Your weekly dose of all the insanity that passes off as news on TV.
In this episode, we look at how Navika Kumar came to the rescue of prime minister Modi after a story by Scroll on foreign aid and its distribution raised some questions. Sudhir Chaudhary is also ably firefighting for the PM and making sure he's safe from any criticism.
Meanwhile, the West Bengal results caused some heartbreak in the studios of Zee News. The state is grappling with a terrible spate of political violence. We argue why Mamata Banerjee needs to be asked questions, but based on facts.
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