{"podcast":{"title":"Today in India - Morning News Brief","slug":"today-in-india-morning-news-brief-7255147","podcast_index_feed_id":7255147,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ff80e29c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daily-news-brief-india","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42766367/42766367-1735847406669-92c3afc39a66c.jpg","author":"Daily News Brief India","episode_count":571,"summary":"A daily news brief featuring Karan Rao and Ayesha Mehta — two fictional, AI-generated hosts — built for listeners who want context, not just headlines. Sources are manually curated and explored with AI-assisted analysis to dig into the how and why behind each story, from politics and courts to markets and sport. Fast, sharp, and always current.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T14:22:54.227141+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-in-india-morning-news-brief-7255147"},"episode":{"title":"July 24th, 2026 (Friday)","slug":"july-24th-2026-friday","published_at":"2026-07-24T02:16:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-in-india-morning-news-brief-7255147/july-24th-2026-friday","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-in-india-morning-news-brief-7255147","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daily-news-brief-india/episodes/July-24th--2026-Friday-e3mfo3f","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO8442023937.mp3","summary":"Domestic turmoil in India is currently defined by escalating student protests over national exam leaks, which have prompted a late-night legislative promise from Prime Minister Modi and the end of activist Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike . Beyond these internal conflicts, the nation faces economic pressure from rising global oil prices exceeding $100 per barrel due to intensifying Middle East hostilities . Diplomatic relations are also strained as the United States imposes new tariffs on Indian goods, citing concerns over labor practices and pharmaceutical trade. Meanwhile, American lawmakers are debating a federal "kill switch" for artificial intelligence following a security breach at OpenAI. In more positive developments, India's young cricket squad secured a dominant victory in Zimbabwe, and a joint NASA-ISRO satellite mission captured revolutionary radar imagery of Antarctic ice structures. These reports collectively highlight a period of significant social, economic, and technological transition for the region.","meta_description":"Domestic turmoil in India is currently defined by escalating student protests over national exam leaks, which have prompted a late-night legislative promi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1248,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/today-in-india-morning-news-brief-7255147/episodes/july-24th-2026-friday/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/today-in-india-morning-news-brief-7255147/july-24th-2026-friday.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}