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

About this episode

The episode discusses West Bengal's final polling phase, an exam fraud case in Jharkhand, and a missing Great Indian Bustard chick.

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 Sharma Produced and written by Shashank Bhargava and Ichha Sharma Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

People in this episode

Host: Ichha Sharma

Guests: Neerja Chowdhury, Shubham Tigga

Topics covered

• West Bengal polling
• Jharkhand exam scam
• conservation
• Great Indian Bustard
• politics
• journalism

Keywords

• West Bengal
• Jharkhand
• exam fraud
• Great Indian Bustard
• Mamata Banerjee
• BJP
• conservation
• journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Indian Express

Places: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Gujarat, BJP, Great Indian Bustard

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