NL Hafta – Episode 50

Newslaundry subscribers Garima Chitkara and Amol Sharma join us for the 50^th Episode of NL Hafta. In this episode, we discuss Kiku Sharda’s arrest and the Supreme Court’s stay on Jallikattu. We talk about contradictory media reports on Masood Azhar’s arrest in Pakistan and the Sabrimala temple case. Also, our guests share with us why they think independent media matters. We wind up with everyone’s picks of the week.

For reference:

1. Fortune cover: Amazon co-founder as Vishnu.

2. Hindustan Times: Jihadis can’t set the agenda for India-Pak dialogue

3. Express article: No one arrested, we are still in business, says Jaish-e-Mohammad

4. The News Minute: Why Sabarimala has restrictions on women, Rahul Easwar explains

5. Ravish Kumar at National Dastak launch event.

6. The Times of India: Delhi’s odd-even scheme: The ultimate analysis

7. Raghuram Rajan seeks changes in work culture at RBI

8. The Caravan: The Reluctant Fundamentalists: How News Channels in India Are Manufacturing the Muslim Identity

9. Radiolab: American Football

10. BBC: Mad Dog – Part 1

11. BBC: Mad Dog – Part 2

12. DailyO: World taking a Right turn: It’s Modi’s turn to mentor RSS

13. Al Jazeera: Palestine Remix

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