Happy Hour' on The Morning Brief as host Ratna Bhushan dives into the Business of Beer with Ankur Jain of Bira 91 and Rahul Singh of The Beer Cafe. Is there a well 'crafted' plan or will the initial froth settle down? How hot is the chilled beer business? From frustrating fundraising to rigid regulations; a tell-all conversation with the beer badshaahs.

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Happy Hour' on The Morning Brief as host Ratna Bhushan dives into the Business of Beer with Ankur Jain of Bira 91 and Rahul Singh of The Beer Cafe. Is there a well 'crafted' plan or will the initial froth settle down? How hot is the chilled beer business? From frustrating fundraising to rigid regulations; a tell-all conversation with the beer badshaahs.
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The Hot Business of Chilled Beer: From Pint to Pub

Why Youth Votes Matter

CJI Remark Sparks Backlash

CJP Founded and Goes Viral

Demands and What’s Next

Expert Take Satire to Movement

Youth Identity and Frustration

 BJP Youth Outreach and Gerontocracy

AI Movements and Government Reaction

 Why It Rattled Power Wrap Up

 When the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant called young professionals “cockroaches,” he likely didn’t anticipate a political uprising on social media. Host Dia Rekhi speaks to Sudhanshu Kaushik,president and CEO of the Centre for Youth Policy and Political commentator and Visiting Fellow - India Foundation Rajat Sethi, about the party— a meme-turned-movement that amassed 20 million followers, outpaced the BJP on Instagram, and triggered a government crackdown. Is this genuine youth disillusionment or chronically-online noise? And what does it signal for India’s political future?

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&nbsp;When the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant called young professionals &ldquo;cockroaches,&rdquo; he likely didn&rsquo;t anticipate a political uprising on social media. Host Dia Rekhi speaks to Sudhanshu Kaushik,president and CEO of the Centre for Youth Policy and Political commentator and Visiting Fellow - India Foundation Rajat Sethi, about the party&mdash; a meme-turned-movement that amassed 20 million followers, outpaced the BJP on Instagram, and triggered a government crackdown. Is this genuine youth disillusionment or chronically-online noise? And what does it signal for India&rsquo;s political future?
Listen in You can follow Dia Rekhi on social media: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dia-rekhi-702438104/?originalSubdomain=in">Linkedin</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/diarekhiET">X </a>Check out other interesting episodes like:<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/et-deep-dive-swipe-left-on-reality/id1568661777?i=1000763614435&amp;l=te">ET Deep Dive: Swipe Left on Reality</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/india-wants-manufacturing-at-25-of-gdp-will-ai-in/id1568661777?i=1000760758322">India wants manufacturing at 25% of GDP &mdash; will AI in factories help?</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tanay-kothari-wants-to-kill-the-keyboard/id1568661777?i=1000758892178">Tanay Kothari Wants To Kill The Keyboard</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777?i=1000738205536"> </a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/from-doer-to-director-the-linkedin-playbook-for-the-ai-age/id1568661777?i=1000756242616">From Doer to Director: The LinkedIn Playbook for the AI Agea</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777?i=1000756051799">Semaglutide Goes Generic: Big Pharma&rsquo;s Moat Breaks</a>&nbsp; and<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777"> much more</a>.
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Cockroach Janta Party: Did a Meme Just Become a Movement?

A Doctor Feels Squeezed

Big Money Hits Kerala

Why Kerala Is Prime

Demand Drivers and NRIs

India PE Healthcare Boom

Pandemic Accelerates Deals

The PE Hospital Playbook

 Costs, Care, and Concerns

Cherian’s Fight and Wrap

Kerala has long been India’s healthcare model — high literacy, strong outcomes, a diaspora that pays for quality care. Now, private equity giants KKR and Blackstone are betting big on it, pumping nearly $900 million into the state’s hospitals in just two years. For global funds, the logic is simple: chronic disease, ageing patients, NRI money. For doctors like Charlie Cherian, who spent decades building a community hospital from scratch, the math is more personal. Can independent, affordable, doctor-run hospitals survive the corporate onslaught? And what happens to patients when healthcare becomes just another asset class?

Reported by Alenjith K Johny, narrated for audio by Anirban Chowdhury

Kerala has long been India&rsquo;s healthcare model &mdash; high literacy, strong outcomes, a diaspora that pays for quality care. Now, private equity giants KKR and Blackstone are betting big on it, pumping nearly $900 million into the state&rsquo;s hospitals in just two years. For global funds, the logic is simple: chronic disease, ageing patients, NRI money. For doctors like Charlie Cherian, who spent decades building a community hospital from scratch, the math is more personal. Can independent, affordable, doctor-run hospitals survive the corporate onslaught? And what happens to patients when healthcare becomes just another asset class?
Reported by Alenjith K Johny, narrated for audio by Anirban Chowdhury

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Joining HP amid the great PC decline era.

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Is  enterprise is two-thirds right now?

50% of PCs AI-powered: HP leads the charge.

HP bets big on the booming creator economy.

Trade wars force HP's supply chain rethink.

Women in tech: how to rise to the top.

HP’s MD and SVP for India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Ipsita Dasgupta joins ET’s Anirban Chowdhury in the latest Corner Office Conversation to discuss why India’s PC story is still in its early stages — and how AI PCs, creators, SMEs and students could drive the next wave of growth. She explains why HP sees “a PC in every child’s hands” as a national opportunity, how AI-powered computing could change productivity for enterprises and creators alike, and why India may emerge as a critical manufacturing and innovation hub in the global tech supply chain. She also speaks candidly about women in leadership, risk-taking, workplace culture and building communities that help women succeed in tech.

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HP&rsquo;s MD and SVP for India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Ipsita Dasgupta joins ET&rsquo;s Anirban Chowdhury in the latest Corner Office Conversation to discuss why India&rsquo;s PC story is still in its early stages &mdash; and how AI PCs, creators, SMEs and students could drive the next wave of growth. She explains why HP sees &ldquo;a PC in every child&rsquo;s hands&rdquo; as a national opportunity, how AI-powered computing could change productivity for enterprises and creators alike, and why India may emerge as a critical manufacturing and innovation hub in the global tech supply chain. She also speaks candidly about women in leadership, risk-taking, workplace culture and building communities that help women succeed in tech. You can follow Anirban Chowdhury on his social media:<a href="https://twitter.com/AnirbanET"> X</a> and<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anirban-chowdhury-b5067219/"> Linkedin </a>Listen in to the episode of<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/corner-office-conversation-with-sridhar-vembu-ceo-of/id1827451035?i=1000731722117"> Corner Office Conversation with Sridhar Vembu, CEO, of Zoho Corporation</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/corner-office-conversation/id1827451035?i=1000731513423"> Corner Office Conversation with Gunjan Soni, Country Managing Director, Youtube India</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/corner-office-conversation/id1827451035?i=1000756655695"> Corner Office Conversation with&nbsp; G.V. Prasad, Co-Chairman and Managing Director Dr Reddy&rsquo;s Laboratories Ltd</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/corner-office-conversation/id1827451035?i=1000748828081"> Corner Office Conversation with Rajan Anandan, Managing Director, Peak XV &amp; Surge</a> and<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/corner-office-conversation/id1827451035"> much more</a>.
Catch the latest episode of &ldquo;Corner Office Conversation&rdquo; on:<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4fq4hKHPZO3MVDNhtOQ5OU?si=99e033dfb01a44c7"> Spotify</a>,<a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f0c9fc5-f702-4a84-bd7d-4f010bea72a5/corner-office-conversation"> Amazon Music</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-morning-brief/id1568661777"> Apple Podcasts</a>,and wherever you get your podcasts from.

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