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EPISODE · Aug 20, 2026 · 21 MIN

Punjab’s digital university bills, school book row, and US' Kashmir advisory

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First, we speak to The Indian Express’ Man Aman Singh Chhina about three Bills passed by the Punjab government to establish private digital open universities, why the state says they could transform education, and the concerns raised over their compliance with UGC regulations.Next, we speak to The Indian Express’ Ritu Sharma about how a food safety complaint at an Ahmedabad school developed into a wider controversy over books by Malala Yousafzai and Anne Frank, and what happened to the original investigation. (07:55)And in the end, we look at the United States’ possible review of its travel advisory for Kashmir, what US Ambassador Sergio Gor said about the region’s security and tourism potential, and the significance of his meeting with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. (18:00)Hosted by Ichha SharmaProduced and written by Shashank Bhargava, Niharika Nanda and Ichha SharmaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

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