The Morning Brief

A probe on illegal access to traders at India’s biggest stock exchange revealing a murkier story of its CEO being remote controlled by a faceless spiritual guru: Chitra Ramkrishna’s scam at the NSE has all the makings of a Netflix potboiler. But what are its legal ramifications? Tune in as we chat with Zulfiquar Memon, Managing Partner of MZM Legal, a law firm for white collar crimes and Sugata Ghosh, Associate Editor of The Economic Times to fathom what's next for all the entities involved. Credits - CNBC TV18, Business Today, Money control, Mojo storySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the government banning 54 more Chinese apps in India, host Dia Rekhi speaks to Dhiraj Gupta, Co-founder and CTO of mFilterit, and Faisal Kawoosa, Founder of TechArc to look beyond geopolitics to understand why these Chinese apps are being singled out, what the security concerns are and what's at stake for users. Credits - France 24 English, editorjiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"The tunes of the 'Ladki hu Ladh Sakti Hu' campaign song may be touching a sensitive chord in the Uttar Pradesh election, but will the campaign prove to be a game-changer for the Congress party? As the national party fields 40% women candidates in the UP state elections, host Kiran Somvanshi, discusses the implications of the move in the battleground with Tara Krishnaswamy, Co-founder of Political Shakti, and ET's Vasudha Venugopal. Credits - India TV, India Today, CNN News 18See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As LIC prepares to go public, it will now divert a chunk of its profits as dividends for shareholders at the expense of policyholders. Concerns also remain over its reliance on agents and manual processes in a digital world. Should you subscribe to the IPO? Host Anirban Chowdhury finds out with Nilesh Shah, MD of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co., and veteran management consultant Ashvin Parekh. Credits: NDTVSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As N Chandrasekaran gears up for the second term as Tata Sons chairman, host Nehal Chaliawala along with ET's Kala Vijayaraghavan and Arijit Barman prepare a rate card for his performance over the last five years and analyse what to expect from him going forward keeping in mind his leadership style and how it compares to Ratan Tata. Credits: CNBC TV-18, Money Control, NDTV.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ten companies and counting. The Good Glamm Group's buying spree helps the unicorn to strengthen its direct to consumer play. Host Dia Rekhi speaks to Nowshad Rizwanullah, CEO, MissMalini Entertainment and Co-Founder of the Good Creator Co and ET's Sneha Shah to find out more about the company's content-to-commerce play and whether the company will change their strategy after ScoopWhoop finds itself in the news for the wrong reasons. Credits: Maybelline New York, Lakme India, Loreal Paris, CNBC TV-18, Chetali Chadha, One IndiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The psychotropic qualities of Cannabis have always been admired, used and also abused both around the world and in India. Medical cannabis however has evolved into a multi billion dollar space with Big Pharma. Will Dr Reddy's recent acquisition of German medical cannabis firm Nimbus help mainstream the therapeutic plant? Kiran Somvanshi delves deeper in conversation with Erez Israeli, CEO of DR. Reddy's Laboratories, Anay Shukla, Founding Partner of Arogya Legal, healthcare law firm and Avnish Pandya, co-founder of the Bombay Hemp Co. Credits - CNBC, fool.com, Cannabis Broadcast Station, BloombergSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allegations of fraud, mud-slinging and more – lines are clearly drawn at BharatPe with Grover on one side and the board and investors on the other. Host Arijit Barman talks with ET’s Digbijay Mishra and Tarush Bhalla to figure out the man, the company and how things went so wrong at BharatPe. Credits: SET India, Business Today, MoneyControl, CNBC-TV18, NDTVSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finance Minister in her Budget speech spoke about a battery swapping policy. But will this push re-energise the battery manufacturers and hasten EV adoption? And why will it take off in India when even Tesla has had to face challenges? Host Arijit Barman speaks to Ajay Goel, Co-founder, Sun Mobility and Dev Ashish Aneja, Automobile Sector Lead, Invest India to find out whether we are being too ambitious especially when even Tesla has had to redraw its swapping strategy. Credits: ET Now, BBC News, CNBC, CNBC TV-18, AtherSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Budget 2022 chose fiscal growth over freebies. The government said it will spend more and has kept most taxes untouched. Meanwhile, fiscal deficit and inflation continue to pinch. Hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Devina Sengupta talk to ET’s Swaminathan Aiyar and Vinay Pandey to make sense of how the government has planned its finances. Credit: ET NowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.