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The land on which the people of Joshimath live on is literally slipping from under their feet as cracks have been seen in hundreds of houses over the past few weeks. Around 600 families have been evacuated and a high-level meet has been held - but is it too little, too late?

Days after the incident of a drunk man urinating on his co-passenger came to light, the aviation regulator DGCA has now issued a notice to the pilot of the Air India flight. The DGCA has called the airline's conduct unprofessional. Another similar incident dating back to December 6 has also come to light. Do we need stricter norms to tackle such unruly behaviour on flights? Watch Left Right and Centre as we take on this key question. 

A drunk man urinated on a woman co-passenger in the business class of an Air India flight in November. He was not arrested then but now a police case has been registered against the passenger and he faces a long term on the no-fly list. On Left Right and Centre, we take on the question, if we need more action to bring an end to this rude, obnoxious, and sometimes violent behaviour of Indian air travellers.

A 20-year-old woman's scooty was hit on December 31, with her body being entangled under car of the accused and dragged for almost 13 kilometres. While the 5 accused have been sent to 3-day police custody, their car passed through 4 police station areas - yet, her body was dragged under a car for little under an hour before anybody noticed. Meanwhile in Bengaluru, a young woman was stabbed to death by her cousin in broad daylight on her college campus. Tonight on Left, Right & Centre - we question why India is still so unsafe for women - and whether measures taken to increase women's safety are merely lip service.

In just a few months, assembly elections will be held in Karnataka and it is expected to be a deeply 'polarised' campaign. In the course of the last year, issues like the hijab, halal meat, a boycott of Muslim businesses have all been at the centrestage of the political discourse in the state. Now, in fresh controversial comments, the BJP's Karnataka chief has told party workers to focus on fighting "love jihad" instead of "minor issues" like road and sewage problems. We take on the polarising politics at play in Karnataka ahead of the elections. Watch Left Right and Centre.

"It was my hope that demonetisation will result in a less cash-oriented economy. I am afraid that has not happened," Rajiv Kumar, former Vice Chairman of Niti Aayog, said when asked to comment on the Supreme Court's verdict that termed demonetisation valid.

The men who hit a 20-year-old with their car in New Year and dragged her body for over an hour through the streets of west Delhi, have confessed to being drunk, says the First Information Report filed by the police. After hitting the woman, who fell from her scooty, they apparently panicked and were trying to get away, the FIR said.

The Supreme Court today upheld the BJP government's demonetisation exercise with a 4:1 majority. While 4 judges upheld the exercise, saying the process couldn't be faulted simply because the Centre proposed it, Justice Nagarathna held that the note ban was unlawful, and showed a lack of independent thinking by the RBI. On Left, Right & Centre - we discuss how the verdict a big victory for the Centre.

"I don't think that the government will dare take a decision like demonetisation in the future," says senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Supreme Court's demonetisation verdict.

The new year kicked off to a bad start for the sports fraternity - with charges of sexual harassment being made by a coach against the Haryana sports minister - who was also the former captain of India's hockey team. While the minister has denied the allegation and a probe is to be conducted - on Left, Right & Centre, we ask how does the sports fraternity and political class intend to deal with this case, and with other reported cases, which may just be the tip of the iceberg.