Left, Right & Centre

On the show, a political controversy on the 50th anniversary of the 1971 victory. The Congress says Indira Gandhi has been ignored this Swarnim Vijay Diwas. She was our PM in 1971 and her role in the war was always seen to be instrumental. Is the BJP trying to usurp the legacy of the 1971 war for the liberation of Bangladesh?

Virat Kohli, in a press conference, says at the end of a meeting to select the test team to South Africa, he was essentially told, thank you very much, we no longer need you as one-day captain. Is this the right way to treat a man who has had a fantastic record for India in one-day cricket? He has no ICC tournament wins, but a splendid win-loss record and a superlative record as a batsman.

Group Captain Varun Singh, the only survivor of the horrific helicopter crash that also killed India's first Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, died in Bengaluru of his injuries. A Shourya Chakra gallantry award winner, Group Captain Singh was made of the right stuff. On the programme tonight, those who knew him mention what he was all about.

Remember how two months ago, every functionary of the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh had defended Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni and his son in the case of a jeep running over farmers on October 3? Now, a probe team investigating the case has said it was not an accident but a planned conspiracy. The probe team has asked for Ashish Mishra to be named as the main accused. Does this not make Teni's position untenable? Should he be asked to resign from his post?

Also on the show, an exclusive discussion with noted author Amish Tripathi on PM Modi's Kashi tour - what he feels about it, about retaining and restoring the character of Kashi and secularism.

Bollywood parties resulting in covid cases, weddings with no crowd control. Why just blame Bollywood stars and ordinary people, even politicians are showing utter disregard for Covid protocols at political rallies. Has caution been thrown to the wind?

Four weeks after Omicron was detected, NDTV interviews Dr Angelique Coetzee, the physician credited with detecting the new variant. Why is it that cases in South Africa are mild, while the UK prepares for a tidal wave? In both cases, a speedy rollout of boosters is key. In India, we delay the rollout of the booster shot. Also on the show, Professor Lawrence Young, virologist at the University of Warwick and Dr Shashank Joshi of the Maharashtra Covid task force.

38 cases of Omicron have now been reported in India. Scientists in the UK say two vaccine doses may not be enough to protect against this Covid strain. In India, we have an abundance of vaccines. Should India consider rolling out booster doses now?

At a time when fresh details and concerns are emerging every day about Omicron, the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) at Assam's Dibrugarh has come up with a testing kit that can detect the new Covid variant in just two hours.

Thousands of farmers began their journey home after dismantling their makeshift accommodations at protest sites on the borders of Delhi where they were camping since November last year. As their herculean struggle came to an end, the farmers said they were happy and relieved to return back home.