Left, Right & Centre

India and Pakistan bitterly spar again. Is it going to get worse as we head into an election year?

Indian soldiers today attempted to shoot down a Pakistani helicopter that flew across the Line of control in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. The white helicopter appeared to be a civilian helicopter and it is not clear why it crossed over. Helicopters are not supposed to fly within one kilometer of the Line of Control as per an agreement between India and Pakistan to prevent an escalation along the LoC. Video from the area has the sound of the gunfire from Indian soldiers engaging the Pakistani chopper amidst Pakistani media reports that the so-called Prime Minister of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir was onboard the aircraft. The helicopter eventually flew back into Pakistani airspace. Tonight on Left Right and Centre, we focus on Pakistan's act, was it a deliberate attempt or a genuine mistake?

Another landmark judgement by the Supreme Court today ended a ban on the entry of women at Sabarimala Temple. Women between the ages of 10 and 50 were not allowed inside the temple because they menstruate. The reactions to the judgement are mixed, leading us to ask: Can reason and faith co-exist?

Can there ever be a #MeToo movement in Bollywood? Actress Tanushree Dutta speaks out about the harassment she says she faced several years ago.

We look at the fallout of an important Supreme Court judgement today which paves the way for the top court to hear the Ayodhya case from October 29. The Ram Mandir verdict will have huge political implications if it comes before the next general elections. Will it be advantage BJP then?

It was a big big day in the Supreme Court as a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, but also struck down key sections in what was a fine balancing act. Is this watered down version of Aadhaar better for citizens?

Our special report from Rajasthan on how the cow and love jihad are dominating the BJP campaign. Will polarisation trump development?

The Supreme Court leaves it to Parliament to deal with politicians facing criminal charges. The court says it won't intervene but that parties must take the responsibility and clearly put up information on their websites about candidates with a criminal background. Should the court have intervened? Will political parties clean up their act on their own?

The battle between the BJP and the Congress over the Rafale deal is worsening. A delegation of Congress leaders met the Central Vigilance Commissioner and asked him to probe what they claim is rampant corruption in the Rafale deal. Rahul Gandhi also launched another scathing attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying PM Modi must answer on why the price of the Rafale deal was not disclosed and how Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence got the Rafale contract. The BJP has dismissed the allegations, saying it's a conspiracy to weaken India.