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  • RSS registration row: What history tells us | Let Me Explain 145 | Pooja Prasanna

    12:29|
    Why doesn't the RSS register itself as an organisation? The debate may be making headlines today, but it began more than 50 years ago when an RSS insider took the organisation to court. In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna traces the legal history of the RSS through court records, charity proceedings and tax disputes. How did the RSS describe itself before different authorities? Why did it amend its Constitution in 1972? And what do these legal battles reveal about its structure, finances and accountability? Like Pooja's LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeLike our journalism? Become a subscriber: https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription
  • Kerala toddler Arshith’s death: The call that could have saved him | LME Special

    14:40|
    Many of you would have read about 20-month-old Arshith who died in Kerala. Doctors documented around 100 injuries on his tiny body. His step father has been arrested for the crime.But could Arshith have been saved?TNM has accessed a shocking 16-minute audio of Arshith’s grandmother pleading with the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) —weeks before his death. Watch this week’s Let Me Explain Special.Like Pooja's LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeLike our journalism? Become a subscriber: https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscriptionRead more about this on our story: https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/audio-reveals-grandmother-warned-child-protection-office-before-kerala-toddler-arshiths-death
  • Vijay, AIADMK and horse-trading in Tamil Nadu | LME 140 | Pooja Prasanna

    12:17|
    Tamil Nadu politics is going through a major shift.For decades, the DMK and AIADMK dominated the state’s political landscape. But Vijay’s entry through TVK is beginning to disrupt that balance.As AIADMK MLAs resign and move toward TVK, conversations around “horse trading” have entered Tamil Nadu politics in a big way. But what exactly is horse trading? How do political defections work in India? And why does every party desperately want MLAs?In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down the history of political defections in India, the Anti-Defection Law, Karnataka’s Operation Kamala and why Tamil Nadu may be entering a completely new political phase. Like Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeLike our journalism? Become a subscriber: https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscriptionFollow LME WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDIedz2phHLQZTyNj1W
  • Inside CBSE’s digital evaluation fiasco: Let Me Explain 139 | Pooja Prasanna

    10:39|
    CBSE’s digital evaluation rollout was supposed to modernise India’s examination system. Now serious questions are being raised about accountability. Why did CBSE roll out the system without proper regional trials? Why are ethical hackers alleging vulnerabilities in the platform? And what role did Coempt Edu Teck, the company linked by many to the on-screen marking system, play in this rollout? In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna examines the controversy.Like Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeLike our journalism? Become a subscriber: https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscriptionFollow LME WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDIedz2phHLQZTyNj1W