Hadiya spoke in the Supreme Court and the proceedings went on for one-and-a-half hours. But did anyone listen to her? Sushant Sinha from India News and independent journalist Neha Dixit join the Hafta panel to discuss the news of the week. Neha Dixit speaks about her abnormal experience when she married out of caste. Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Manisha Pande and our guests discuss the religion of Rahul Gandhi and how Indian media has covered it ahead of the Gujarat election. Is it really important to discuss it in prime time debates?

The panel discusses Ivanka Trump and her achievements. The panel thinks Ivanka has achieved many things only because of her surname; Sushant Sinha disagrees. Apart from this, they speak of the controversy surrounding the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case and the killing of a BSF jawan by his colleague in North Kashmir. Listen up, there is a song dedication in the end too.

Reference links:

1. A review of NL Hafta by Nirmal, Bhavesh, Arihant, Anonymous and Ujval
2. NLDhulai, guys get over the North-South divide

Abhinandan Sekhri

1. Stitcher: Ep. #445: Bill McKibben, Chelsea Handler
2. Radio Open Source: The Future of Food
3. Love Jihad – Judgement On The Spot | Chase

Madhu Trehan

1. Vanity Fair: The end of the social media era can’t come soon enough.
2. The Guardian: The true story of the fake US Embassy in Ghana

Manisha Pande

1. The News Minute: Amaravati: The price of a dream city – A documentary by Rohini Mohan
2. The Indian Express: Her journey from Akhila to become Hadiya
3. Newslaundry: #Hadiya spoke but who’s listening?

Neha Dixit

1. Mr and Mrs Jinnah: The marriage that shook India

Sushant Sinha

1. Sanskriti ke Chaar Adhyay

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