Left, Right & Centre

The Supreme Court may have called for a tough law against lynching mob kilings, but will it work? Espcially when those who lynch are getting poltiical support.

The turf war within the CBI is out in the open with the director and his Number 2 not getting along. How will this impact the working of the investigating agency?

Despite denials from everyone who was there, the BJP is still drumming up the issue of Congress President Rahul Gandhi allegedly calling his was a "Muslim party" at a meeting with Muslim intellectuals last week. So why are ministers still holding press confreneces on this? Why did the Prime Minister talk about it in a rally? Is polaraisation going to be the main election plank for 2019?

What is the truth of the India jobs story? as we head into election year, a new report by one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic advisors says 13 million jobs were created last year but other experts dispute this and in fact say things are not looking so good for the next year or two. So which data should we believe? Is India really in the middle of jobless growth? Or are things better than we think?

When the government is likely to push for the passage of a bill against instant Triple Talaq, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mocked Congress for being a party which according to him stood only with Muslim men. Reiterating the charge Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made yesterday, where she quoted a paper that claimed Rahul Gandhi said Congress is a party for Muslims, the Prime minster said he was not surprised. He also asked if it was only for Muslim men claiming the opposition stand on the issue of Triple Talaq had exposed them. The Congress hit back saying the Prime Minister quoting a fake news story reveals his desperation. Tonight on Left Right and Centre we ask, on the road to 2019 in Battleground Uttar Pradesh, is it the Muslim card that holds the key?

From the Defence Minister's attack on Rahul Gandhi for meeting Muslim intellectuals - is the Congress a Muslim party, she asks, saying the Congress will be held responsible for any communal tension in the run up to 2019 - are religion and divisive politics going to be the hallmark of the 2019 election?

Congress cautions Shashi Tharoor as he stands by his remarks that India could turn into a "Hindu Pakistan" if BJP returns to power. Is Mr Tharoor's comment exaggerating or is his remarks worth thinking about?

Speaking out for the first time since he completed two terms as Vice President of India last year in August, Hamid Ansari told NDTV today, that India was in danger of becoming an illiberal democracy. Speaking to NDTV, Mr. Ansari was asked if India was in danger of becoming a majoritarian, illiberal democracy, he said, " Yes, very much so. Its been talked about and written about a great deal, being debated not only within the country but anybody who cares to follow Indian developments".

How the Malayam film industry's brave women are speaking up and speaking out against abuse and discrimination anger grows over the reinstatement of actor Dileep in a key actors body even though he is facing charges of sexual assault is Mollywood taking this too lightly?

As we track the landmark hearings in the Surpeme Court on decrminalising gay sex today..the chief justice indicates which way this going in what will be a huge victory for gay rights but the centre refuses to take a stand in court. Tonight we are asking whether India's political class has actually let us down on 377?