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We The People
by NDTV
This powerful opinion-based show throws the floor open to an enquiring public for discussions on the issues affecting the country and its people and ensuring that the average citizen gets a voice.
Episodes
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A Clarion Call For Clean Capital Air
In today's edition of We The People, a panel of experts discussed how to deal with the pollution crisis in Delhi. The experts discussed what citizens could do on their end to reduce pollution as the government's policies such as smog guns and sprinklers continue to fail. While politicians…
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Man's Best Friend Turns Foe: The Stray Dog Crisis In India
There has been a rise in the cases of stray dogs attacking people across India. These disturbing headlines have put the focus on man-animal conflict playing out on the street outside. On 'We The People' tonight, we look at ways to solve the man-animal conflict and how can there be harmony between...
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Is Death For Rape Deterrent Enough?
Following the horrific rape and murder of the Kolkata doctor, the West Bengal government has passed the 'Aparajita' Bill, introducing the death penalty for rape in cases where the victim dies or is left in a permanent vegetative state. The bill also calls for time-bound probe, fast-track courts…
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Trysts And Triumphs Of Women Athletes
Of all the ways one can imagine about missing out on an Olympic medal, Vinesh Phogat's certainly falls in the rarest of rare category. The wrestler was disqualified from the women's 50kg final at the Paris Olympics 2024 for being 100 gram overweight. From the protest on the streets of Jantar…
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Wayanad Landslides: Are We Ready For Climate Change Crisis?
As Wayanad picks up the pieces in the aftermath of the most recent landslides. The images of death, destruction and devastation serve as a lasting reminder of the fact that we now live in the age of climate change. From Himachal to Uttarakhand to Kerala, the fallen trees, and cut-up mountains are...
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Rise In Hit-And-Run Cases: No Chase For Rich And Powerful?
The recent spate of hit-and-run cases has put the focus back on fast cars, uncontrolled speeds, irresponsible drivers, and a law that hangs in balance. The two recent cases of hit-and-run accidents have gripped the attention of the country for all the wrong reasons. The big question is with a…
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Hathras Stampede, Hoarding Collapse, Hooch Tragedy: When Will We Learn To Value Human Life?
Be it the Hathras stampede in Uttar Pradesh or the roof collapse at the Delhi airport, Hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu, train collision of the Kanchanjunga express or the hoarding collapse in Mumbai, preventable tragedies are routine in India. While they are quick to make headlines as the dead get...
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NTA Fails The Test Of Exams: We The People Want Answers
The National Testing Agency in India has made national and international headlines lately. The NEET, UGC-NET exams were cancelled following a series of irregularities in marking and subsequent allegations of a paper leak. UGC-CSIR was also delayed due to logistical reasons and the NEET PG was...
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Ex WHO Chief Scientist, Top Doctors Answer AstraZeneca Vaccine Concerns
Global pharma giant AstraZeneca has admitted that its COVID-19 vaccine developed by researchers from Oxford University and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India can cause a rare side effect of blood clotting and low platelet count. AstraZeneca said this in a statement responding to a class...
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Masala Mess To Cerelac Crisis: We The People For Food Safety
Singapore and Hong Kong have taken off Everest and MDH masalas from their shelves, citing food safety concerns. It's not just masals, Cerelac was in the dock after a report suggested that Nestle adds sugar only to baby food in India. Also, Bournvita is no longer categorised as a 'health drink.…
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Apolitical Or Apathetic: Why Is Urban India Indifferent Towards The Vote?
The grand festival of democracy, the 2024 general election has begun. The proverbial red carpet has been rolled out for the voter and while there are some raring to go, some aren't - the urban voters. Of the 50 Parliamentary constituencies that recorded the lowest voter turnout in the 2019...
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How Social Media Influencers Are 'Influencing' Elections
In this week's 'We The People', we discuss how social media influencers are 'influencing' the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The election is being fought amid soaring temperatures on the ground and in the cool and comfort of social media, with political parties and personalities using the…
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Airline Carriers Taking You For A "Ride"?
The recent controversy around Vistara flight cancellations and delays has put the focus back on we the people at the mercy of the airlines. For how long will Indian airline carriers continue to take you for a 'ride'? And where does the buck stop?
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Cancer No Longer An Old-age Problem?
Kate Middleton's recent cancer diagnosis has once again put the focus back on rising cancer in young adults. Data shows that not only is cancer on the rise, but is also rapidly rising in younger people. But cancer is not a data story, cancer is a human story. On We The People, we tell the cancer...
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The Fake Medicine Epidemic Decoded
Eight people were arrested in Delhi for the sale and manufacture of fake 'life-saving' cancer drugs. Two of them worked at a cancer hospital. Earlier this month, fake antibiotics racket was unearthed in Hyderabad. Essential medicines like diabetes, blood pressure and painkillers worth a crore of...
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Supreme Court Backs Two-Child Policy: Progressive Or Coercive?
The Supreme Court upheld the two-child policy in Rajasthan. India is now the most populous country in the world overtaking China but the fertility rate is on the decline and the population with or without these measures is expected to start declining by 2060. Is such a policy progressive or...
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MSP: Balancing Act Between Farmers And Consumers?
Farmers are back on the road. The last week has seen yet another bitter standoff between the security forces and the farmers, who were tear-gassed, subjected to rubber bullets, and shut out of Delhi's fortified borders. On We The People, we decode what the farmers are demanding - whether it is...
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Uniform Civil Code: Gender Just Or Threat To Privacy?
Uttarakhand is the first state to enact a Uniform Civil Code believed to be a template that many states will soon adopt. Several of the provisions have raised constitutional concerns of privacy and personal liberty. Enacted in the name of gender justice and rights for women, who does the UCC…
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We The People: Ayodhya Special
A day ahead of the Ram temple Pran Pratistha ceremony, preparations are in full swing and security has been tightened. On this special edition of We The People, we talk to the people who have travelled from various parts of the country to attend the Ram Temple inauguration. We bring you the...
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As #ChaloLakshadweep Trends, Look Before You Leap Toward The Archipelago
Lakshadweep has made international headlines. First, it was the tourism promo by PM Modi and then the rather unwanted controversy with the Maldives. But the #ChaloLakshadweep social media splash has left out a rather important issue - the environmental challenges associated with the rampant...
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9 Deaths Every Hour: What Is The Highway To Safer Roads In India?
As the government proposes a near-complete overhaul of the criminal justice system under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, some sections of the Road Safety Act have also seen a sea change. Following dramatic protests by truckers' associations, the government has now put the new amendments on hold.…
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Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse: A Man-Made Disaster?
The tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand, in which 41 workers have been trapped for the past 15 days, has made national and international headlines. Given the apparent threat to the ecosystem of the mountains, the question we face is whether all development works in Indian hill states are akin to a...
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Surviving North-India's Air Emergency
The season of deadly smog is here and once again we are back to breathing poison. On We The People, we talk about surviving it.
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Abortion Denied: Whose 'Heartbeat' Is It Anyway?
Supreme Court's recent verdict on aborting a 26-week pregnancy has once again reignited the pro-choice vs pro-life debate. Watch We The People.
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What Next For Queer Couples After Supreme Court Verdict?
The Supreme Court this week fell short of legalising same-sex marriages, leaving the decision to the government. While the Chief Justice of India did champion queer unions, nothing changes in the lives of same-sex couples. After the Supreme Court's verdict, the fight for marriage equality has...
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Mother Or Father?: Child's Rights In Custody Battles
Custody battles in India and abroad largely remain centered around the divorce, with a clear mother vs father narrative - but what about the children, who are often caught in the middle of an often harrowing legal and psychological war? On We The People, we speak to all stakeholders involved, and...
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India-Canada Standoff: What It Means For The Canadian Dream?
The India-Canada diplomatic standoff has grabbed national and international headlines lately - but what is its larger impact on students - not just on the Indian students already enrolled in Canadian universities, but aspirants who wish to go there? On We The People, students and parents speak…
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Decoding The Cancer Epidemic
An alarming study says that cancer cases in those aged under 50 have risen by 80% in the last three decades - this coupled with a WHO study that cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, killing one in six globally - and another study by the ICMR that pegs cancer cases in India to rise to...
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Delhi Residents Lose 12 Years Due To Pollution: Airpocalypse?
A worrying report published by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago puts South Asia at the epicentre of the global pollution mess - saying that Delhi is the most polluted city in the world and that Delhi residents lose almost 12 years of their lives due to air pollution....
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New Rules For Schools: Boon Or A Bane?
There are new rules for schools. The Central government has launched a new curriculum framework for school students under the new education policy that came into play in 2020. All these changes are expected to come into force from next year. But What does it mean for the students? Will it…
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WHO Alert For Indian Drug, 5th In 10 Months: 'Jan Vishwas', The Law We Need?
This week, the WHO flagged a contaminated Indian-made cough syrup in Iraq - the 5th such warning against medicine produced in India by the organization in 10 months. While the government cracked down on over 70 firms back in March, substandard drugs continue to be manufactured in India and sold...
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Why Are Women Reluctant To Report Workplace Harassment?
Sexual harassment complaints at top publicly traded companies saw a 70% surge compared to the previous financial year, according to a report by Mint. The report comes days after the Supreme Court pointed out the 'disquieting' implementation of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act, saying that...
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Forest Bill Cleared: Is This The Law We Need to Fight Climate Change?
Without debate and amid chaos, the Lok Sabha on 26th July passed the Forest Conservation Amendment Bill, 2023. While environmentalists demand a rollback, citing disaster for the country's forest resources, the government disagrees. The bill seeks to amend the 1980 act - and crucially, if passed,...
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Manipur Horror: When Sexual Violence Is A Weapon, Is Justice A Far Cry?
The horrific video that shows two naked women being paraded, groped and molested by a mob in the violence-hit Manipur has sent shock waves across the country, once again highlighting the plight of women caught in the crossfire of a deadly conflict. The incident prompts us to ask: Why is it that...
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Uniform Civil Code: Does Uniformity Mean Gender Justice?
As the ruling government continues its push to bring in a Uniform Civil Code, citing the imperative need for a common law across all religions to ensure 'gender justice', on We The People, we ask - will a codification of laws necessarily be able to solve a deeply rooted societal problem that has...
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Is Weekend Binge Drinking Killing You Softly?
Have you ever asked how many drinks are too many drinks? Well, recent studies suggest that binge drinking over the weekend may be worse for your health than moderate or light drinking over the week. But what is binge drinking? And how harmful is it exactly? On this episode of We The People,...
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Women At Work 2023: Finding A New Normal
After Tata Consultancy Services, one of India's top IT firms, stopped their work-from-home policy, it triggered a mass resignation from women in the organisation - ironically, the very same organisation that had over 35 per cent women in their workforce. This incident, though, begs a larger...
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The Human Cost Of Climate Change
While Cyclone Biparjoy has dominated headlines this week, it is not an isolated extreme weather event - rather, the sign of many more to come, say scientists. As more and more bizarre 'natural' disasters hit countries all over the world, we can no longer afford to 'other' the climate crisis…
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How To Save Yourself From Immigration Fraud
700 Indian students are facing deportation from Canada because their offer letters for admission to Canadian universities in 2018-19 were found to be fake. But as the number of students going abroad, as well as the number of loans being taken to support foreign study are on the rise, how can one...
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Delhiites Walked By As Teen Stabbed 22 Times: What's Behind India's Bystander Syndrome?
In a shocking crime in the national capital, a 16-year-old girl was stabbed 22 times on the middle of a busy street by her jilted lover as people watched on - but nobody helped. This is not the first time that bystanders have watched a crime unfold, but done nothing - and it seems only to be...
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Karnataka 2023: Where Are The Women?
The Karnataka elections were one of the major elections ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This election also stands out because of the dismal performance and participation of women. The BJP fielded only 12 women candidates and there were only 11 women candidates from Congress. Why are women...
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Supreme Court's Big Order On Divorce: A Reality Check
The Supreme Court said this week that it can dissolve a marriage in certain circumstances, including on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown of relations, and do away with the mandatory six-month waiting period. What exactly does this new verdict change? We get a Reality Check.
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Blinkit Workers' Strike: The Gig Is Up?
Over 2,500 food delivery workers from Zomato-owned Blinkit have been on strike across India. The delivery agents are protesting after the company changed the basis on which they will get paid, and how much they will get paid. They don't have adequate rights and protections under Indian labour…
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Gangster Atiq Ahmed's Murder: Vigilante Justice Overrides Rule Of The Law?
Gangster Atiq Ahmed was shot dead along with his brother on live television on Saturday while police were escorting them for a medical check-up in Uttar Pradesh. There have been numerous instances of encounters in Maharashtra and Punjab. What does this say about us as a country and society? What...
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50 Years Of Project Tiger: Looking Back And Looking Ahead
India has 3,167 tigers, according to the latest census released today. Let's go behind the numbers with India's most credible conservationists.
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Artificial Intelligence: Boon Or Bane?
A letter co-signed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and various other tech giants has demanded a six-month pause in artificial intelligence research - citing under-researched AI as a 'threat to humanity'. We The People sifts the fact from the fiction and asks - is artificial intelligence a way to elevate…
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Criticism Same As Defamation? Where Does The Buck Stop
A defamation, conviction and disqualification has taken the world of Indian politics by storm. But it also raises a key question on where does one draw the line between legalities and freedom of speech. Does criticism of the ones in power means censorship and sedition? On We The People, we take…
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Mother Of All 'Custody' Battles: Indian Parents vs Foreign Laws
It's a parent's worst nightmare. Having your child taken away from you. Sending your child to school but he doesn't return and you find out that you've been deemed an unfit parent and can't see him again. Now imagine this happening to you while you are abroad. In a country where you don't speak…
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Women, Housework And The Cost Of Invisible Labour
India has scored significant gains in various development parameters including economic growth, women's education, and reducing fertility rates. Yet, women participation in the labor force remains amongst the lowest in the world. Studies suggest that unpaid domestic work of women amounts to 7.5%…
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