After a tumultous week, the Open AI has finally reinstated Sam Altman as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Here's a look at the boardroom drama that led to Altman's ouster and return.

Expert virologist Dr Rajendra Pilankatta, Dean of School of Medicine and Public Health in Central University joins News Brake to give us some insight into the nature and severity of the new Covid-19 strains- JN.1 and HV.1

Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy has stirred up a little storm with his remarks that young people should work 70 hours a week to level up the country's productivity. News Brake catches up with Canada-based Employee Relations Specialist and former HR Lead in an Indian IT firm Athira Antony to know her thoughts on the work-life balance debate. Vishnu Muraleedharan, Anju Kunjumon and Deepa Soman joins in to share their views on the matter.

In a setback to gay rights activists, the Supreme Court has refused to accord legal recognition to same-sex marriage.   Kerala's first transgender lawyer Adv Padma Lakshmi; queer affirmative therapist Shibili Suhanah; and  Kerala-based non-binary couple Ponnu and Navya join News Brake podcast to share their disappointment and aspirations.

On the occassion of International Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr Arunima Poulose, Consultant Surgeon at the Breast And Endocrine Surgery Unit at Believer's Church Medical College Hospital, Tiruvalla talks about the taboos surrounding breast cancer, its symptoms and treatment.

Onmanorama's Kannan V joins Haritha Benjamin to discuss why government employees are hitting the streets demanding a reintroduction of the Old Pension Scheme.

Former Indian diplomat TP Sreenivasan joins News Brake to shed light on the escalating diplomatic war between India and Canada.

Onmanorama's Deepa Soman joins Haritha Benjamin to discuss the provisions of the Women's Reservation Bill  and the controversies surrounding it.

The Nipah virus infection has once again reared its ugly head in Kerala's Kozhikode. Dr AS Anoop Kumar, Director of Critical Care Medicine at Aster MIMS hospital in Kozhikode, who helped in identifying the infection first in 2018, and expert virologist Dr Rajendra Pilankatta, Dean of School of Medicine and Public Health in Central University speaks on News Brake about the deadly virus.

Former Kerala MP and legal expert Sebastian Paul joins News Brake as it examines the new proposed electoral scheme and the plausibility of simultaneous polls.

The Puthuppally constituency which has been a UDF fortress for the past 53 years is all set to choose its next MLA. Onmanorama correspondents Ayyappan R, George Poikayil and Ragesh G join News Brake to discuss the prospects of UDF candidate Chandy Oommen and LDF candidate Jaick C Thomas in Puthuppally.

In this episode of News Brake, Digital Lending and Fintech Expert Mr Parijat Garg decodes RBI's rationale for launching a Central Bank Digital Currency and spells out the difference between e-Rupee, UPI and cryptocurrency.

The Kerala government is contemplating electricity usage restrictions including load shedding and power tariff hikes to tackle the power crisis in the state. In this episode, Onmanorama correspondent Ayyappan R answers some vital questions on electricity production, consumption and distribution in Kerala.

Advocate Prasanth Sugathan, Legal Director of Software Freedom Law Center, Delhi and practising lawyer at Kerala High Court joins News Brake to talk about the implications of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023.

Reports of meek rainfall in Kerala, and unexpected surplus in other parts of India, comes amidst massive heatwaves that wrecked life in the Middle East. Kerala has reported a 37% deficient rainfall since June. Dr Sivananda Pai, scientist at the Environmental Monitoring and Research Centre, India Meteorological Department and Dr Sabin T P, scientist from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune join this episode discuss the rain pattern in the state.

As the last date for filing income tax returns approaches, Subin VR, a chartered accountant specialised in taxation, joins News Brake to discuss the rights and wrongs of claiming exemptions like HRA and housing loan interest.

Today's News Brake walks the audience through the life and times of veteran Congress leader and former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.

Dr M Parameswaran, an Associate Professor, from the Centre for Development Studies joins News Brake to discuss retail inflation and soaring vegetable prices in India.

Gopika Gopakumar, a senior banking journalist at financial daily Mint joins Haritha Benjamin on News Brake to discuss the HDFC Ltd and HDFC Bank merger, its impact on stock markets, customers and other Indian banks.

After Nandini vs Amul debate took the centrestage in Karnataka's election battle, another milk war is brewing in Kerala- Milma vs Nandini. KS Mani, Milma's chairman joins News Brake to discuss Kerala's concerns with us.