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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

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

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

For years, India’s economy was projected as one of the world’s fastest-growing success stories. But long before the Iran-Israel-US war pushed oil prices higher, warning signs had already begun to appear - falling wages, weak demand, slowing exports, struggling MSMEs, and a weakening rupee.So did the war trigger India’s economic stress? Or did it simply expose deeper problems that were already building beneath the surface?In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down why economists are worried about India’s economy, what the falling rupee and rising fuel prices really mean, and whether India’s growth story is becoming increasingly fragile.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

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu wants people to have more children. The AP government is now offering Rs 30,000 for a third child and Rs 40,000 for a fourth.At first, this may sound like just another political headline. But behind it lies a real anxiety shared by many southern states — falling fertility rates, ageing populations, shrinking workforces, and fears of losing political representation in the future.But can governments really solve these problems by simply asking people to have more babies?From Andhra’s demographic fears and delimitation politics to women’s unpaid labour and collapsing public infrastructure, this episode of Let Me Explain looks at the bigger questions behind Naidu’s population push.Watch LME on delimitation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26rwMdF_Y2U&t=275sLike Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeLike our journalism? Become a subscriber: https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription👉🏽Follow Let Me Explain WhatsApp channel:https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDIedz2phHLQZTyNj1WProduced by Megha Mukundan, script by Lakshmi Priya, Edit by Nikhil Sekhar ET, Camera by Ajay R

BJP leader Bandi Sanjay’s son Bandi Bhagirath was booked for allegedly sexually harassing a minor. But the case has raised several disturbing questions. Why was there a delay in action? Why did a counter FIR appear first? Did the police follow procedure? And why did sections of the media and social media begin targeting the minor?In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down the timeline, the police response, the political pressure, and the dangerous media narrative surrounding the case.

Kerala’s 2026 Assembly results may look like a return to its familiar pattern of alternating power between the LDF and UDF. But look closer, and this isn’t just a routine correction.The LDF fell from 99 seats to 35. The CPI(M) dropped to 26, its lowest in years. 13 ministers lost. Strongholds flipped. Even Dharmadam saw unusual vulnerability.But this wasn’t just anger or anti-incumbency. It also looked like a targeted correction, with CPI(M) rebels winning, questions around internal democracy, leadership style, and a sense that the party had moved away from what it stood for.From debates on ideology and voter shifts to gaps between governance claims and lived experience, multiple factors fed into this verdict.So what really changed in Kerala’s 2026 election?Like Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lmeLike our journalism? Become a subscriber: https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription