Historic day for India at Paralympics, FDC drugs banned, and Aparajita Bill

First, Indian Express' Vinayakk Mohanarangan talks to us about one of the biggest days for India at the Paralympics. For the first ever time India won 8 medals within one day at the games. Indian para athletes created history by bagging two gold medals, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals within a day at the Paris Paralympics 2024. Next, Indian Express’ Anonna Dutt speaks to us about the central government banning 156 fixed-dose combination drugs. She shares how in a notification, the government termed the now banned drugs as irrational, and said they do not have any therapeutic benefit. (13:54)And in the end, we talk about the West Bengal Assembly unanimously passing an anti-rape bill called the Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill that has provisions for stringent punishment and faster trial in rape cases. (20:31)Hosted, written and produced by Niharika NandaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar