With a strong focus on the south he grew up in, Shiv Aroor picks the five biggest stories of the day, newsmakers and must-watch videos in 5ive Live
The big focus of this episode of 5 Live is on India's first consumer court order on E20, which went in Chhattisgarh vehicle owner's favour.
This episode of 5 Live reports on the maternal health crisis in Rajasthan, where nineteen women died following caesarean sections and five suffer from kidney failure, amid allegations of medical negligence and fake drugs.
In Rajasthan, eighteen maternal deaths in government hospitals since May have prompted a five-day prenatal screening campaign.
This news broadcast covers developments across India, starting with the investigation into nine maternal deaths in Rajasthan's Bhilwara and Banswara, which follows a tragedy in Kota involving administered medicines.
This edition of 5 Live covers several national developments, starting with the investigation into the suicide of a nine-year-old school student in Jaipur.
This news broadcast covers monsoon impacts across India, including 354 percent excess rainfall in Uttarakhand that triggered landslides and closed 187 roads, alongside a landslide in Wayanad, Kerala, which claimed five lives.
Monsoon rainfall has caused widespread waterlogging and traffic jams across Mumbai, Gurugram, and Surat, while a waste-to-energy plant collapsed in Pune.
This edition of '5 Live' broadcast focusses on the impact of ethanol-blended petrol in India, analysing the transition to E20 and the speculation over E25 fuel.
Stay updated with the biggest stories of the day on India Today's 5Live with Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor. The broadcast covers the IT Ministry's scrutiny of WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal over proposed username features amid cybercrime concerns, the government's summons to Meta over Instagram ads allegedly promoting child sexual abuse material, and the latest on Mumbai's monsoon tragedy.
In Jaipur, eleven kidney transplants at Sawai Man Singh Hospital are stalled because patient files remain locked in a retired nephrologist's office since May 31, highlighting a shortage of specialists.
The big focus of this episode of 5 Live is on the Maharashtra teacher eligibility test (TET) paper leak.
The investigation into the Lohagad Fort murder case has intensified, with police sources indicating a premeditated conspiracy by the two accused, Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary.
Politics has intensified over the MEA's clarification that a passport by itself isn't the conclusive proof of Indian citizenship.
The big focus of this episode of 5 Live is on the murder of 25-year-old Ketan Vishal Agarwal at Pune's iconic Lohagad Fort.
Beyond the devastating loss of life, the incident has raised serious questions about building safety and regulatory oversight. Investigators are examining how a structure with only one staircase, a single exit route and air-conditioning units obstructing a narrow passage was permitted to function as a commercial establishment. Authorities believe the building's enclosed layout allowed smoke to accumulate rapidly, hampering evacuation efforts and trapping occupants inside. Rescue teams were eventually forced to break through walls of adjoining buildings to gain access to those stranded within the smoke-filled structure.
A pet shop, an animation studio and a coaching centre operated from the building that was engulfed by a massive fire in Lucknow. The blaze triggered an extensive rescue operation involving multiple agencies, but despite frantic efforts to save those trapped inside, the incident ended in a devastating loss of lives.
The Delhi High Court has upheld the central government's temporary ban on the messaging application Telegram until June 22 to prevent misinformation and paper leaks ahead of the NEET-UG re-examination on June 21.
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