The Morning Brief

With Bitcoin back in the news for touching a new high and NFTs making a splash too, is it a good time for investors to take the plunge into the crypto world? Or is another bubble building? We decrypt the hype and hoopla surrounding everything crypto with Sathvik Vishwanath, CEO at Unocoin and ET's Associate Editor Sugata Ghosh. Credits: Arirang News, CNBC Television, Rajshri, CoinDCX, Zee Music Company, Shemaroo, India Today, Saregama Music, The Script Room, Hetal Puniwala, Indian Advertising Co. Ltd.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Popular Indian brands are under attack on social media for allegedly hurting the sentiments of a group of people through their TV commercials. Communications strategy consultant Kartik Srinivasan, Advertising Standards Council of India’s secretary general Manisha Kapoor, and corporate strategy advisor Sandip Ghose tell us what’s behind the hostility and what are some realistic solutions to overcome this. Credits: NDTV, Newz Tape, Satyen K. Bordoloi, Learning Mirror, CNBC TV18, India Ahead NewsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Afghanistan to Bangladesh and Kashmir in the middle, a spate of violence has unleashed fear across different minority communities. ET's Pranab Dhal Samanta, Rahul Tripathi, Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury and a special ground report from ET's Hakeem Irfan Rashid from Srinagar tell us whether the Taliban triumph in Afghanistan is firing up extremists across South Asia.Credits: Wion ,India Today Aaj Tak HD PIB India Times Now Oneindia News DW News,CNN, RSVP MoviesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Minority shareholders' voices are getting louder and they're pushing back against management decisions that they think are unfair to investors. What's behind the rise of shareholder activism? Shriram Subramanian, MD, InGovern Research as well as Amit Tandon, MD, IiAS, and ET's Pavan Burugula explain this phenomenon. Credits: Flame of Truth (RIL), CNBC-TV18, MoneyControl, News in 30 Seconds, Wipro, BloombergQuintSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While the government is looking at approving Covaxin for those between 2-18, experts advise exercising caution amidst a lack of choices and data for healthy kids before they return to school. Virologist Dr. Gagandeep Kang and Dr. Anand Pillai, Assistant Professor, Global Institute of Public Health, Ananthapuri Hospitals and Research Institute, Trivandrum, discuss the issue. Credits: T-Series, Maithri Manthan, India Today, WHO, WION, Shubham Jha.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

India is facing one of its worst ever coal crises in decades, with power outages hitting several states. What led to the problem, and how long is it likely to last? Partha Bhattacharyya, former chairman and managing director of Coal India, and Sanjiv Sahai, former power secretary, along with ET’s Sarita Singh explain what kindled the shortage. Clip credits: WION, India Today, NDTV, CNBC-TV18, Walt Disney Records, Michael Ghelfi - RPG AudioSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ritesh Agarwal's Oyo Rooms is entangled in many legal battles and controversies even as the hospitality sector was severely hit by the pandemic, yet, an ambitious IPO plan. What does the SWOT analysis say? Hear from our guests Anirudh A Damani, Managing Partner, Artha Venture Fund, S. Sundareswaran, former head of Morgan Stanley’s M&A team and ET’s Anumeha Chaturvedi on whether this is the right time for Oyo’s IPO and will it successfully check in to the bourses. Credits: Oyo Rooms, Dream On Aerosmith, CNBC TV18,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost a century before Air India became a white elephant that had to be sold, it was a successful startup by a young Parsi businessman. ET’s Anirban Chowdhury tells the story of the Maharajah through the eyes of the women and men who spent their lives working at the airline.Credits: Air India, Rajiv Mehrotra, Indian National Congress, Shemaroo Filmi GaaneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Lights, Camera, Action, all over again! Daniel Craig’s No Time to Die lit up screens last week and has set the box office ringing. But can the Friday magic return? Join us as we ask PVR joint MD Sanjeev Bijli, MD of Roy Kapur Films and President of the Producers Guild of India, Siddharth Roy Kapur, renowned film critic and editor at Film Companion South Baradwaj Rangan and ET’s Assistant Editor Gaurav Laghate how they see this potboiler play out. Credits: James Bond 007, TheAmericanGazette, The Suite Suit Movie, Adele, Zee Music Company, T Series Music, Sony Music South, Aditya Music, YRF, Social Things, HuntingFox1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Pandora Papers have once again pointed fingers at many world leaders, industrialists, and celebrities with their wealth parked in tax havens. Even as some defend the investments as kosher, large patches of grey remain.Bijal Ajinkya, Partner at Khaitan and Co. and ET's Sugata Ghosh take you through the world of foreign bank accounts and offshore trusts.Credits: CBS Mornings, BBC News, CNBC TV-18, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Narendra Modi, Beach Boys.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.