Left, Right & Centre

An important new report from Pew Research claims that in the pandemic, India's middle class has shrunk, and that poverty has spread. On Left, Right and Centre, Nobel laureate Dr Abhijeet Banerjee talks on why that has happened.

India's latest weekly cases rise faster than the US, Brazil and France. Today, in an important announcement, the government has said that the interval between the two doses of the Covishield vaccine should be increased from 4 to 6 weeks to 6 to 8 weeks.

Action on Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh after corruption allegation against him has created differences in the state's ruling Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi alliance. Will the MVA survive police officer Param Bir Singh's letter bomb? Vishnu Som discusses on his episode of Left Right and Centre.

Sacked Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh accuses Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh of corruption. He says the minister directed suspended police officer Sachin Waze to collect Rs 100 crore every month from bars and restaurants. Who will probe this extortion angle? Can the Maharashtra police fairly probe this case anymore? We ask on Left, Right and Center.

Arvind Subramanian has resigned as the professor of the Ashoka University, two days after Pratap Bhanu Mehta's resignation, saying that now even an institution backed by private capital is not able to provide space for academic expression. Top debate on Left, Right and Centre.

Hemant Nagrale has replaced Mumbai's top cop Param Bir Singh amid the Ambani security scare row. On Left, Right and Centre, we ask the big question - Is the Maharashtra government in damage control mode?

"No country in the world can afford vaccine hesitancy," says Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, while speaking to NDTV on India's vaccination target in comparison with the real numbers. "India is vaccinating only half its target," Ms Shaw said, stating that the country has to speed up vaccinations. Referring to concerns over AstraZeneca vaccines, Ms Shaw said it's "irresponsible" for European countries to suspend the use of the vaccine.

India has recorded its highest daily tally of Coronavirus cases this year. Despite the overall vaccination numbers, India is still far from where we need to be. On Left, Right and Centre, we look at the big question - Should India open up vaccinations against the coronavirus to all adults?

As COVID-19 cases surge in Maharashtra, a central team puts out a stinging report, saying Maharashtra is entering the second wave of infections. The central team warns of absence of rigorous testing and vaccine hesitancy. Can Maharashtra curb this 'second wave'? Top debate on Left, Right and Centre.

The makers of the Oscar-nominated documentary My Octopus Teacher talk about their experiences while filming the stunning documentary. Listen in.