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Our flagship daily news show, where hosts Shashank Bhargava and Arun George talk to in-house experts about what is going on and why you need to care about it
Arnab Goswami’s arrest, rise in Delhi’s COVID-19 cases, cutting defence pensions
First, Mohamed Thaver talks about why Republic TV owner and editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami has been arrested, the question it raises, and discusses the other cases he is involved in.
Next, Astha Saxena explains why Delhi is seeing a sharp rise in cases and the kind of strain it is putting on the city’s health infrastructure (13:02).
And in the end, a quick look at the letter from the Department of Military Affairs that has proposed a drastic cut in pension for officers seeking premature retirement from service and an increase in retirement age (20:32).
Additional link – Why defence pensions have increased over the years and how it impacts the military and the economy
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