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Renowned filmmaker and five-time National Award winner Madhur Bhandarkar joins host Anupam Kher on this episode of Let's Talk Bharat. Bhandarkar's journey from school dropout to celebrated director embodies the spirit of a rising India – a testament to dreaming big and achieving success. His film, Chandni Bar (2001), solidified his position as a masterful storyteller, delving into thought-provoking narratives that expose the underbelly of urban Indian society. A frequent attendee of the Moscow International Film Festival, Bhandarkar holds a special affection for Russia. He celebrates the diverse tapestry of Bharat's culture and the global acclaim for its delectable cuisine, all set against the backdrop of the nation's remarkable growth in the past decade. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Following the death of Iranian President Raisi and Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian, RT speaks with Nidal Kabalan, a diplomat from Syria, where 3 days of mourning were also announced after the tragic helicopter accident. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Cops detain several protesters during a rally in Austin aimed at showing solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza and denouncing police violence at pro-Palestine demonstrations across the US -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

As Zelensky's legal term as president expires in hours, RT discusses the matter with former British diplomat and author of ‘A Misfit in Moscow: How British Diplomacy Failed in Russia’, Ian Proud. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://x.com/RT_com

UN Security Council observes a minute's silence for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Thousands of people march through the streets of Brussels to express their support for the Palestinian people and call for a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Following the death of Iranian President Raisi, we speak with Cyrille de Lattre, a French aviation expert and former pilot, to discuss the details of the tragic events and what factors might have played a crucial role in the accident -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

The UK High Court has ruled in favor of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's appeal against extradition. He has been granted the right to continue his fight for freedom. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Gallant, and Hamas leaders in Gaza for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to the October 7 attacks and the ongoing conflict in Gaza. RT Middle East bureau chief Maria Finoshina brings us the latest updates. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Clashes erupt at a rally in Mexico City where thousands of people gathered to denounce President Obrador -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

ICC Prosecutor A. A. Khan has asked for arrest warrants against Israeli PM Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant for alleged war crimes for overseeing the ‘widespread and systematic attack against the Palestinian population’. ‘Those who do not comply with the law should not complain later, when my office takes action, based upon solid evidence’, Khan stated. He also accused the Hamas leader in Gaza, Al-Qassam commander-in-chief and Hamas Political Bureau chief of suspected criminal responsibility for war crimes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi tragically died in a helicopter crash in the country’s northwestern province of East Azerbaijan. MJ Augustine Vinod, expert in air defence, helicopters, fighter planes, has explained to RT how weather conditions and thick fog complicated the flight and were a serious factor in the accident. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

In its 523rd flight mission, China launches the Long March-2D rocket carrying 4 satellites into preset orbit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

On the heels of the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, we hear from Turkish political scientist at RUDN University, Onur Sinan Guzaltan, who says it's suspicious that an assassination attempt on Slovakia’s Fico and Ebrahim Raisi’s tragedy happened consecutively. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Stella Assange and Gabriel Shipton, Julian's brother, address a crowd of supporters as the WikiLeaks founder faces a hearing in the High Court of London that will decide whether he will be extradited to the US -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Vladimir Zelensky's legitimacy as president of Ukraine ends in a day, after he previously canceled the elections. RT's Steve Sweeney takes a look at how Zelensky ended up in today's political situation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Condolences are pouring in following the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Iranian President Raisi, country's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and several other officials. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian President Putin are among those who expressed their grief over the death of their Iranian colleagues --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

On this week’s weekly roundup of Direct Impact, Rick Sanchez discusses all of the latest stories of the previous week. Why was Vladimir Putin celebrated in Beijing during a state visit while Antony Blinken wiled his time away playing rock and roll in war-torn Ukraine? Who shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and is there more to the story? And is the success of Russian forces in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region the reason Ukraine is shelling civilians in Russia’s Belgorod? Rick is joined by Craig ‘Pasta’ Jardula, political analyst and podcast host, as well as Mel K., host of The Mel K. Show, to talk about all of this and more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Russia’s Federal Security Service has detained two individuals, caught red-handed with more than 79 kilos of dissolved methamphetamine. The drugs were smuggled into the Russia inside aluminum cans ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

In the wake of Iranian President Raisi’s death, we spoke with political analyst and Tehran University Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi, to discuss the tragedy and how events will likely unfold in the coming hours and days -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

In September 2023, RT conducted an exclusive interview with Ebrahim Raisi on the sidelines of the UNGA, where he discussed Western sanctions and relations with Russia. On this grim day, we invite you to watch it again. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

A Russian Su-34 jet has struck Ukrainian formations using high-explosive aircraft bombs equipped with a universal planning and correction module. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

The aftermath of the recent unrest in New Caledonia, prompted by voting reform, saw damaged roads, torched buildings, and cars, with smoke billowing over the capital city of Noumea. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi tragically died in a helicopter crash in the country’s northwestern province of East Azerbaijan. RT takes a look back at the leader's life and achievements during his tenure. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com

The Iranian Red Crescent says there are no signs of life, after the crash site of the helicopter carrying President Raisi has been found. The rescue operation has been ongoing for over 10 hours, with severe weather conditions complicating the search. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/RT_com