Left, Right & Centre

What are the fault lines of our justice system? With the President's call for speedy justice, how do we ensure judicial reform?

 

As the CPI (M) backs its #MeToo accused MLA, can the survivors be assured of a fair investigation? Watch the weekend debate on Left, Right and Centre.

More than a dozen sex harassment cases have been alleged by actors in Malayalam cinema. High-profile actors including Siddique and Jayasurya are under police investigation, while actor-turned-politician Mukesh faces rape allegations. Protests are going on, with many survivors sharing harrowing accounts of abuse. The scandal has intensified as calls for reforms in Mollywood grow.

Supreme Court made profound implications - any incriminating statement given by an accused to the investigating officer while that person is in custody in a money laundering case cannot be used as evidence in the case. This may have an impact on several key corruption cases being heard including those against Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and others. On LRC, with experts we discuss with advocates the implications of this.

If you live in the national capital region and are breathing in the relatively clean air, then breathe deeply as we are just over a month away from the foulest air of the year- Diwali. Air Pollution is killing us, an empirically proven fact. What the Supreme Court now wants to know from the pollution control boards of the NCR region are the steps that they propose to introduce to tackle air pollution this winter. Is there any hope at all?

'Teach boys the difference between right and wrong' - a key message of the Bombay High Court which was hearing a public interest litigation on the alleged sexual assault of 2 kindergarten children in a school at Badlapur in Thane. On LRC, we look at the importance of changing the mindsets of boys from a young age in a society where sexism and a lack of gender-respect are entrenched.

 

The latest report from the IC3 Institute reveals a troubling increase in student suicides across India, with Maharashtra recording the highest rates. Vishnu Som delves into the critical question of what's killing students?

The BJP has given the call for a 12-hour strike in West Bengal tomorrow to protest the police action on a march to the state secretariat Nabanna today over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. There was violence on the streets of Kolkata today with the Trinamool blaming the BJP for creating a conspiracy to try and destabilise the government. With experts, LRC discusses how this issue has been politicised by the political parties.

A huge setback for Indian students looking to work and eventually immigrate to Canada and Australia with both countries cutting down - drastically - on the number of students who can settle down and work. This is a real crisis for thousands who have spent so much to get a foreign education. How will this affect the Indian students aspiring to study in Australia and Canada? Experts and students discuss.

What is the 'cost' of the Unified Pension Scheme? Is it a fiscally prudent move that will end the pension peeve?