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Kamlesh Patel, popularly known as Daaji among his followers, is a spiritual leader, author and the fourth in the line of Raja yoga masters in the Sahaj Marg system of spiritual practice. He has been the president of Shri Ram Chandra Mission, a non-profit organization founded in 1945 and associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information, since 2014.

Anand Kumar's story is truly incredible. He is an Indian mathematics educator known for his Super 30 programme which he started in Patna in 2002 where he coached underprivileged students for the JEE Main and the JEE Advanced entrance exams.  By 2018, 422 out of 510 students had made it into the IITs.

A Ladakh police officer's shocking claims have raised alarm, after she raised concerns on how India may have lost territory to China after the standoff. She says that Indian forces have lost their presence in 26 of 65 patrolling points along the Line of Actual Control. However, Army sources have denied any loss of territory. Do the locals in the area have to say the same? Or does it need to be seen in the overall context of the India-China disengagement where progress has been made? Watch Left Right and Centre.

 

India has invited Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, to a meeting of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) that is to be held in May. Sources in Pakistan confirmed that their Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has received the invite, though Islamabad is yet to take a decision. Just a month ago, comments by Bilawal Bhutto targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of a UN Security Council meeting had sparked anger and protests in India. India called Bilawal Bhutto's comments "uncivilised". Can Pakistan be trusted? Watch Left Right and Centre.

Controversy rages over the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi that has been blocked by the government. The opposition has called it censorship, while BBC has maintained that its series is well-researched. The government has dubbed it a propaganda piece. Has the government overreacted? Can a documentary "destabilise" the world's largest democracy?

 

The appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the high courts has become a major flashpoint between the government and the judiciary. There has been subtle and sometimes not-so-subtle sniping over the issue of the powers of the Supreme court. Days after Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar questioned the "basic structure" doctrine - as laid down by the Supreme Court in 1973 - the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Saturday it was "like the north star," providing invaluable guidance for the interpretation of the Constitution here - and elsewhere. Then today Law Minister Kiren Rijiju seemed to support the views of a retired high court judge, who said the Supreme Court "hijacked" the Constitution by deciding to appoint judges itself. The law minister commented while sharing a clip of an interview that it is the "voice of a judge" and that the majority of people have similar "sane views".

After shocking allegations of sexual harassment against the wrestling federation chief and coaches made by some of India's biggest names in wrestling, it seems the federation is trying to brazen out the #Metoo allegations by calling them motivated, malicious and unfounded. On Left Right & Centre we speak to some eminent names of the sports fraternity.

Power Minister RK Singh speaks to NDTV about India's giant leap in clean energy. He also says India is the place to invest in safe energy

As the world sees India as the bright spot, NDTV interacts with NITI Aayog CEO Parameswaran Iyer, Wipro Chairman-Rishad Premji and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on the India spirit being showcased at Davos and their outlook for the future. 

The Serum Institute of India is working to market its two key vaccines for Covid -- Covovax and Covishield -- in China, which is seeing a resurgence of the pandemic. "It is very important for the world to get back to its supply chain issues and investment... (so) it is better for the world that China recovers from this," SII chief Adar Ponawala told NDTV in an exclusive interview today. "We are trying to engage with China and telling them to set aside political differences, issues and apprehensions and take some of he western vaccines as a booster," he said. Asked about China's response, he said, "I think they are deciding which way they want to go... I just hope they decide one way or another quickly".