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This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Ichha Sharma.Today is the 30th of August and here are this week’s headlines.Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday announced that the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to create five new districts in the Union Territory of Ladakh. These districts include Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang. According to the

First, Indian Express’ Apurva Vishwanath talks about the Supreme Court granting bail to Telangana MLC K Kavitha in the excise policy case and the observations made during the hearing.Next, Indian Express’ Abhishek Angad discusses the reasons behind former Jharkhand Chief Minister and senior JMM leader Champai Soren’s decision to join the BJP and how this move is expected to b

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.Today is the 29th of August and here are the headlines.West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee today said that a ‘malicious disinformation campaign’ has been unleashed against her over her speech made on Wednesday at the students rally.” She added, quote “Not uttered a

First, Indian Express' Ritu Sharma talks to us about the situation in Gujarat. The state has been facing unusually heavy rainfall and that has caused flooding in many districts and cities. She talks about the rescue operations, fatalities and more.Next, Indian Express’ Venkata Krishna B speaks to us about Jay Shah, the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, being

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.Today is the 28th of August and here are the headlines.In her first reaction to the alleged rape and murder of a junior doctor at R G Kar Medical College in Kolkata, President Droupadi Murmu today said that she was “dismayed and horrified” over the incident and asked the country to wake up to the “perve

First, Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Editor, Shubhajit Roy, discusses the significance of PM Modi's visit to Ukraine and what it signals to India's Western allies and Russia.Next, Indian Express' Anonna Dutt talks about the case of a two-year-old child from Meghalaya testing positive for vaccine-derived polio and the concerns it raises (13:08).Finally, Indian Express' Amitabh

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.Today is the 27th of August and here are the headlines.Students of the Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj are marching towards the state secretariat “Nabanna” from Kolkata’s College Square this afternoon. The Kolkata police which called the march “illegal” are using water cannons and tear gas shells on the

First, Indian Express' Harikishan Sharma talks to us about the newly introduced Unified Pension Scheme. He also shares the expenditure done by the government on pensions and the difference between the UPS, the NPS and the OPS.Next, Indian Express’ Sohini Ghosh speaks to us about the findings of the Chandrayaan-3. She shares the hypothesis that is believed around the world with re

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.Today is the 26th of August and here are the headlines.Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced today that the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to create five new districts in the Union Territory of Ladakh. These districts include Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang. According to the official websi

The Justice Hema Committee report, which had been with the Kerala state government for the last four-and-a-half years, was released last week after several rounds of legal battles in court. The report highlights the challenges faced by women in the film industry, including sexual harassment, inadequate facilities such as women’s toilets, gender bias and discrimination, pay dispar