This week on NL #Hafta, it’s an all-Newslaundry panel of Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, Mehraj D Lone, and Anand Vardhan.<br /><br />The conversation starts with the unrest in #Lakshadweep after a series of proposed laws were introduced by administrator Praful K Patel. On the draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation, Anand says, “If the implications are the way that it changes the cultural texture of a particular land, then it is absolutely a bad policy.”<br /><br />The panel discusses #TarunTejpal’s acquittal and the regressive judgement in the case that discredited the victim as a witness. Manisha calls it a “clear-cut case of sexual harassment at the workplace”.<br /><br />In the context of #Ramdev’s comments on allopathy and the pushback from the Indian Medical Association, the panel discusses the factual basis of #homoeopathy and #ayurveda when compared to modern medicine. Raman says, “If they want to be in alternative medicine, they should become open and develop themselves as a science.” Anand says, “They have now come down as a belief system.”<br /><br />The panel also talks about the #Wuhan lab leak theory, the coverage of #Covid in Bihar, how a #RepublicBangla journalist allegedly impersonated a #CBI officer and kidnapped a businessman, and a lot more.<br /><br />Tune in to the full episode: https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/05/29/hafta-330-lakshadweep-updates-tarun-tejpal-judgement-baba-ramdev-on-allopathy<br /><br />***<br /><br />Hafta is behind the paywall. To continue listening to your favorite podcast, subscribe: https://www.newslaundry.com/subscription?ref=hafta<br /><br />Follow and engage with us on social media:<br />Facebook: https://facebook.com/newslaundry<br />Twitter: https://twitter.com/newslaundry<br />Instagram: https://instagram.com/newslaundry
