3 Things Express Audio

First, Indian Express' Jignasa Sinha gives us the details of the sexual harassment allegations that the wrestlers have made against WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Sign in their FIRs.

Second, Indian Express' Rupsa Chakraborty discusses what an RTI reveals about the condition of Sakhi centres in Maharashtra which were established to help the survivors of sexual violence. (11:46)

And in the end, we give you a quick update on the case against women’s rights activist Rehana Fathima in Kerala who was charged under POCSO Act for circulating a video where she was seen posing semi-nude, allowing her minor children to paint on her body. (24:14)

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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

First, Indian Express’ Sujit Bisoyi talks about the Odisha train crash — what led up to it, how it happened, and what transpired on the ground.

Next, Indian Express’ Anand Mohan tells us about the political slugfest in Madhya Pradesh that happened after six statues, part of the multi crore Mahakal Lok Corridor project, fell and got damaged (13:02).

And in the end, we will give you a quick update about a major bridge collapsing in Bihar (21:08).

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The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.

On the 28th of May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new parliament building, which is part of the larger Central Vista project that is being revamped under the current BJP government. In his inaugural speech, the PM said that the new building represents the idea of a new India, and that the country was now shedding the “mentality of slavery".

So today, we take a look back at the old parliament, and trace its origins all the way back to a small room inside a governor's house in pre-independent India. And we do this to understand how it came to be, what it can tell us about the functioning of our legislature, and the extent to which we have shed our colonial past.

Guests: Chakshu Roy, parliamentary expert and the head of outreach at the PRS Legislative Research. And Indian Express’ Damini Nath, who reports on the parliamentary for the paper.

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Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

The headlines this evening from the Indian Express.