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'As the Malayalam Film Industry is rocked by mounting cases of sexual abuse and the Hema Committee panel exposes how rampant this has been for years, Dr Sujata, who went by the screen name Sowmya in the 90s has revealed how a Tamil Director, whose wife is a well known actor according to her, repeatedly assaulted her when she was 18, raped her and "groomed her to be a sex slave". Horrific details like him using rods in her private party have been revealed by Sujata/Sowmya who says she plans to take up the issue with the TN Police.' Read more

'Ahead of a critical Supreme Court hearing on the Kolkata Doctor's rape and murder the CBI has conducted a polygraph test on the main accused Sanjoy Roy who has claimed he ran away after seeing the body according to media reports. The RG Kar Rape & murder case has taken the nation by storm. Ahead of the supreme Court's hearing on the matter, Doctors across continents come together to organise a global protest for the victim. Tune in as Barkha Dutt speaks to Dr Amrita Chatterjee (Rg kAr Alumni of 1994), Dr Dipti Jain (Rg kAr Alumni of 1993), Ms. Tilottama Guha (Protest organizer of Melbourne.' Read more

'Watch what former Finance Secretary Subhash Garg says on charges against SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch.' Read more

'Every day brings a fresh charge against SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch, first accused in the Hindenburg report of a conflict of interest with the Adani group which SEBI had investigated. The Congress has accused Buch of receiving rental income over 2 crores from a company under probe by SEBI. A parliamentary accounts committee is now likely to summon her for questioning. Subhash Garg, former Finance Secretary speaks to Barkha Dutt on whether Buch's exit is inevitable.' Read more

'Amidst Kerala's Me Too Movement, Actor Rima Kallingal, one of the founders of the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC), has filed a defamation suit against Tamil playback singer Suchitra over her allegations that the former had hosted drug-fuelled rave parties. "This is only an attempt to distract from the findings of the Hema Committee report, she says. On the responses of the super stars like Mohanlal, Mammooty and Rajnikanth, she says, on their silence and lack of empathy "You Time is up too"' Read more

'Every day brings a fresh charge against SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch, first accused in the Hindenburg report of a conflict of interest with the Adani group which SEBI had investigated. The Congress has accused Buch of receiving rental income over 2 crores from a company under probe by SEBI. A parliamentary accounts committee is now likely to summon her for questioning. Subhash Garg, former Finance Secretary speaks to Barkha Dutt on whether Buch's exit is inevitable.' Read more

'Dr Kunal Sarkar, one of India's best known cardiac surgeons speaks to Barkha Dutt. In a new revelation, Sandip Ghosh, the ex-principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, had ordered renovation near the seminar hall, where a doctor was found raped and murdered, alleged Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Mazumdar on Thursday. Unprecedented Scenes are emerging from Kolkata where the entire city turned its lights off in solidarity with the victim of rape and murder at the RG Kar medical college. The postponement of the Supreme Court hearing has also lead to widespread anger on the streets. The Parents of the Victim joined the protests and made a number of grave allegations against the police and the disgraced principal of RG Kar, Sandip Ghosh, including saying the police offered money to them.. a charge denied by the police. Protesting doctors say the Kolkata police chief must resign.' Read more

'In a revealing and candid interview, Barkha Dutt sits down with KC Tyagi following his surprising resignation as the national spokesperson of Janata Dal United (JDU). Tyagi opens up about the internal turmoil within JDU, his decision to step down, and his views on the BJP's current strategies. The discussion delves deep into critical issues such as the ongoing Caste Census, the harrowing RG Kar rape and murder case, and the escalating Israel-Hamas conflict. Tyagi also shares his insights on India's political landscape and the global challenges that lie ahead. Tune in for an unfiltered conversation that covers both national and international issues with one of India's prominent political voices.' Read more

'Dr Kunal Sarkar, one of India's best known cardiac surgeons speaks to Barkha Dutt. In a new revelation, Sandip Ghosh, the ex-principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, had ordered renovation near the seminar hall, where a doctor was found raped and murdered, alleged Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Mazumdar on Thursday. Unprecedented Scenes are emerging from Kolkata where the entire city turned its lights off in solidarity with the victim of rape and murder at the RG Kar medical college. The postponement of the Supreme Court hearing has also lead to widespread anger on the streets. The Parents of the Victim joined the protests and made a number of grave allegations against the police and the disgraced principal of RG Kar, Sandip Ghosh, including saying the police offered money to them.. a charge denied by the police. Protesting doctors say the Kolkata police chief must resign. Barkha Dutt speaks to Dr Kunal Sarkar, one of Bengal's most eminent doctors and outspoken voices on the issue' Read more

'Two people lost their lives and ten others were injured in a series of firing and drone attacks by suspected Kuki insurgents in Manipur. According to police and state home department reports, this marks the first instance of weaponized drones being used to drop bombs on civilians in India. Kuki Groups who have an uneasy relationship with the Manipur police have denied the allegations.' Read more

'Dr Tapas Pramanik was on duty at the RG Kar Medical College on the night of the rape and murder of a young doctor. Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing in the case, he says several SOPs were not followed. These are his five questions' Read more