Podcasts about Delhi

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Kate Adie introduces stories on India's 'cockroach' protests, anger in Ukraine over army recruitment, the Iranian school bombed at the start of the war, fears over voting changes in America's deep south, and the bio-hacking phenomenon in Berlin.The Cockroach Janta Party, or CJP, is now one of India's most visible youth movements, driving tens of thousands of students to take to the streets to protest about education, corruption, and a lack of job opportunities. Azadeh Moshiri met demonstrators in central Delhi.President Zelensky's decision to replace Ukraine's popular defence minister Mykhailo Federov triggered an outburst of anger this week. The country's military is struggling on several fronts - not least when it comes to signing-up new soldiers. Sarah Rainsford reports on the growing hostility around conscription. In Iran we return to the opening hours of the conflict back in February, when a strike on an Iranian school transformed an ordinary Saturday morning into one of the war's defining tragedies - and its deadliest single incident for civilians. Nawal Al-Maghafi returned to the scene in Minab. In Alabama, there is concern that a recent decision by the US Supreme Court could roll back hard-earned civil rights victories which protected the interests of minority African-American voters. Brandon Drenon has been speaking to voters in Tuskegee. And so-called bio-hacking – using data to optimise one's health, mental performance, and longevity - is being embraced by start-ups across Europe. Simon Busch has been finding out more in Berlin - one of the industry's thriving hubs.Series Producer: Serena Tarling Production coordinators: Gemma Ashman & Sophie Hill Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

President Donald Trump approves a landmark energy deal that will establish a civilian nuclear programme in Saudi Arabia. US lawmakers and Israel warn that if the agreement allows the Gulf state to enrich its own uranium, it could pave the way for it to build its own nuclear weapons - but the US insists the deal upholds the "highest standards of nuclear safety". Saudi Arabia has long wanted US nuclear technology, while the US gets a leg up in the competition with China and Russia to develop civilian nuclear infrastructure in the region.Also: A Florida teenager who sued Meta claiming that he was addicted to and harmed by his use of social media platforms, has dropped his lawsuit. Our correspondent in Lebanon travels to the so-called pilot zones in the south, where residents are trying to return home while the army vows to disarm Hezbollah. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo becomes the third largest on record with more than 1,000 people dead. In India, the youth-led 'cockroach' party supporters protesting in Delhi ramp up their demands for education reform. How young Nigerians are using AI tools to learn new languages in pursuit of a life abroad. And Christopher Nolan's Odyssey movie is boosting sales of the book versions.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk Photo: US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud attend the Keynote Address at the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 13 May 2025. Credit: ALI HAIDER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Because the vast majority of longevity research is based on white people, Mangesh asks the question, what about HIS body? He talks with a Yale researcher from Delhi who explains how centuries of colonialism have shaped South Asian epigenetics, leading to stark inequalities—and more big questions. And then, Mangesh heads to India, where he subjects himself to high-tech services at a biohacking lab and visits a traditional ayurvedic clinic. Back home in New York, his mom reflects on life after loss, and how much longer she really wants to live. Plus: Mangesh’s teenage son explains looksmaxxing and rates his dad’s face. Learn more about Raghav Sehgal’s longevity research Check out Reverse Infinity and Shree Shanti Wellness in Goa Try a recipe for pani puri Listen to the BBC audio documentary 3 Million, about the Bengal famine Special thanks to Azadi Records and Bliss Samsa for their beautiful tracks, and Botany for the score. Episode collage art by Vahini Shori.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the first day of Parliament’s Monsoon Session, two very different upheavals converged in Delhi. Outside Parliament, young protesters demanding accountability over examination failures faced barricades, detentions and police force. Inside the political establishment, the BJP was pursuing a quieter but equally consequential project: building the numbers needed to reshape India’s constitutional and electoral future. One conflict is being fought through slogans, crowds and public anger. The other through alliances, arithmetic and long-term strategy. Anirban Chowdhury speaks to Jatin Takkar and Pratishtha Bagai to examine the pressures confronting the government and ask whether India’s future will be shaped by the unrest on its streets or the numbers inside Parliament. You can follow Anirban Chowdhury on his social media: X and LinkedinCatch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Youtube.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In his inaugural speech in Downing Street, the new prime minister Andy Burnham says Britain needs to show the world it can regain stability. He promises a new political and economic model including measures to help people with the cost of living. He indicates his first calls to foreign leaders will include President Trump and President Zelensky. Also: US carries out strikes on Iran for ninth consecutive night, after at least three US soldiers are killed in exchange of fire over the weekend. Iran says it attacked two oil tankers trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Thousands of demonstrators march towards parliament in Delhi, demanding reforms to India's education system. And, a day after their victory over Argentina in the FIFA World Cup final, the Spanish team return home to be greeted by enthusiastic crowds. England finished third, but one Englishman keeps on winning in the US: David Beckham. We look at his enduring appeal to advertisers in the US.  The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk Photo: Andy Burnham with his wife, Marie-France van Heel, outside 10 Downing Street, after he met King Charles III and accepted his invitation to become Britain's prime minister and form a new government. Credit: Jeff Overs/BBC

As Andy Burnham accepts the top job in UK politics, we hear about the process that has taken him from Mayor of Manchester to Britain's new prime minister at no.10 Downing Street. Also on the programme: Spain wins the football World Cup - we ask, was it worth it?; and the student 'cockroach' movement marching for their education in Delhi. (Photo: Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his wife Marie-France van Heel walk into 10 Downing Street in London Credit: Kin Cheung/via Reuters)

In the summer of 2001, something strange began appearing on the rooftops of Delhi.Witnesses described a hairy humanoid with glowing red eyes, metallic claws, impossible jumping abilities and, in some accounts, a helmet, illuminated buttons and mechanical roller skates. The reports spread across the city, police patrols filled the streets, frightened residents formed armed neighborhood watches, and people were seriously injured trying to escape a creature that was never identified or captured.The official explanation is usually mass panic. That may explain the hundreds of rumors and mistaken sightings that followed, but it does not necessarily explain what started them. In this episode of Idiot Mystic, we reconstruct the Delhi Monkey-Man outbreak, examine the stranger witness accounts, compare it with other temporary “monster waves,” and ask whether collective fear merely invents creatures or sometimes gives unexplained phenomena a way to enter the world.There is also a cyborg monkey on roller skates, because reality occasionally becomes irritated by our attempts to discuss it seriously.

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Set against the backdrop of one of the world's toughest child protection laws, Brishbhanu Baruah explores how India's landmark Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso) is reshaping the lives of young people. Introduced after the 2012 Delhi gang rape, Pocso has been praised for exposing hidden abuse, trafficking, and child marriage. But as reported cases surge into the tens of thousands each year, a growing number involve teenagers in consensual relationships who now face investigation, trial, and the possibility of long prison terms. Through testimony from lawyers, campaigners, families, and young people themselves, he examines how a law designed to protect children can also criminalise young couples, strain families, and devastate education and career prospects.

Sikhi is the religion of the underdog. And no Sikh in history embodied this more completely than Sultan ul Qaum Jathedar Jassa Singh Alhuwalia.Born fatherless into poverty during one of the darkest periods of Sikh history, Jassa Singh rose from feeding horses for the Budha Dal to being selected Panth Patshah by the Sarbat Khalsa. He conquered Lahore, sat on the Mughal throne in Delhi, fought Ahmad Shah Durrani face to face multiple times, and rebuilt the Darbar Sahib.This episode draws on Dr. Ganda Singh's definitive biography and primary Sikh, Afghan and Persian sources to tell the true story of Alhuwalia. Including the untold political intrigue of Jai Singh Kanihyaa's manipulation of the Misl system, the real story behind the Alhuwalia and Ramgarhia conflict, and what Jassa Singh's final political vision for Punjab actually was.As historian Hari Ram Gupta wrote, in the person of Jassa Singh Alhuwalia, the Guru actually made a sparrow kill hawks.This is the Sikh leader they forgot. This is The Sikh Renaissance.

The Delhi EV Policy 2026 has come into effect with a view to dramatically increase EV adoption. However, one of its contentious provisions is that only new electric two-wheelers (e2Ws) will be eligible for registration in Delhi from April 1, 2028. Sergius Barretto - Managing Editor, Autocar India - and Rishaad Mody - Editor (Bikes), Autocar India - discuss the development and what it means for the buyers and the industry. Views expressed in this podcast belong solely to the speakers.

Bhaskar Sunkara grew up in Delhi, India, and moved to the states when he started working. He has lived in San Fransisco for several decades now, and has spent a lot of his professional life building systems (infrastructure, observability and now, analytics). His prior startup, AppDynamics, was eventually acquired by Cisco. In general, he stays curious about how things work, and likes to deconstruct systems to figure out how they work. Outside of tech, he is a big sports fan, enjoying football, baseball, cricket and basketball. In fact, he grew up watching Michael Jordan and the bulls.Bhaskar noticed that business teams were drowning in dashboards, and as such, were not sure how to take the next steps in the business. He and his team realized that what people needed was not a retroactive view, but a proactive one - something more akin to a 24x7 analyst.This is the creation story of Bicycle AI.SponsorsUnblockedTECH DomainsMezmoBraingrid.aiLinkshttps://bicycle.ai/https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhaskarsunkara/Our Sponsors:* Check out Cash App and use my code CASHAPP10 for a great deal: https://cash.app* Check out Plaud AI and use my code CODESTORY for a great deal: https://plaud.aiAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

He built a ₹100 crore brand from scratch in two years. His company rated him 2 on 5. So the question stopped being am I good at this? and became am I even the right kind of person for it?Shashank Mehta is the founder of The Whole Truth, one of the best consumer brands built in India in the last decade. We backed him early, off the strength of a blog whose readers became the company's first customers.In this conversation: 1. What do you do when you build something from zero and still get rated below the person who grew an existing brand by 5%?2. How do you tell the difference between being bad at a job and being the wrong category of human for it? 3. Is it risk that stops you from leaving — or is it fear wearing risk's clothes? 4. Why does writing your worst fear down on paper shrink it? 5. Can a single founder build a company that outlasts the founders who have co-founders?A conversation about self-knowledge as the real moat — and why the fear that freezes you is almost always smaller on paper than the life on the other side of it.Chapters 0:00 Welcome & introducing Shashank Mehta3:00 Middle class Delhi, mom's tears and the pressure to study8:00 HUL, the startup bug & discovering he's a creator14:00 First leap — joining Fasos, failing and coming back20:00 The blog, the rage and the protein bar made at home27:00 Risk vs fear — writing down what actually scared him33:00 The 2/5 rating that built a ₹100 crore brand38:00 Co-founders — why chemistry beats skill every time43:00 Brand first vs revenue first — the 20 year argument47:00 Building culture on trust and inspiration not fear and greed

Listener Melanie wrote into The Food Chain to ask us to make a programme about the rising numbers of people who eat alone. She told us she often dines solo and sometimes finds the experience daunting. So today Ruth Alexander hears from Melanie and from other solo diners – some who find peace and joy in a table for one, and others who would much rather not be alone.With the help of Sociologist Professor Eric Klinenberg from New York University, Ruth looks at what's behind the global rise in single-person households.And she hears how another Food Chain listener, Malvina from California, brought her friends together around the table, over a video call and how Nishi Singh, determined to enjoy a solo dining experience in Delhi, has turned it into a social media phenomenon.(Photo: A woman holds a spoon up to her mouth as she eats from a bowl. She is sitting at a sunlit table next to a window, with large, leafy indoor plants behind her. She has long brown hair and wears a blue, ribbed, jumper and a silver necklace. Credit: Getty Images)If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.ukProducer: Lexy O'Connor Sound engineer: Andrew Mills

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Fluent Fiction - Hindi: From Shadows to Stories: Uniting Art at Humayun's Tomb Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-07-14-22-34-02-hi Story Transcript:Hi: दिल्ली की गर्मियों में, जब सूरज की किरणें जगमगाती हवाओं को चिढ़ाती थीं, हुमायूँ के मकबरे में इतिहास जीवंत हो उठता।En: In the summers of Delhi, when the sun's rays teased the glimmering winds, history came alive at Humayun's Tomb.Hi: इस प्राचीन स्थल की लाल बलुआ पत्थर की दीवारें समय की कहानियाँ बयां करतीं और हर मोड़ पर नए रहस्यों की गंध आती थी।En: The red sandstone walls of this ancient site narrated stories of time, and at every turn, the scent of new mysteries lingered.Hi: ऐसे ही एक दिन, एक युवा फोटोग्राफर, आरव, कैमरा लेकर प्रेरणा की तलाश में मकबरे के उद्यानों में घूम रहा था।En: On such a day, a young photographer, Aarav, was wandering through the gardens of the tomb in search of inspiration with his camera.Hi: उसके लेंस की हर क्लिक के साथ एक कहानी बनती, पर आज उसकी तस्वीरें खोखली लग रहीं थीं।En: With each click of his lens, a story formed, but today his photos seemed hollow.Hi: इतने समय से अकेले घूमते-फिरते, उसे अब एक नई दिशा और एक साथी की तलाश थी।En: Roaming alone for so long, he now sought a new direction and a companion.Hi: वहीं दूसरी ओर, नेहा, एक आर्किटेक्चर की छात्रा, अपने स्केच बुक के साथ मकबरे के विशालीय आयामों को कागज पर उतारने में मग्न थी।En: On the other hand, Neha, a student of architecture, was absorbed in capturing the vast dimensions of the tomb on paper with her sketchbook.Hi: उसका मन हमेशा इतिहास के रहस्यों से घिरी कथाओं में उलझा रहता था, और वह इनसे खुद को जोड़े रखती थी।En: Her mind always entangled in stories enveloped by the mysteries of history, she kept herself connected to them.Hi: आरव का ध्यान नेहा पर गया, जब उसने उसे एक कोने में गहराई से स्केच बनाते देखा।En: Aarav's attention was drawn to Neha when he saw her deeply sketching in a corner.Hi: उसकी उत्सुकता बढ़ी और उसने हिम्मत जुटाई, "क्या तुम अपने स्केच मेरे प्रोजेक्ट में शामिल करने दोगी?En: His curiosity grew, and he mustered the courage to ask, "Would you allow your sketches to be included in my project?"Hi: " उसने पूछा।En: Neha looked up and smiled.Hi: नेहा ने अपनी आँखे उठाईं और मुस्कुराई।En: "Why not?Hi: "क्यों नहीं, मुझे देखना अच्छा लगेगा कि तुम इन्हें कैसे तस्वीरों में उतारते हो," उसने कहा।En: I would love to see how you transform them into photographs," she said.Hi: दोनों ने एक साथ मकबरे का चक्कर लगाया।En: The two circled the tomb together.Hi: एक जगह पर रुककर, आरव ने एक अद्भुत तस्वीर खींची।En: Stopping at one spot, Aarav captured a wonderful photo.Hi: नेहा के ताजगी भरे स्केच और तस्वीर के भग्नावशेष दोनों में बसा इतिहास, कला के नए आयाम बन रहे थे।En: The fresh sketches of Neha and the remnants captured in the photograph were creating new dimensions of art.Hi: उनकी बातचीत में विचारों का आदान-प्रदान हुआ।En: Their conversation exchanged ideas.Hi: नेहा ने महसूस किया कि आरव के साथ उसका वास्तुकला का जुनून फिर से जगमगाने लगा है।En: Neha realized that her passion for architecture was reignited with Aarav.Hi: आरव को नेहा से मिलकर महसूस हुआ कि प्रेरणा केवल स्थान में नहीं, लोगों में भी हो सकती है।En: Aarav, meeting Neha, felt that inspiration could be found not just in places, but in people too.Hi: शाम को, उन्होंने मकबरे के उद्यान में बैठकर एक-दूसरे की कॉम्प्लिमेंट किया और दिल्ली की गलियों को साथ में खोजने का वादा किया।En: In the evening, they complimented each other sitting in the gardens of the tomb and promised to explore the streets of Delhi together.Hi: आरव को लगने लगा कि उसकी तस्वीरें अब ज़्यादा असरदार होंगी, और नेहा को आरव के साथ की गई कला की यात्रा ने नई दिशा दी।En: Aarav began to feel that his photos would now be more impactful, and Neha's artistic journey with him provided a new direction.Hi: इतिहास के उस प्राचीन स्थल पर, दिलों की नई शुरुआत हो चुकी थी।En: At that ancient site of history, a new beginning of hearts had commenced.Hi: आरव ने अकेलेपन को हराकर एक नई प्रेरणा पाई, और नेहा ने साझेदारी की कला की महत्ता को महसूस किया।En: Aarav overcame loneliness, finding new inspiration, and Neha realized the importance of collaboration in art. Vocabulary Words:teased: चिढ़ातीglimmering: जगमगातीnarrated: बयां करतींlinger: गंध आतीinspiration: प्रेरणाhollow: खोखलीmustered: हिम्मत जुटाईsketches: स्केचtransform: उतारतेcaptured: खींचीremnants: भग्नावशेषdimensions: आयामentangled: उलझाabsorbed: मग्नwandering: घूमpassion: जुनूनcollaboration: साझेदारीphotographs: तस्वीरोंmysterious: रहस्योंexchange: आदान-प्रदानvast: विशालीयcommenced: शुरुआतcompanion: साथीimpactful: असरदारovercame: हराकरpromised: वादाdirection: दिशाrealized: महसूसcomplimented: कॉम्प्लिमेंटconnected: जोड़े

One man's trash is another man's treasure, but would you pay $25 for a cube of rubbish collected outside Madison Square Garden where Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married? The Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed, with BBC Verify finding that only a handful on vessels crossed the body of water in the last 24 hours after tensions increased between Iran and the US. Also, we head to Delhi were new electric vehicle policies aimed at cleaning the air have been criticised by rickshaw and moped drivers. World Business Express - Finance, economy and business news from BBC journalists around the world.

A version of this essay was published by firstpost.com at https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/the-old-quad-is-dying-time-for-a-new-quad-14030966.htmlThe Quad, a 2007 partnership broadly intended to contain China's hegemonistic ambitions in the Indo-Pacific, was a brainchild of then-Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo. It makes sense: China is rampaging in its neighborhood, and gives every sign of wanting to either grab territory that belongs to others, or bully them into acquiescence and tributary status.The belligerence that created the current Chinese empire, that is the forced absorption of Tibet, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Manchuria into the core Han coastal heartland, is part of a harking back to ancient Chinese empires. Xi Jinping, perhaps even more than Mao, embodies a hankering to be the almighty King-Emperor of the erstwhile Middle KingdomThe US unwittingly allowed China to rapidly de-industrialize it post joining the WTO, and to come up with a business plan that calls for massive over-production and the resultant price collapse, which is a template they use to rape and pillage industry after industry. A recent casualty is Germany's prized automobile industry: bellwether Volkswagen has been forced to lay off 100,000 workers, brutalized by a tsunami of Chinese electric vehicles.However, as Utpal Kumar points out in an insightful essay, all is not well in Xi's kingdom: e.g., the debt mountain, paranoia as seen in regular purges of military brass, and propaganda that conceals all bad news (did you hear of a small plane hitting a tower in central Beijing? Yes, a mini-9/11. But the information was blanked out). Continuing rural poverty is also censored, although Indians on x.com posted images of extreme filth and poverty, far from the glossy high-rise, bullet-train image that Chinese propaganda projects. Paradoxically, that is precisely what makes China yet more dangerous: it will probably lash out in external adventurism to preserve legitimacy internally.Thus the need for sober containment of China's destructive power. The US, which has been the natural candidate for reining in this rogue power, has now demonstrated that it is retrenching. It has, for instance, demonstrated that it is no longer willing to indefinitely support its NATO allies. The “nuclear umbrella” that it has offered Japan may also be getting a little threadbare.It is likely that President Trump invaded Iran with the good idea of denying China oil both Iranian and Venezuelan oil, as retaliation for China's squeeze on rare earths. Alas, that has turned into a fiasco, creating collateral damage for innocent bystanders such as India. In game-theoretic terms, if an isolationist “Fortress America” mood has descended on the US, then a “G2 condominium” with China may be the simplest option, as I said several years ago.If the US has indeed acquiesced to China being the hegemon in its sphere of influence, namely the Indo-Pacific, then there is good reason for the jilted Quad members (Japan, Australia and India) to enter into bilateral agreements amongst each other to look after their own national interests, including but not limited to Sinophobia. And in fact they have done so.It is true that the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting in May 2026 in Delhi produced some agreements on critical minerals (clearly a US priority) and surveillance collaboration, but I get the feeling that this is mostly a matter of keeping up appearances. Therefore it is worth pivoting to Japanese PM Takaichi's recent visit to India, and PM Modi's trips to Indonesia and Australia.Japan and India are obvious partners, because their economies are complementary: one is resource- and technology-rich, and labor-poor, and the other is the opposite. There is also an old civilizational link between the two, going back to Bodhidharma from Kanchipuram who embarked from Muziris circa 500CE and established the Zen school of Buddhism in Japan.There are also clear civilizational links between India and Indonesia. Hindu Bali is obvious; but Java, until the Hindu-Buddhist Majapahit Empire was defeated circa 1500CE by Muslim kingdoms (encouraged by the Chinese empire of the time), was also heavily Indianized. As someone who has traveled in both Japan and Indonesia, I was delighted to see Devanagari inscriptions on the Great Bell at Hiroshima, and the Ramayana Ballet at Prambanan temple. विपुलप्रभ अतुल्यनन्त नाथ दिशि विदिशि स्फुरि सर्वबुद्धक्षेत्रा। राग प्रशमि सर्वदोषमोहां नरकगतिस्मि प्रशामि धूमकेतुम्॥१५॥ "The lord of vast light, incomparable and infinite, has illuminated all Buddha countries in all the quarters; he has quieted passions, all sins and errors; he has quieted the fire in the walk of hell." This is the inscription on the Great Bell in Hiroshima. Japan and India signed a series of agreements, including an investment target of Yen 10 trillion (about $66 billion) in areas such as critical minerals, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals. They agreed upon a new focus on Artificial Intelligence and quantum technologies and in energy self-reliance, including hydrogen and biogas.They also reaffirmed support for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (let us note that on June 16th the US renamed its Indo-Pacific Command to just “Pacific Command”, a telling admission of retreat. The US may well be abandoning the Indian Ocean just when it is becoming the focus of trade.)The Indonesia-India agreements were significant: they included, for instance, Brahmos and Astra missile systems (which, in conjunction with other ASEAN purchases of Brahmos missiles, creates a potentially integrated sea-denial mechanism against persistent Chinese maritime aggression).Pointedly, there will be joint development on Indonesia's deep-water Sabang Port in Aceh, which is on the Malacca Straits just 90 nautical miles away from India's upcoming Great Nicobar dual-use port.The two ports can form a defensive shield that could deny transit in Malacca to hostile ships and submarines (read Chinese). Since two-thirds of China's trade and energy imports pass through Malacca, this is a potent threat, especially as we have just seen what the siege of Hormuz did to global trade. Let us also remember that, exactly 1,001 years ago, Emperor Rajendra Chola sent a large fleet to open up Malacca when the SriVijaya Empire closed it.There were also agreements on critical minerals (e.g. nickel for EV batteries, as Indonesia has the world's largest reserves, cobalt, etc.), steel, maritime security, and technology cooperation.Let us also remember the trilateral Japan-Indonesia-India naval exercises in the Andaman Sea in February 2026.PM Modi's visit to Australia is the most problematic. Earlier, under Kevin Rudd, a Sinophilic PM, Australia exited the Quad in 2008, effectively making it moribund. Besides, Australia for decades refused sniffily to sell India uranium, despite India being a committed non-proliferator. This may also have had something to do with the UK's (Whitehall's) deleterious influence on Australia.But days ago, Australia committed to supplying uranium to India, in support of the latter's quest for energy security. Oz has apparently learned that cozying up to China is not good for its own economic health.Thus, the quadrilateral of US, Japan, Australia and India may well morph into a quadrilateral of Japan, Indonesia, Australia and India, all united in their concerns about China. The US has a choice: either continue to be the anchor of the Quad (Pentagon?), or be left behind if it insists on retreating into its shell. The former option would be better for all concerned.1150 words, 11 July 2026 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

Back in 1986, two Englishmen in their early twenties flew to Delhi with brand new mountain bikes and a paper map, and set off to ride through the Himalaya. James Baile takes us back nearly 40 years to a trip that saw him carrying his bike over three high mountain passes, reaching Kalapattar at 5,545 metres as one of the first cyclists ever to do it, and crossing into India solo after his riding partner's frame gave out.Highlights from the episode:Two 20 year olds, no maps of their own making, no local language, and a bike that had barely existed as a category three years earlierTwo weeks of carrying rather than riding, before the terrain eased into Namche BazaarReaching Kalapattar at 5,545 metres, among the earliest cyclists to have done itThe transition from cycling with a friend to riding solo across northern IndiaThe hospitality of strangers shown throughout the journeyFive days in McLeodganj giving Tibetan kids bike rides outside the Green HotelFollow along with James' future adventures via his instagram - @JamesB.AdventuresThis episode originally first aired on Feb 01 2025.  Check out Old Man Mountain for the perfect way to carry gear on your bike. Support the showBuy me a coffee!I'm an affiliate for a few brands I genuinely use and recommend including:

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Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Rainbows and Spontaneity: A Serendipitous Day at Lodhi Garden Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-07-10-07-38-19-hi Story Transcript:Hi: लोधी गार्डन की हरियाली के बीच, दिल्‍ली की मानसून की हल्की फुहारें आसमान से मिलने को आतुर थीं।En: Amidst the greenery of Lodhi Garden, the light drizzle of Delhi's monsoon was eager to meet the sky.Hi: सुबह का समय था, जब जीवन में हलचल कम होती है और प्रकृति अपनी संगीतमाला गा रही होती है।En: It was morning, a time when life's hustle and bustle is minimal and nature is singing its melody.Hi: ऐसे में आरव और मीरा ने एक अचानक पिकनिक का प्लान बनाया था।En: In such a setting, Aarav and Meera made an impromptu plan for a picnic.Hi: उद्देश्य था—खिलते हुए फूलों को पकड़ना और एक सुंदर दृश्य को अपने चित्र और तस्वीरों में कैद करना।En: The goal was—to catch blooming flowers and capture a beautiful scene in their sketches and photographs.Hi: आरव हमेशा चपल और अनायास निर्णय लेने वाला था।En: Aarav was always spontaneous and made decisions on a whim.Hi: वह कैमरा लेकर हर उस क्षण को कैद करना चाहता था जो उसकी नजरों में खास होता।En: He wanted to capture every moment that seemed special to him with his camera.Hi: दूसरी ओर, मीरा थी, जो थोड़ी शांत रहती थी लेकिन उसकी आँखें जिज्ञासा से भरी रहती थीं।En: On the other hand, Meera, who was a bit calm, always had eyes filled with curiosity.Hi: उसे प्रकृति और चित्रकारी का गहरा प्यार था।En: She had a deep love for nature and painting.Hi: जब दोनों लोधी गार्डन पहुँचे, तो सूरज की रौशनी फूलों पर पड़ रही थी, और वह दृश्य किसी स्वर्ग से कम नहीं था।En: When they reached Lodhi Garden, sunlight was falling on the flowers, and the scene was no less than heaven.Hi: आरव को एक ऐसी फूल की तलाश थी जो विरल पाया जाता है।En: Aarav was on the lookout for a rare flower.Hi: उसी दौरान, मीरा ने अपने चित्रकारी के सामान को बिछाया और एक अनोखा दृश्य अपनी पेंटिंग में उतारने के लिए तैयार हो गई।En: Meanwhile, Meera spread out her painting materials and prepared to capture a unique view on her canvas.Hi: अचानक, आसमान के बादल घिर आए और हल्की बूंदे बरसने लगी।En: Suddenly, clouds gathered in the sky, and light raindrops began to fall.Hi: आरव के कैमरे में कुछ गड़बड़ी आ गई, और वह चिंतित हो गया।En: There was a problem with Aarav's camera, and he became worried.Hi: वह तेजी से अपने कैमरे को बचाने की कोशिश करने लगा।En: He quickly started trying to protect his camera.Hi: मीरा थोड़ी चिंतित हो गई कि अगर बारिश तेज हुई, तो उसकी पेंटिंग अधूरी रह जाएगी।En: Meera was a bit concerned that if the rain intensified, her painting would remain incomplete.Hi: वे दोनों बारिश से बचने का प्रयास करने लगे, तभी एक इन्द्रधनुष आसमान में चमकने लगा।En: As they both tried to evade the rain, a rainbow began to shine across the sky.Hi: आरव की चिंता अब प्रसन्नता में बदल गई; यह एक दुर्लभ क्षण था।En: Aarav's worry transformed into delight; this was a rare moment.Hi: यही तो वह खोजना चाहता था।En: This was exactly what he wanted to find.Hi: उसने तेज़ी से कैमरा भिड़ाया और उस रंगीन छवि को कैद किया।En: He quickly grabbed his camera and captured the colorful image.Hi: मीरा ने भी अपने चित्र में उस इन्द्रधनुष को शामिल किया, बारिश की बूंदों में उभरते जीवंत रंगों का चित्रण किया।En: Meera also included the rainbow in her painting, depicting the vibrant colors emerging through the raindrops.Hi: बारिश रोकने पर, उन दोनों ने एहसास किया कि उन्होंने प्रकृति के इस अभूतपूर्व दृश्य को गहराई से अनुभव किया।En: After the rain stopped, both realized they had deeply experienced this extraordinary scene of nature.Hi: आरव ने सीखा कि अनिश्चितता को अपनाने में भी एक अलग प्रकार की खुशी हो सकती है।En: Aarav learned that embracing uncertainty can bring a different kind of joy.Hi: मीरा को विश्वास हुआ कि अगर परिवर्तन को अपनाया जाए तो कला और अधिक जीवंत हो सकती है।En: Meera believed that if change was embraced, art could become even more vivid.Hi: इस तरह, वे दोनों लोधी गार्डन से एक यादगार अनुभव लेकर लौटे और उस दिन को कभी नहीं भूलने का वादा किया।En: In this way, they both returned from Lodhi Garden with a memorable experience and a promise never to forget that day.Hi: प्रकृति ने उन्हें सिखाया कि कभी-कभी पल की सुंदरता योजनाओं से परे होती है, और अनायास ही हमें अद्वितीय अनुभव दे जाती है।En: Nature taught them that sometimes the beauty of the moment goes beyond plans and spontaneously gifts us unique experiences. Vocabulary Words:greenery: हरियालीdrizzle: फुहारेंeager: आतुरhustle: हलचलspontaneous: अनायासwhim: आकस्मिकcaptivate: कैद करनाcuriosity: जिज्ञासाunique: अनोखाevade: बचनेdelight: प्रसन्नताmoment: क्षणvibrant: जीवंतextraordinary: अभूतपूर्वembracing: अपनानेuncertainty: अनिश्चितताvivid: जीवंतmemorable: यादगारexperience: अनुभवspontaneously: अनायासdecision: निर्णयcanvas: कैनवासproblem: गड़बड़ीsunlight: सूरज की रौशनीrare: विरलgathered: घिर आएrainbow: इन्द्रधनुषart: कलाbeyond: परेscenery: दृश्य

When the Pritchard family moved into 30 East Drive, they thought a broken pipe was flooding the kitchen. But the hooded thing they came to call the Black Monk would flood their home with water, drag their daughter up the stairs, and become one of the most violent hauntings England has ever recorded.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/blackmonkREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p88xknwFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: A family moves into a home and almost immediately begins to experience escalating supernatural activity – which then introduces a sinister, dark menacing entity. (The Black Monk) *** Urban legends are typically dark, strange stories which for the most part are only that – legend. Harmless tales meant to frighten the listener with no more repercussions than some goose bumps and perhaps a restless night of trying to sleep. But some legends are based on truth – and those are the ones that truly make our skin crawl and our faces turn white. (Urban Legends Which Are Actually True) *** Why would a U.S. state vote to have an official state demon? It really happened – and stories about the Jersey Devil continue to this day. We'll look at the history and horrors of this bizarre cryptid and see if it's more than urban legend. (Legend of the Jersey Devil) *** Delano, California is a small, uninteresting town that many may think twice before visiting. East of this town is an equally dreary road known as Browning Road. If you're a paranormal enthusiast, you know that this is one road you shouldn't dare travel alone. (Hitchhiking Ghost of Delano) *** A woman shares her horrifying true story of an evil entity she encountered on Browning Road in Delano, California. (Evil Walks Browning Road) *** In the summer of 2014 a series of UFOs were being reported by Navy pilots – the most elite of our airborne military. Not only were the sightings becoming more frequent – they would last up to 12-hours at a time. (Navy Pilots Report UFOs)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:00:55.732 = Show Open00:03:16.616 = The Black Monk00:19:05.635 = Navy Pilot Reports UFOs ***00:24:26.222 = Urban Legends Which Are Actually True00:31:27.802 = Legend of the Jersey Devil ***00:40:09.038 = Hitchhiking Ghost in Delano / Evil Walks Browning Road00:45:37.698 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:The Black Monk” by Brent Swancer”: http://bit.ly/2Fg0QUV“Navy Pilots Report UFOs” by Helene Cooper: http://bit.ly/2ImqbhP“Urban Legends Which Are Actually True” by DeAnna Janes: http://bit.ly/2WIlbId“The Legend of the Jersey Devil” by Carolyn Cox: http://bit.ly/2Im39rq“Hitchhiking Ghost in Delano” posted at Backpackerverse.com: http://bit.ly/2IkU6XM“Evil Walks Browning Road” by Amy S.: http://bit.ly/2N7inoL(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: January, 2022This episode of Weird Darkness moves from a violent English poltergeist to Navy encounters with unexplained aircraft, a run of urban legends with real-world roots, the New Jersey cryptid born of a colonial grudge, and a haunted California roadway. It opens at 30 East Drive in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England, where in 1966 Jean and Joe Pritchard and their children Phillip and Diane began living alongside an entity the family first nicknamed "Fred" and later called the Black Monk. Cold gusts, pooling water, rattling crockery, slashed portraits, and inverted crosses scrawled in red and black ink escalated over years, with Diane singled out for choking, scratches, and being dragged up the stairs in front of witnesses. Investigator Tom Cuniff tied the site to a former gallows and to a Cluniac monk hanged for raping and killing a girl, and decades later Nick Groff and Katrina Weidman of Paranormal Lockdown spent 100 hours locked inside, recording a Latin EVP, a rolling ball, a knife left on the stairs, and Katrina being scratched.From there the episode turns to the skies off the East Coast, where from the summer of 2014 into March 2015 Navy pilots including Lieutenant Ryan Graves of the VFA-11 "Red Rippers" reported objects with no visible engines that reached 30,000 feet and hypersonic speeds and stayed aloft for up to twelve hours. A Super Hornet nearly collided with one in late 2014, footage captured an object skimming the ocean off the USS Theodore Roosevelt, and the sightings reached the Pentagon's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, whose former head Luis Elizondo called them a striking series of incidents while Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist Leon Golub pointed toward mundane explanations.Next comes a set of urban legends that turned out to have true counterparts, from the 1997 organ-theft chain email set against a 2008 ABC News account of Indian men drugged and cut open near Delhi, to the body-in-the-bed frame tale debunked by folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand yet echoed by killer Richard Kuklinski, to Halloween hanging-stunt deaths of teenagers Brian Jewell, William Anthony Odom, and Caleb Rebh, to intruders like 1941 Denver attic-dweller Theodore Coneys, to explorer John Hanning Speke and British traveler Rochelle Harris and the creatures found inside human ears.The show then digs into the Jersey Devil, the winged Pine Barrens beast the 1939 WPA guide dubbed New Jersey's official state demon, and traces its origin to almanac maker Daniel Leeds, his son Titan's feud with Benjamin Franklin, and the family crest's wyverns, alongside a claimed sighting by Joseph Bonaparte and the January 1909 panic that closed schools and mills across the Delaware Valley.The episode closes on Browning Road in Delano, California, where locals say a young woman struck and killed decades ago haunts the lonely stretch marked by a roadside memorial, appearing in backseats and on the yellow divider lines, followed by the first-person account of a driver named Amy who saw pale gray eyes in her rearview mirror before the figure screamed, vanished, and reappeared standing in the middle of the road.

First, we speak with The Indian Express' Devansh Mittal about an unusual problem faced by e-rickshaw drivers in Delhi, where their vehicles suddenly stop working in the middle of road because they are being controlled by certain Bluetooth applications. Next, we speak with The Indian Express' Parul Kulshrestha about a number of mosques being demolished in Rajasthan's Barmer and Bikaner. She talks about the demolitions, how the situation has brought people of different faiths together, and the reactions it has received. (8:46)Lastly, we discuss concerns over child sexual abuse videos being promoted on Instagram. (16:10)Hosted by Niharika NandaProduced by Shashank Bhargava, Ichha Sharma, and Niharika NandaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

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Delhi is taking one of the world's biggest steps toward cleaner transportation by banning new gas-powered rickshaws and motorcycles, while Great Britain approves its first new pumped hydro projects in four decades—including one connected to the legendary Loch Ness. Plus, climate change is driving a dangerous invasive puffer fish into the Mediterranean, and the Lightning Round returns with the week's biggest clean energy and climate stories. Join us on Patreon for exciting perks! In this episode: Delhi bans new gas rickshaws starting in 2027 and fossil fuel scooters and motorcycles in 2028 as it ramps up EV charging infrastructure. Great Britain approves its first new pumped hydro projects in 40 years, bringing long-duration energy storage back into the spotlight. Greece offers a bounty on invasive toxic puffer fish as warming seas reshape marine ecosystems. Why pumped hydro acts like a giant battery—and why it's becoming important again. The Lightning Round Germany records thousands of excess deaths during the late-June heat wave. UK heatwave leaves millions struggling to sleep. U.S. car payments hit a record high. CATL rapidly expands battery swapping for heavy-duty trucks. More than 20 wind turbines damaged by extreme winds in South Dakota. What remains of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act. China's electric cargo ship fleet continues rapid growth. Pakistan's rooftop solar boom forces the cancellation of LNG imports. Contact Us cleanenergyshow@gmail.com or leave us an online voicemail: http://speakpipe.com/clean Support The Clean Energy Show Join the Clean Club on our Patreon Page to receive perks for supporting the podcast and our planet! Our PayPal Donate Page offers one-time or regular donations. Store Visit The Clean Energy Show Store for T-shirts, hats, and more!. Copyright 2026 Sneeze Media

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A recent case of assisted reproduction hit the headlines a couple of weeks ago, after a couple from Gurugram alleged publicly that their twin babies, born through IVF, were not genetically theirs. The case has created shockwaves, and subsequently, a Delhi court to file a case and probe the allegation. The case has once again put the spotlight on the assisted reproduction sector in India, a sector that has grown dramatically over the past couple of decades. After several years of no regulations, the Central government, in 2021, passed two legislations, the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, and the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, both of lay down legislation for this sector. But how well are these acts being implemented on the ground? Why and how are cases of alleged embryo mix-ups occurring? Why are surrogacy scams continuing to occur in parts of the country? How does the law deal with parentage in such cases? Guest: Radhika Thapar Bahl, founder and advocate, Fertility Law Care  Host: Zubeda Hamid Edited by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The broadcast is live. The storm outside is deafening. But inside the studio, the silence is deadly.Trapped inside a soundproof studio amidst a raging Delhi storm, host Ankan Sharmishtha Bose sits down with four strangers from across the country. They are survivors—ordinary people who have looked into the abyss of ancient horrors and lived to tell the tale. From Bengal's shifting waters and Kerala's ancient Tharavadus to Pune's forgotten undergrounds and Uttarakhand's frozen peaks, they have brought back chilling stories. As the live stream unfolds, tales of shape-shifting folklore, suffocating curses, and glacial entities echo through the mics. The artifacts they brought back to the table are meant to be evidence. But as the studio's reality begins to fracture, the temperature plummets, and the broadcast takes a sinister turn, one terrifying question remains: what else did they bring into the room with them? Be warned, Bhay Vasis: True fear does not live in the stories; it lives in the silence that follows. Listen closely to this terrifying chapter of the Bhay Originals universe, but remember... if you feel a sudden chill in your room, do not take off your headphones. Top Contributors Become Executive producers for the next episode.Details Below!UPI - ankansharmishthabose@sbiPaypal - paypal.me/bhayoriginalsBank Account Details:Name - Ankan BoseACCOUNT NO- 20391072480IFSC CODE – SBIN0015986SWIFT CODE - SBININBBXXXCredits:Written, Directed, and Narrated by: Ankan Sharmishtha BoseSound Design, Original Background Score, Lyrics and Music: Ankan Sharmishtha BoseVoiceover For Sister Leela: Sneha AsraniExecutive Producers: Mayank Malviya, Mahesh Sarkar, Glydus Narula, Abhijeet ShuklaJoin this channel to get access to exclusive perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn9JS93zsaUDaUDq7aofhNQ/joinInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/bhayoriginalLinkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankanbose/Discord - https://discord.gg/KxQvyGZSfQ[Bhay Originals, The 13th Hour, Indian horror podcast, Hindi horror story, horror audio film, Baak folklore, Yakshi horror story, Brahmarakshasa, Indian folklore horror, supernatural horror, Indian ghost stories, psychological horror, scary podcast in Hindi, horror storytelling, horror audio drama, paranormal interview, Bhay Vasis, thriller audio story, scary stories Hindi, podcast horror fiction, haunting audio experience, horror anthology Hindi, suspense story Hindi]

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Raksha Bandhan Reunion: Rekindling Sibling Bonds Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-07-05-22-34-01-hi Story Transcript:Hi: दिल्ली के एक व्यस्त बाजार में, जहाँ हर गली रौशनी और रंगीन पट्टियों से सजी होती है, वहाँ से गुजरते हुए अराव की आंखें चमक उठीं।En: In a bustling market of Delhi, where every alley is adorned with lights and colorful banners, Aarav's eyes lit up as he passed through.Hi: हल्की बारिश की बूँदें टिन की छतों पर संगीत बजा रही थीं, और हर ओर मसालों की खुशबू बिखर रही थी।En: Light raindrops played music on the tin roofs, and the scent of spices lingered everywhere.Hi: आज रक्षाबंधन था, और वह अपनी बहन स्नेहा के लिए कुछ खास खरीदने आया था।En: Today was Raksha Bandhan, and he had come to buy something special for his sister Sneha.Hi: अराव एक हंसमुख और चुलबुले युवक थे।En: Aarav was a cheerful and lively young man.Hi: लेकिन स्नेहा से उनके संबंध कुछ तनावपूर्ण चल रहे थे।En: However, his relationship with Sneha had been somewhat strained.Hi: बचपन में दोनों बहुत करीब थे, मगर अब निजी जीवन और काम की जिम्मेदारियों ने दोनों के बीच दूरियाँ ला दी थीं।En: As children, they were very close, but now personal life and work responsibilities had created distance between them.Hi: स्नेहा एक मेहनती, पर समझदार लड़की थी, जो परिवार की ज़िम्मेदारियों के बोझ और अपने काम के दबाव से थोड़ी परेशान रहती थी।En: Sneha was a hardworking but understanding girl, who felt a bit troubled by the burdens of family responsibilities and work pressure.Hi: उसे लगता था कि अराव उसकी परेशानियों को गंभीरता से नहीं लेते।En: She felt that Aarav didn't take her worries seriously.Hi: अराव ने तय किया था कि इस रक्षाबंधन, वह स्नेहा के लिए ऐसा उपहार लाएगा जो उनके बचपन की याद दिला सके।En: Aarav had decided that this Raksha Bandhan, he would bring Sneha a gift that could remind her of their childhood.Hi: वह एक दुकान पर रुका, जहां रंग-बिरंगे राखियाँ लगीं थीं।En: He stopped at a shop where colorful rakhis were displayed.Hi: अचानक उसकी नजर एक खूबसूरत राखी पर पड़ी, जिस पर छोटे-छोटे सीपियाँ जड़ी थीं।En: Suddenly, his eyes fell on a beautiful rakhi adorned with small shells.Hi: यह वही राखी थी, जैसी स्नेहा ने उसे कई साल पहले बांधी थी।En: It was the same type of rakhi that Sneha had tied on him many years ago.Hi: लेकिन समस्या यह थी कि बारिश के कारण बाजार के रास्ते भारी कीचड़ से भर चुके थे।En: But the problem was that due to the rain, the market paths were filled with heavy mud.Hi: फिर भी, अराव ने हार नहीं मानी।En: Still, Aarav didn't give up.Hi: वह हर गली से बचते-बचाते, हर गड्ढे से छलांग लगाते, बिल्कुल उसी कल्पना की तरह एक साहसी योद्धा बनकर स्नेहा के घर की ओर चल पड़ा।En: Avoiding every alley, jumping over every puddle, he headed towards Sneha's house like a brave warrior of imagination.Hi: उसकी कड़ी मेहनत और बहन के प्रति स्नेह ने उसे हार मानने नहीं दिया।En: His hard work and affection for his sister didn't let him accept defeat.Hi: जब अंततः वह घर पहुँचा, वह बिल्कुल भीग चुका था।En: When he finally arrived home, he was completely drenched.Hi: स्नेहा ने दरवाज़ा खोला, और जैसे ही उसने अराव को उस हाल में देखा, उसकी हंसी छूट गई।En: Sneha opened the door, and seeing Aarav in that state, she burst into laughter.Hi: लेकिन जब अराव ने उसे वह राखी दी, स्नेहा का चेहरा भावुक हो उठा।En: But when Aarav gave her the rakhi, Sneha's face became emotional.Hi: उसने धीरे-से राखी को अपने हाथ में लिया और अनायास ही उन पलों को याद किया जो उन्होंने बचपन में साथ बिताए थे।En: She gently took the rakhi in her hand and unexpectedly recalled the moments they had spent together in childhood.Hi: अराव की सच्चाई और प्रयास ने स्नेहा के दिल को गहराई से छू लिया।En: Aarav's sincerity and efforts deeply touched Sneha's heart.Hi: उसने अराव को गले से लगा लिया, और पहली बार उन्होंने महसूस किया कि उनके बीच का बंधन आज भी उतना ही मजबूत है।En: She hugged Aarav, and for the first time, they felt that the bond between them was still as strong as ever.Hi: इस प्रयास से अराव ने जाना कि जीवन की व्यस्तताओं में रिश्तों की अहमियत कभी नहीं भूलनी चाहिए।En: Through this effort, Aarav realized that in the busyness of life, one should never forget the importance of relationships.Hi: वहीं, स्नेहा ने महसूस किया कि भले ही ज़िम्मेदारियाँ जीवन का हिस्सा हों, पर परिवार का साथ हमेशा सर्वोपरि होता है।En: Meanwhile, Sneha realized that although responsibilities are a part of life, family support is always paramount. Vocabulary Words:bustling: व्यस्तadorned: सजीlingered: बिखरतीstranded: तनावपूर्णstrained: तनावपूर्णresponsibilities: जिम्मेदारियाँunderstanding: समझदारtroubled: परेशानburdens: बोझwarrior: योद्धाdrenched: भीग चुकाemotional: भावुकsincerity: सच्चाईtouched: छू लियाhugged: गले से लगायाimportance: अहमियतparamount: सर्वोपरीयुक्तalley: गलीaffection: स्नेहdefeat: हारeffort: प्रयासrealized: महसूस कियाsupport: साथconscious: गंभीरता सेrecalled: याद कियाmarket: बाजारpuddle: गड्ढाcomplicated: जटिलchivalrous: साहसीoverwhelmed: आहत

What if the most important strategic relationship of the 21st century is the one Washington is actively damaging? In this episode, hosts Ray Powell and Jim Carouso sit down with Kurt Campbell - former Deputy Secretary of State, President Biden's "Asia czar," a key figure in building the modern Quad, and founder of The Asia Group - to ask whether the U.S. and India can move beyond damage control toward something far more ambitious: a new kind of alliance.Last year, U.S.-India ties hit their lowest point in a quarter century: 50% tariffs over India's Russian oil purchases, a tilt toward Pakistan, and a sharp breakdown of trust. Yet at that very low point, Campbell and Jake Sullivan published "The Case for a U.S. Alliance With India" in Foreign Affairs, warning Washington risked driving India into its adversaries' arms.Drawing on decades of firsthand diplomacy, Campbell offers a candid insider's read on what went wrong and what might still go right. He reveals why Pakistan has out-maneuvered India in navigating the Trump White House, why his own successor's speech in Delhi drew audible gasps from the audience, and why India's celebrated "strategic autonomy" masks a quiet but unmistakable tilt toward the West.In this episode:Why Campbell calls India America's most consequential 21st-century partner, and what "escape velocity" meansHow he and Sullivan are trying to recast what "alliance" means for a country that will never host U.S. basesHow Pakistan adapted to Trump-era diplomacy more effectively than IndiaThe surprising story of how India went from reluctant Quad participant to its driving forceHow India quietly cut its reliance on Russian arms from 80% to under 40%Campbell's new Asia Group report on the Strait of Hormuz crisis and why it's hitting the Indo-Pacific harder than markets expectHis warning that the South China Sea, not Taiwan, is the likeliest flashpoint for miscalculationFollow and subscribe for your weekly Indo-Pacific briefing.Follow Kurt Campbell at The Asia Group or on LinkedIn.Follow us on X, @IndoPacPodcast, LinkedIn or FacebookFollow Ray Powell on X, @GordianKnotRay, or LinkedIn, or check out his maritime transparency work at SeaLightFollow Jim Carouso on LinkedInSponsored by BowerGroupAsia, a strategic advisory firm that specializes in the Indo-Pacific

Stories from India: Umair, who lives in Delhi, is passionate about uncovering the city's forgotten history. Instead of focusing on well known landmarks, he documents lesser known monuments and historic sites that many people often overlook. Through his heritage walks, he introduces audiences to these hidden places and their stories, bringing Delhi's overlooked heritage to life. In this podcast, we speak to Umair about his journey and his efforts to preserve and share the city's hidden history.

Unruly Monuments: Disrupting the State at Delhi's Islamic Architecture (Cambridge University Press, 2025) examines how Delhi's Sultanate and Mughal architecture, dating from the twelfth to the seventeenth centuries, became modern monuments and were assimilated and ordered into public consciousness as spaces for tourism, leisure, and intellectual contemplation during the colonial and early postcolonial eras (1828-1963). It examines the resistance that challenges this ordering, rendering monuments unruly and unassimilable despite state efforts to control their narrative. This exposes the nation's contradictory claims of inclusivity while marginalizing subaltern groups. It guides readers through picturesque landscapes, museums, imperial displays, postcards, travel experiences, Partition refugee camps, and cinema. Analyzing these forms reveals how the archive of Indo-Islamic monuments was shaped through presences and absences. Each chapter examines everyday life, untangles knowable public transcripts, illuminates strategic excisions and hidden transcripts, juxtaposes evidence that has not yet been analyzed in conjunction, reads archival material against the grain, and finds archival layers in unfamiliar places. NBN Host: Sohini Majumdar Sohini teaches history at University of San Francisco and Santa Clara University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Unruly Monuments: Disrupting the State at Delhi's Islamic Architecture (Cambridge University Press, 2025) examines how Delhi's Sultanate and Mughal architecture, dating from the twelfth to the seventeenth centuries, became modern monuments and were assimilated and ordered into public consciousness as spaces for tourism, leisure, and intellectual contemplation during the colonial and early postcolonial eras (1828-1963). It examines the resistance that challenges this ordering, rendering monuments unruly and unassimilable despite state efforts to control their narrative. This exposes the nation's contradictory claims of inclusivity while marginalizing subaltern groups. It guides readers through picturesque landscapes, museums, imperial displays, postcards, travel experiences, Partition refugee camps, and cinema. Analyzing these forms reveals how the archive of Indo-Islamic monuments was shaped through presences and absences. Each chapter examines everyday life, untangles knowable public transcripts, illuminates strategic excisions and hidden transcripts, juxtaposes evidence that has not yet been analyzed in conjunction, reads archival material against the grain, and finds archival layers in unfamiliar places. NBN Host: Sohini Majumdar Sohini teaches history at University of San Francisco and Santa Clara University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/islamic-studies

Unruly Monuments: Disrupting the State at Delhi's Islamic Architecture (Cambridge University Press, 2025) examines how Delhi's Sultanate and Mughal architecture, dating from the twelfth to the seventeenth centuries, became modern monuments and were assimilated and ordered into public consciousness as spaces for tourism, leisure, and intellectual contemplation during the colonial and early postcolonial eras (1828-1963). It examines the resistance that challenges this ordering, rendering monuments unruly and unassimilable despite state efforts to control their narrative. This exposes the nation's contradictory claims of inclusivity while marginalizing subaltern groups. It guides readers through picturesque landscapes, museums, imperial displays, postcards, travel experiences, Partition refugee camps, and cinema. Analyzing these forms reveals how the archive of Indo-Islamic monuments was shaped through presences and absences. Each chapter examines everyday life, untangles knowable public transcripts, illuminates strategic excisions and hidden transcripts, juxtaposes evidence that has not yet been analyzed in conjunction, reads archival material against the grain, and finds archival layers in unfamiliar places. NBN Host: Sohini Majumdar Sohini teaches history at University of San Francisco and Santa Clara University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

Unruly Monuments: Disrupting the State at Delhi's Islamic Architecture (Cambridge University Press, 2025) examines how Delhi's Sultanate and Mughal architecture, dating from the twelfth to the seventeenth centuries, became modern monuments and were assimilated and ordered into public consciousness as spaces for tourism, leisure, and intellectual contemplation during the colonial and early postcolonial eras (1828-1963). It examines the resistance that challenges this ordering, rendering monuments unruly and unassimilable despite state efforts to control their narrative. This exposes the nation's contradictory claims of inclusivity while marginalizing subaltern groups. It guides readers through picturesque landscapes, museums, imperial displays, postcards, travel experiences, Partition refugee camps, and cinema. Analyzing these forms reveals how the archive of Indo-Islamic monuments was shaped through presences and absences. Each chapter examines everyday life, untangles knowable public transcripts, illuminates strategic excisions and hidden transcripts, juxtaposes evidence that has not yet been analyzed in conjunction, reads archival material against the grain, and finds archival layers in unfamiliar places. NBN Host: Sohini Majumdar Sohini teaches history at University of San Francisco and Santa Clara University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/indian-religions

durée : 00:03:27 - Le 18/20 : un jour dans le monde - par : Guillaume Auda - Dans une volonté de baisser la pollution de l'air, la ville de Dehli a annoncé vouloir bannir les scooters rickshaw à essence. La capitale indienne accélère sa transition environnementale et électrique. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

durée : 00:03:27 - InterNational - par : Guillaume Auda - Dans une volonté de baisser la pollution de l'air, la ville de Dehli a annoncé vouloir bannir les scooters rickshaw à essence. La capitale indienne accélère sa transition environnementale et électrique. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

A 50-degree heatwave, a rusty shower in a converted Indian palace, a chilli that nearly took Tony's face off, and a moped chase through Vientiane — this is the unaired adventure stories collection, and it's about as un-PC as the podcast gets.Television Times Presents: Adventure Stories Vol. 1, a full-length episode pulled together from unused travel story segments recorded during the show's brief run as All My Clothes Need Burning. Steve is joined by his friend Tony P for stories that didn't quite fit the regular format — and some that probably shouldn't fit any format.Delhi, 1999: rickshaw scams, a hedgerow hideout, and a tale that's hard to look good inThe converted Indian palace with two showers in one room, one producing nothing and the other producing pure rust — and the brine-pickled chilli that nearly demanded a second toiletA local "currency collector" on the road to a shipyard inspectionA moped chase through Vientiane after two masked men on a scooter sliced off Steve's wife's bag, followed by an encounter with a police officer who tried to fine them for reporting the crimeFind us on social media — links on the About page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First, we speak to The Indian Express' Pragynesh about the rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl in Delhi, the accused's criminal history, and the questions the case has raised about child safety, policing, and background verification by ride-hailing platforms.Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Parul Kulshresth about a series of childbirth-related complications in Rajasthan, after similar cases emerged in Kota, Bikaner and now Jodhpur, raising concerns over maternal healthcare and hospital safety. (10:00)And in the end, we look at new details from the NIA chargesheet on the Pahalgam terror attack, which alleges that the conspiracy was active at least a week before the assault and was being directed by a Pakistan-based handler. (19:20)Hosted by Ichha SharmaProduced and written by Shashank Bhargava, Niharika Nanda and Ichha SharmaEdited and mixed by Suresh PawarOur earlier episodes on the maternal healtcare crisis in Rajasthan;India's forex reserves problem, Rajasthan maternal deaths, and SIR concerns | The Indian Express https://share.google/Ehgkk0FvtV6J55Dek

A new youth protest movement in India that started as online satire is now staging an ongoing sit-in in New Delhi calling for the resignation of India's education minister.The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was launched in late May by Abhijeet Dipke, a graduate of Boston University, in response to alleged comments by India's chief justice, Surya Kant, comparing unemployed young Indians to cockroaches. Dipke launched a parody political party, calling on all cockroaches to unite, which led to street protests in cities including Delhi, Pune, Jaipur and Bengaluru.The CJP latched onto mounting anger in India at a series of issues affecting exams, including the secondary school leaving exam, which has affected thousands of people and been linked to suicides. But the movement has also tapped into the anger of a generation of graduates who've done everything right but still can't find work that matches their aspirations.In this episode economist Rosa Abraham at Azim Premji University, explains how India's jobs crisis is fuelling this new youth protest movement. This episode was written and produced by Gemma Ware and Mend Mariwany. Mixing by Michelle Macklem and theme music by Neeta Sarl. Read the full credits for this episode and sign up here for a free daily newsletter from The Conversation.If you like the show, please consider donating to The Conversation, an independent, not-for-profit news organisation.

This podcast focused on the importance of mental health in families, emphasizing communication, stigma reduction, and support strategies for emotional well-being. Punam interviews Deepali Sansi, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has worked in Mental Health for more than 10 years. You can find her at: deepali-sansi-lmft-44190911b Deepali Sansi has been working at Buckelew Programs for the past four years and brings over a decade of experience in the mental health field. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and currently serves as an Assistant Program Director for the 988 Suicide Prevention Program. She is certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and has extensive experience treating individuals with depression, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders. Her clinical expertise includes facilitating evidence-based therapeutic modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Seeking Safety groups, and Art Therapy. Deepali is deeply passionate about working with families and adults who have experienced trauma, supporting them in building resilience and achieving meaningful recovery. She holds two graduate degrees: a Master's in Clinical Psychology from Delhi, India, and a Master's in Counseling with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy from Golden Gate University in San Francisco She comes with strong multicultural competence and experience working with diverse populations, Deepali is committed to helping individuals enhance self-esteem, develop insight, and cultivate healthy relationships that promote lasting and meaningful change.

ThePrintPod: Heatwaves, beyond numbers: In Delhi's hottest areas, residents' diaries record heat, illness, lost work

Gajraj Rao — the actor who waited 25 years for Bollywood to notice him — sits down with Gaurav Arora on xMonks Drive for his most honest interview yet. Best known for his National Award and Filmfare Award-winning role as Jeetendra Kaushik in Badhaai Ho, Gajraj Rao opens up about his journey from a railway colony in Rajasthan to Delhi theatre to becoming one of Hindi cinema's most loved character actors.In this episode, Gajraj Rao talks about his early struggles before fame — working as a tailor, writing for newspapers for a few hundred rupees, and getting rejected at hundreds of auditions alongside actors who are now household names. He shares rare, personal stories from the set of Bandit Queen with Shekhar Kapur, his 40-year friendship with Manoj Bajpayee, and an unforgettable backstage memory from their theatre days together. He also opens up about his father, the quiet lessons he learned at home, and how that shaped the man and actor he became.Gajraj Rao reflects on his chemistry with Neena Gupta in Badhaai Ho, the hardest scene he ever shot, his preparation process as an actor, and his sharp, unfiltered opinion on what it really means to be a "character actor" versus a star in Hindi cinema. He also speaks about his decades-long career in advertising filmmaking that quietly supported him through his most uncertain years, and the one principle he says he never compromised on — his self-respect.This conversation covers his most celebrated films and shows — Badhaai Ho, Talvar, Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, Maidaan, Dabba Cartel, Dupahiya — and the people who shaped his career, including Manoj Bajpayee, Ashish Vidyarthi, Neena Gupta, Ayushmann Khurrana, and Ajay Devgn.Whether you know him as the dad from TVF's Tech Conversations with Dad, Kaushik Saab from Badhaai Ho, or one of Bollywood's most respected character actors, this episode of xMonks Drive gives you the most complete, honest, and personal conversation with Gajraj Rao yet.

Welcome to another episode of the People of Packaging Podcast, recorded live right here at the Label King Studios in Salt Lake City. I am your host, Adam Peek, and today we are diving deep into the future of packaging design, consumer psychology, and artificial intelligence.Our guest today is Ankit Dhawan, the founder of Bluepill.ai. Ankit has an incredible background, moving from India to the United States to complete his masters at Cornell before leading product for the global marketing team at Amazon. With over seven years of deep experience in AI, Ankit is solving one of the most frustrating, expensive, and analog processes in our industry: consumer insights and package testing.In this episode, we run a live demo of the Bluepill.ai software using a real-world test case: Miss Essie's BBQ Sauce, a fantastic local brand here in Utah.Here is what we cover:* The Matrix Motivation: The story behind the name Blue-pill.ai and why taking the blue pill means choosing to stay in a perfectly simulated consumer environment.* The $140 Billion Problem: Package testing and market research traditionally cost fifteen thousand to twenty-five thousand dollars per study, taking anywhere from four to eight weeks. Bluepill.ai drops that down to under ten minutes.* Digital Twins and Micro-Personas: How the software uses real human behavioral data, qualitative interviews, and purchase signals to predict exactly how specific demographics will react to your package on the shelf.* The Miss Essie's Shelf Test: We look at the actual heatmap data comparing Miss Essie's to heavy hitters like Sweet Baby Ray's and Stubbs, highlighting packaging strengths like practical dispensers and areas to improve like pale illustrations.* Ironclad Data Security: Why testing your proprietary designs with AI is actually much safer than human panels, ensuring your upcoming product launches never leak to your competitors.We also have some fun debating geography, including my infamous shouting match at the Delhi airport over whether a city of five hundred thousand people actually exists.Ankit's tool changes the game from subjective guessing to objective, data-driven decision-making, allowing brands to iteratively test text orientation, visual clutter, and ingredient transparency for a fraction of traditional costs.Check out the full episode to see the future of package testing in action.Connect with Adam:* LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/adampeek* TikTok: @thelabelkingConnect with Ankit Dhawan:* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhawanankit/* Website: https://blue-pill.ai/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.packagingisawesome.com