à enrayer cette catastrophe écologique et sanitaire. Lors des élections municipales de mars 2025, le parti du Premier ministre Narendra Modi, le BJP, a été élu avec la promesse d'agir enfin. Mais ses solutions ou ces semblants de solutions peinent pour l'instant à convaincre les experts. Un Grand reportage de Côme Bastin qui s'entretient avec Jacques Allix.

First, The Indian Express' Parul Kulshrehta talks about a fire that broke out inside the Neuro ICU of Sawai Man Singh Hospital late Sunday night in Jaipur, killing six patients and injuring several others.Next, we turn to Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh, where at least six people, including four children, have died in suspected wolf attacks over the past three weeks. The Indian Express' Jay Mazoomdaar explains  the challenges of managing such man-animal conflict. (09:11)And in the end, we go to Indore, where a call by a local BJP leader to remove Muslim traders from a century-old market has sparked fear, economic losses, and a police inquiry. (20:11)Hosted by Ichha SharmaWritten and produced by Shashank Bhargava and Ichha SharmaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

Des montagnes de déchets, l'air ambiant ultra-toxique, un fleuve empoisonné… New Delhi, la capitale indienne, fait face à une situation environnementale apocalyptique. Ses 30 millions d'habitants perdraient plus de 10 ans d'espérance de vie à cause de cette pollution. Les politiques publiques ont, pour l'instant, échoué à enrayer cette catastrophe écologique et sanitaire. Lors des élections municipales de mars 2025, le parti du Premier ministre Narendra Modi, le BJP, a été élu avec la promesse d'agir enfin. Mais ses solutions ou ces semblants de solutions peinent pour l'instant à convaincre les experts. «À New Delhi, les nationalistes hindous s'improvisent écologistes», un Grand Reportage de Côme Bastin.

In this podcast, Kushal speaks with Ajeet Bharti about the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar. How will the caste matrix work out? And will Prashant Kishore play the role of the vote katau against the BJP? Follow Ajeet: X: @ajeetbharti Books: https://t.co/nDEZ5fduo0 YouTube: https://t.co/lRbofaaEv3 #biharelections #prashantkishore #nitishkumar #bjp #congress #rahulgandhi ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast ------------------------------------------------------------ Support The Cārvāka Podcast: Buy Kushal's Book: https://amzn.in/d/58cY4dU Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPx... Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka UPI: kushalmehra@icici Interac Canada: kushalmehra81@gmail.com To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop ------------------------------------------------------------ Follow Kushal: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KushalMehraO... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakap... Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal... Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/ Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com

As RSS marks 100 years, ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta recalls the organisation's twin contribution to his life in early childhood. He also explains how the Sangh and BJP under Modi right now appear closer than ever before. Watch #FirstPersonSecondDraft ----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/i-dont-know-about-pranab-da-but-engaging-with-rss-was-great-for-me/67936/

BJP receives a big blow in Bodoland Territorial Council polls but Gaurav Gogoi-led Congress has little to cheer, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh elaborates in this episode of Politically Correct----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/politically-correct/bodoland-bjp-in-assam-zubeen-death-himanta/2753348/

When we first read Suchitra Vijayan's reporting on the media in India we were shocked to learn that much of the press in the world's largest democracy, had fallen in line with Narendra Modi's authoritarian agenda. Now it feels like a portent of what could happen in the United States. In India today, 75% or more of news organizations are now owned by 4 or 5 large corporations, all led by allies of Modi. In contrast, journalists who have dared criticize the government have been harassed, detained, imprisoned, and even murdered. Suchitra Vijayan is a journalist and attorney. She is the author of two books: How Long Can the Moon be Caged? Voices of Indian Poltiical Prisoners, co-authored with Francesca Recchia, and Midnight's Borders. Vijayan is also the founder and executive director of the Polis Project, a journalism and research organization focused on authoritarianism and state oppression. She was born and raised in Madras, also known as Chennai, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, and lives in New York City. Read Vijayan's reporting in The Nation about the government's targeting of Kashmir's free press.Follow Suchitra Vijayan on Substack.This episode was originally published in November 2023.  Music in this episode by Siddhartha Corsus and Blue Dot Sessions ABOUT THE SHOW The Making Peace Visible podcast is hosted by Jamil Simon and produced by Andrea Muraskin. Our associate producer is Faith McClure. Learn more at makingpeacevisible.orgSupport our work Connect on social:Instagram @makingpeacevisibleLinkedIn @makingpeacevisibleBluesky @makingpeacevisible.bsky.social We want to learn more about our listeners. Take this 3-minute survey to help us improve the show!

What may be upsetting for BJP leaders and the rank and file is how the high command does not seem to consider them stakeholders in the presidential election, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh elaborates in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect

Believer's Dilemma: Vajpayee and the Hindu Right's Path to Power, 1977-2018 is the much anticipated second volume of author Abhishek Choudhary's biography of former BJP prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The book traces his life from his stint as external affairs minister in the short-lived Janata government to his death in 2018 following a period of prolonged illness.The first volume of this biography, Vajpayee; The Ascent of the Hindu Right, 1924-1977, was widely acclaimed, winning the 2023 Tata Literature First Book Award in 2023. Abhishek Choudhary studied economics in Delhi and Chennai, followed by stints in development and journalism.To discuss part two of this exceptional work, which Ram Guha calls the “finest biography of an Indian prime minister that I have ever read,” Abhishek joins Milan on the podcast this week. They discuss Vajpayee's entry into the Sangh Parivar, his turbulent stint as foreign minister, and his core ideological beliefs. Plus, the two discuss Vajpayee's unique partnership with L.K. Advani and his dealings with Narendra Modi in the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat riots.Episode notes:1. “Vinay Sitapati on the Political History of the BJP Before Modi,” Grand Tamasha, December 16, 2020.2. “Hindutva Politics in the Diaspora (with Edward Anderson),” Grand Tamasha, June 25, 2025.3. “Savarkar, In His Own Words (with Janaki Bakhle),” Grand Tamasha, March 27, 2024. 

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry's Sumedha Mittal and Pratyush Deep.Sumedha talks about her report on Bihar's Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Her investigation revealed that even after this massive exercise, the ECI has conferred wrong house numbers to lakhs of voters. This, she says, creates the perfect opportunity to fill the lacunae with fake voters. After the ECI's SIR, over 1,000 voters in Bihar were grouped under a single non-existent house. Her investigation highlights that whatever mistakes were there in the electoral roll are still on the list even after the SIR.Pratyush's report highlighted Assam's 3,000-bigha land row and the controversy around it. While the story played out on social media, with claims that the land was being handed over to the Adani Group, Pratyush's report reveals that it is, in fact, Mahabal Cement that had ownership of the land.In another report from Assam, Pratyush follows the complainants behind recent FIRs against journalists, who ostensibly had links to the BJP or the RSS student wing ABVP.Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:05:06 - Loopholes in SIR00:23:30 - Illegal land allotment00:33:54 - FIRs against Journalists00:44:25 - RecommendationsRecommendationsSumedhaEP-339 | Political Pressure, TRP War, Media Credibility & Influencers vs Journalists | Kalli PuriePratyushThe Rebel Army Behind One of the World's Major Rare Earth SuppliesBasantSaare Jahan Se AcchaProduced and edited by Saif Ali Ekram, recorded by Anil Kumar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US government has tried for years to recruit India for its new cold war on China, but Donald Trump's aggressive tariffs have backfired, encouraging New Delhi to improve its relations with Beijing, strengthening unity in BRICS. Political economist Ben Norton explains the complex history of the foreign relations of the US, India, China, and Russia. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BstijDvJT8Y Topics 0:00 Donald Trump's contradictory policies 0:39 (CLIP) Trump threatens BRICS 1:05 Brazil pushes back 1:40 USA tries to use India against China 3:58 Goal of Trump's tariffs on India 5:34 (CLIP) EU chief on US trade deal 5:52 India buys Russian oil 7:46 Europe buys Russian oil - from India 9:10 India's trade surplus with USA 9:48 (CLIP) Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro 9:57 US trade with China 11:18 China restricts rare earth exports 12:03 US trade with India 13:35 India improves relations with China 15:41 Vietnam moves closer to China 16:35 BRICS expands to global majority 17:28 History of US-China relations 19:40 Kissinger's triangular diplomacy 20:47 Kissinger: divide Russia & China 21:21 (CLIP) Trump: divide Russia & China 21:37 Closest Russia-China relations ever 22:30 India-US-China relations 24:07 India: 3rd-largest economy on Earth 25:41 India & Non-Aligned Movement 27:03 India-USSR/Russia relations 28:39 India moves toward USA 29:50 Rise of Narendra Modi, BJP, RSS 31:22 US-India relations grow closer 32:59 Modi allies India with Israel 33:40 Modi: from banned to loved in USA 34:49 Trump's India policy 35:50 India's role in BRICS 37:59 India's foreign policy 38:52 India opposes dedollarization 42:21 BRICS' internal contradictions 45:05 Outro