Left, Right & Centre

The Delhi's government's standoff with bureaucrats and the Lieutenant Governor continues as the chief minister sits parked at the LG's home for the third straight day. Are Delhi's bureaucrats justified in their non-cooperation with an elected government? Is this what their service rules allow?

Celebrity chef Atul Kochar loses his job with a fancy Dubai hotel for his Islamophobic tweet. Should this be a warning to those who peddle hate online? Should companies act against employees for their points of view?

They came, they saw, they shook hands, but what did they achieve. Should Donald Trump be lauded for defusing a crisis with North Korea? Or has Kim Jong Un got more concessions from the US than expected? And what will the fallout be?

In a tell-all interview to NDTV, Reham Khan speaks about the controversy surrounding her upcoming autobiography. Reham claims that alleged excerpts of the book have been released by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, a party headed by her ex-husband and cricketer turned politician Imran Khan.

The government has announced the lateral entry of professionals into the senior bureaucracy. Will this bring in a much-needed infusion of talent into the government? Or will this allow the government to bring in ideologically like-minded people?

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh admits to factionalism in the Congress but says he, Kamal Nath, and Jyotiraditya Scindia had to unite for the party's political survival.

The centre's decision to allow lateral entry of professionals into the bureaucracy has stirred a huge debate but Amitabh Kant, the CEO of the government's policy think tank NITI Aayog, has told NDTV this was long overdue and would help the government get fresh ideas.

A day after the Uttar Pradesh government accused former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav of leaving his palatial official bungalow in a shambles, the controversy swelled. Mr Yadav vacated the house a few days ago after the Supreme Court ordered last month that former chief ministers of the state could not keep government bungalows for life. The Adityanath government opened the house to the media to see the mess they claim the Akhilesh Yadav family left behind. Stung by the bungalow row, Mr Yadav said he was ready to sacrifice a few seats for BSP to have a working grand alliance that would keep the BJP out of power in 2019.

We also look at the chargesheet in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh. She was killed for being anti-Hindu, says her killer. Forensics say the same gun was used to kill Kannada scholar MM Kalburgi. Have radical Hindu groups been emboldened?

The police claim a major plot was underway to assassinate PM Narendra Modi, saying a letter was found on one of those arrested this week for the Bhima Koregaon caste violence. What's the real story?