Left, Right & Centre

Preparations for the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya are in full swing. Two days before the grand Ram temple ceremony at Ayodhya, the invite has been unveiled and it has been sent to 175 people. Only five people will be on the stage, including PM Narenda Modi.

As India continues to fight COVID-19, Home Minister Amit Shah has tested positive for coronavirus infection. Concern has been rising as multiple leaders were reportedly in contact with Mr Shah till hours before the news came in. Mr also requested that all those "who have come in contact with me in the last few days, please isolate yourself and get your inquiry done". Sources said extensive contact tracing will be carried out and anyone who came in contact with the minister will have to self-isolate.

Two days after a Congress meeting saw arguments and sharp criticism by younger leaders who appeared to blame the party's last government for its massive downfall, a section of the party rallied for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Twitter. On Left, Right & Centre, we debate the split within the Congress over criticism of the UPA government.

After 34 years, India has a new education policy. The landmark new education policy has the potential of changing lives of millions of students in India through a genuinely broad-based education and a system that doesn't operate on the basis of rote instead focuses on creativity and genuine learning. But is it realistic and can it be implemented? Should it have been introduced in parliament for discussion?

Speaking on the New Education Policy, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor told NDTV that the targets of the New Education Policy will be unrealistic unless the Finance Minister commits more money.

Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, Chief of the New Education Policy Panel, told NDTV in an exclusive interview that under the New Education Policy, there will be no compulsion for students to learn any particular language.

The ability to strike air-to-air targets from up to 150 km away and safely hit land targets 300 km within enemy territory make India's Rafales some of the deadliest fighter jets flying in the world.

As Moderna begins its phase three trials on 30,000 volunteers, one the US's leading doctors tells NDTV that this is an unprecedented development in the history of vaccine development.

After the world's largest vaccine trials enter phase three, WHO Chief Scientist tells NDTV that first mass production of vaccine is expected by first half of 2021. Dr Swaminathan says different end-points are being looked at in different trials and short term results will be known in next six months.

Scalene Hypercharge Corona Canon, a device to contain the spread of covid virus, has received approvals from the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Union. It is developed by Bengaluru-based De Scalene. Chairman of the firm Dr Rajah Vijay Kumar speaks to NDTV.