The Morning Brief

Bulli Bai and Sulli Deals are just two new applications making headlines for fake auction of Muslim women. But cyber bullying is not new and most cases unreported. Host Bhavya Dilipkumar talks to Hasiba Amin, an Indian National Congress office holder and a victim, NS Nappinai, a Supreme Court advocate and ET’s Krishna Kumar to understand the modus operandi of these hate crimes and the recourse for victims.Credits: India Today, Mirror NowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the number of cases in the country surge and fear of a third wave looms large, host Devina Sengupta speaks to virologist Dr Gagandeep Kang, Dr. Alok Khullar, CEO, Gleneagles Global Health City and ET's Nidhi Sharma to assess whether India is better prepared than last year to deal with the Covid onslaught. Credits: TRT World, NDTV, CNN-News 18, WIONSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Challenges from two Covid waves and fears of a third; cost pressures and supply constraints; slow growth in the manufacturing sector and high taxes; hybrid vehicles and Totoya tie-up. Host Anirban Chowdhury in conversation with Maruti's Chairman RC. Bhargava, finds out what's ahead for the auto industry and what’s keeping the chairman occupied in 2022?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Year-ender series Theme Five: Assembly polls in 5 states in 2022 but all eyes are on Uttar Pradesh. Host Arijit Barman along with the general secretary of All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS)Hannan Molla, BJP spokesperson Shalabh Mani Tripathi and veteran journalist Sharat Pradhan decode how the outcome of 2022 polls in UP will shape the national political narrative for BJP and its mascot Prime Minister Narendra Modi.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Year-ender series Theme Four: While 2021 challenged humanity, it also brought out the strongest in us: from the sheer wave of altruism during the second Covid wave, to the gritty farmers' protests, to a fresh vigour in shareholder activism, the year gave a new meaning to people power. Dia Rekhi talks to JN Gupta, founder of Stakeholder Empowerment Services, Megha Marik, research fellow at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and several Covid heroes to bring you some of the best stories of the human spirit from 2021. Credits: NDTV, Hindu Businessline, CNBC TV18, Business Standard, BBC, Mojo Story, CNN-News18, India Today, Indiatimes, DW News, NBC NewsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Year-ender Series, Theme Three: Stock markets, IPOs and funding in startups, all touched record highs in 2021. Banks had so much money to lend that it became the cheapest to borrow in a decade. But there was high inflation, job losses, slow credit growth and capital expenditure. Fears of Omicron too spooked investors. Hosts Anirban Chowdhury and Nehal Chaliawala speak to ET’s associate editor Sugata Ghosh and Mahindra Group’s chief economist Sachchidanand Shukla about how money behaved in 2021See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2021 has been the year of startups - record venture capital inflows, new unicorns, mega listings and consolidations. Will the party continue in 2022? Host Arijit Barman seeks answers from Ravishankar GV, managing director at Sequoia Capital and internet billionaire Sanjeev Bikhchandani, the founder of Info Edge.Credits: YourStory, CNBC-TV18, ET NowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2021 Year-ender Series, Theme One: From extreme weather events to the loud warning signals of the UN Report, from the blame game of Cop 26 to business leaders getting on the sustainability bus, climate change dominated headlines throughout 2021. Host Bhavya Dilipkumar in conversation with JSW Group’s CSO Prabodha Acharya, Bank of America Securities head of India Research, Amish Shah, convenor of Energy and Climate change group and environment activist Soumya Dutta and ET’s Urmi Goswami tell us what’s the story so far and what lies ahead. Credits: Ted, The Economist, The Telegraph, PBS Newshour, Narendra Modi,BBC News, Associated Press, India TodaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From virtual music concerts to NFT-based merchandise, metaverse presents a whole new gamut of business opportunities. Host Devina Sengupta explains the metaverse with Arvind Neelakantan, Tech Evangelist at Epic Games, Roby John, the CEO of SuperGaming and ET’s Apoorva Mittal.Credits: Meta, Forbes, Matther Maher, CNBCSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ITC Ltd had its first-ever investor meet in its 111-year history. But there was hardly anything new. What's stopping transformational changes in the conglomerate that can rejuvenate its languishing share price? Host Arijit Barman speaks to Dwijottam Bhattacharya, a former journalist turned stock market investor who has stayed invested in ITC since the 1990s and ET’s Kiran Somvanshi to decode the company's DNA and figure out if the cigarettes-to-coffee giant has what it takes to outshine peers and disruptors. Credits: Stockonomics, National Stock Exchange of India LimitedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.