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A Shiv Sena minister nearly came to blows with the civil aviation minister in the Lok Sabha as the Shiv Sena threatened to ground all flights from Mumbai, if their MP Ravindra Gaikwad isn't allowed to fly. Does the Sena think it is above the law?

As one man dies after being beaten brutally by a cow vigilante mob in Rajasthan, not one of the attackers is arrested and shockingly, even the victims are being treated as accused by police for cow smuggling. Have these so called 'gau rakshaks' got emboldened? Do they feel they have a free hand? Is the state really interested in dispensing justice?

Arvind Kejriwal's lawyer Ram Jethmalani says he won't take money from the Delhi chief minister for fighting his defamation case, but the question still remains: should taxpayers be funding legal fees in a private case?

While the law against cow slaughter in Gujarat gets tougher and the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh says those who kill cows will be hanged, we discuss BJP's starkly different tack in Kerala and the North East.

Faced with the possibility of losing a million jobs and hundreds of crores in revenue, hoteliers and bar owners take to the streets to protest the Supreme Court's ban on sale of liquor near highways. Is the cost of this ban too high? Is this judicial overreach or is this just what was needed to crack down on drinking and driving?

The draconian 66A of the IT Act may be gone but that hasn't stopped the police from arresting people for their Facebook and social media posts. There have been a series of arrests and cases registered in the past few weeks mainly against those who have posted something about the new UP Chief Minister. Are arrests really necessary? Is the law being misused?

After their big win in UP, its mission 150 for the BJP in Gujarat. Amit Shah heads to the state assembly after 2 years and begins the next campaign. Can he succeed on a scale comparable to UP as Gujarat heads to the polls in November?

The Goods and Services Tax or GST, which will simplify India's complicated tax system, has been cleared by the Lok Sabha after an eight-hour long debate. The one-nation-one-tax regime, that is expected to rollout on July 1, will boost the rate of economic growth by about 0.5 percentage points, broaden the revenue base and cut compliance costs for firms. But the big question is what next. Will the Modi government embark on big bang economic reforms or will we see more welfare spending instead?

Start-ups express concern about the feasibility of hiring women as the new maternity bill gives six months of paid maternity leave. Are their concerns justified?

India has termed the horrific attack on Nigerien students just outside Delhi as deplorable. Why are we treated like animals asked one of the victims after they were beaten with steel dustbins and rods. Are we a racist country? How does this affect India's standing in the world? We debate on Left, Right and Centre.