Left, Right & Centre

48,000 workers of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation have been summarily sacked by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao after they went on strike. They wanted the corporation to be merged with the government and had come up with a list of 26 demands. KCR had given them a deadline to return to work.

National Conference leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, under detention since August over the centre's move to strip Jammu and Kashmir's special status, were allowed to meet delegations from their party on Sunday. Mehbooba Mufti will meet a panel from her party tomorrow. What is the future of mainstream politics in Jammu and Kashmir now?

Authorities in Mumbai began hacking down trees in Mumbai's Aarey Colony in the middle of the night, just hours after the Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed four petitions against the planned Metro car shed. The court said the matter was pending before the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal. As many as 29 people who were arrested last night have been sent to jail till Monday.

There is a massive security threat across North India ahead of the festive season, based on new intelligence received just last night. Airports are on full alert in North India at a time when the threat perception over the last few weeks has gone up substantially. What is the nature of the threat? Why is it that this year, the security alerts are more frequent? Does India face an imminent security threat?

Our exclusive interview with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on factionalism in the Congress, his equation with Jyotiraditya Scindia, the honey-trap scandal, and a lot more.

Elections are now drawing nigh in Maharashtra. The state is geared up for political action and the fate of some of the old players, many dynasties, the incumbent chief minister - all is up for test. There are lots of questions around the battle for Maharashtra . Will the first electoral fray of the youngest Thackeray bear fruit? Can Sharad Pawar's party save their bastions? Is the tension between Shiv Sena and the BJP over possible chief ministerial face just another case of verbal discomfort not amounting to political divorce? Can Devendra Fadnavis steer the BJP into a mega victory, repeating in Maharashtra what PM Modi did at the centre in 2019?

On the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, we debate how relevant are his ideas in today's politics. What are the lessons from the past and how to prepare for the future?

Bihar and parts of eastern UP have been inundated as heavy rains have battered these two states. In Bihar, water has laid seige in the state capital. Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi himself had to be rescued in a boat. While civic apathy is every city's story, should we not be questioning Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has been in power in Bihar for 20 years now. Why was the state not prepared to handle this? If this is a natural disaster, was the disaster response apt?

We debate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third attempt at reaching out to Tamil Nadu, a state bruised by comments which were perceived to be the centre's attempt at Hindi imposition. Kamal Haasan had to warn of a major protest.

The authorities have been accused of apathy as rain and flood devastate Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. With over 100 dead in UP in four days and over 20 dead in Bihar, people are asking what the government has done to mitigate such natural disasters. Even Bihar's capital Patna has been affected. Shops, homes and hospitals are struggling as disaster response teams try to cope with the situation. As India faces more and more extreme weather events this monsoon, the impact of climate change is getting more and more visible. Is there apathy on the part of the policymakers in not doing enough to mitigate climate change?