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EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 29 MIN

Bengal's final polling phase, Jharkhand exam scam, and a missing bird

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First, we speak to veteran journalist and contributing editor to The Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, about West Bengal’s final phase of polling, and the challenges Mamata Banerjee faces as the BJP pushes into her stronghold.Next, we talk to The Indian Express’ Shubham Tigga about an exam fraud case in Jharkhand, where police say an under-construction building was being used to run a solver racket. (17:45)And in the end, we look at a conservation setback involving the Great Indian Bustard, after a rare chick born in Gujarat has gone missing and is feared dead. (26:55)Hosted by Ichha SharmaProduced and written by Shashank Bhargava and Ichha SharmaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

First, we speak to veteran journalist and contributing editor to The Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, about West Bengal’s final phase of polling, and the challenges Mamata Banerjee faces as the BJP pushes into her stronghold.Next, we talk to The Indian Express’ Shubham Tigga about an exam fraud case in Jharkhand, where police say an under-construction building was being used to run a solver racket. (17:45)And in the end, we look at a conservation setback involving the Great Indian Bustard, after a rare chick born in Gujarat has gone missing and is feared dead. (26:55)Hosted by Ichha SharmaProduced and written by Shashank Bhargava and Ichha SharmaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

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