-
6 days ago | 
thenewsminute.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Leena Reghunath
In Episode 26 of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss India’s Operation Sindoor, evolving military posture, diplomacy, and the challenges of reporting during heightened conflict. In the discussion are foreign affairs reporter Smita Sharma and Takshashila Institution co-founder Nitin pai.
-
1 week ago | 
thenewsminute.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed
Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has urged the Ministry of Electronics and IT and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to take action against Indian influencers and platforms that allegedly “work against the interests of the country”.
-
1 week ago | 
thenewsminute.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Leena Reghunath
In Episode 25 of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss India’s response to the Pahalgam attack and what India’s rank in the World Press Freedom Index reflects. Also part of the discussion are international relations expert Professor Amitabh Mattoo and senior journalist Nirupama Subramaniam. On India’s response to the Pahalgam attack, Amitabh says, “At the moment, it’s very calibrated, almost muted.
-
2 weeks ago | 
thenewsminute.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Leena Reghunath
In Episode 24 of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss Bengaluru’s migrants vs Kannadigas issue and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar’s criticism aimed at the Supreme Court’s powers. Also part of the discussion are comedian and writer Nithin Kamath, lawyer Suhrith Parthasarathy, and TNM’s Anisha Sheth. On the Bengaluru debate, Dhanya says, “For many Kannadigas, this isn’t just about language. It’s really about erasure.
-
3 weeks ago | 
thenewsminute.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed
Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna. We learnt details of the meeting between Amit Shah and Chandrababu Naidu in Delhi on April 22 where the BJP and TDP placed their demands on the table. Where does former TN BJP chief Annamalai feature in this? As an outburst by Tamil Nadu IT Minister PTR in the state Assembly raised eyebrows, Powertrip brings you the lowdown.
-
3 weeks ago | 
thenewsminute.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna
In Episode 23 of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss Union Minister Piyush Goyal’s dig at Indian startups and the Supreme Court verdict on Tamil Nadu Governor that revived the debate on federalism. Joining them are chairman of Aarin Capital Mohandas Pai, political and policy consultant Tara Krishnaswamy, and TNM’s senior news editor Shabbir Ahmed.
-
4 weeks ago | 
thenewsminute.com | Pooja Prasanna |Priyanka Thirumurthy |Vidya Sigamany
This story is part three of our series: 'The Spirituality Industry: A Deep Reporting Project', in which we will look at various religious cults in the country, where they get their funds from, their secrets and why they are attractive among certain age groups, communities, etc. Read the first two parts here. In the heart of lush green Auroville lies a fenced-off plot of land—now referred to by many as the ‘mass graveyard for trees’.
-
1 month ago | 
thenewsminute.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed |Nidheesh M K
Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, and Nidheesh MK. In this week’s edition, we bring you details of the restraining order obtained by Isha Foundation in the US against an Indian couple. The couple had alleged that their daughter was sexually assaulted by a teacher at Isha’s school in Coimbatore.
-
1 month ago | 
thenewsminute.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Leena Reghunath
In Episode 22 of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss the US crackdown on Indian students through self-deportation notices and detentions and the implications of the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 with Suhasini Haidar, Diplomatic Affairs Editor at The Hindu, and Senior Counsel Zafarullah Khan. On the scale of the US crackdown, Suhasini says, “What we have seen in the last two months is...
-
1 month ago | 
thenewsminute.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed |Nidheesh M K
Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, and Nidheesh MK. In this week’s edition, we tell you about a prominent BJP minister who played a role in Annamalai’s exit as TN BJP president. We also spoke to the startup community to understand their true feelings about Piyush Goyal’s tirade at the recent Startup Mahakumbh.
