The Buck Stops Here

On The Buck Stops Here, a very special guest - the mother of a special needs child on how she will have to withdraw him from school after the government capped the education grant for families of soldiers killed in action.

The massive bandh by Dalit groups in Maharashtra has been called off but not before a number of cities including Mumbai saw protests, road and rail traffic disruption, and sporadic violence. On The Buck Stops Here, we ask: has the Dalit protest achieved anything?

After US President Donald Trump read Pakistan the riot act, we ask whether this is effectively the end of the military alliance between Pakistan and the United States. An angry US President in his first tweet of the new year, said, "The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than $ 33 billion in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!" Now Pakistan says that they will respond in detail. Everyone is still waiting for this detailed response. For India, this is perhaps unexpected good news but given the close ties between China and Pakistan, the big question arises - does Pakistan still need the US in the way that it once did?

After US President Donald Trump read Pakistan the riot act, we ask whether this is effectively the end of the military alliance between Pakistan and the United States. An angry US President in his first tweet of the new year, said, "The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than $ 33 billion in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!" Now Pakistan says that they will respond in detail. Everyone is still waiting for this detailed response. For India, this is perhaps unexpected good news but given the close ties between China and Pakistan, the big question arises - does Pakistan still need the US in the way that it once did?

If there's one thing that the fire in a rooftop pub in Mumbai's Kamala Mills has proved, it's that fire safety is just not a priority for a majority of restaurants in India. The Mumbai fire has also trained the spotlight on some of Delhi's trendiest night spots. One of them, the trendy Hauz Khas Village, was recently described by the Delhi High Court as nothing short of a "ticking time bomb". On The Buck Stops Here, we debate: across our metros, are civic authorities, police and fire departments turning a blind eye to blatant fire safety violations? Are your favourite pubs or restaurants a potential death trap?

If there's one thing that the fire in a rooftop pub in Mumbai's Kamala Mills has proved, it's that fire safety is just not a priority for a majority of restaurants in India. The Mumbai fire has also trained the spotlight on some of Delhi's trendiest night spots. One of them, the trendy Hauz Khas Village, was recently described by the Delhi High Court as nothing short of a "ticking time bomb". On The Buck Stops Here, we debate: across our metros, are civic authorities, police and fire departments turning a blind eye to blatant fire safety violations? Are your favourite pubs or restaurants a potential death trap?

The BJP-run South Delhi Municipal Corporation has passed a proposal that says the display of non-vegetarian food items in public by restaurant owners should be prohibited. This is after complaints from vegetarian people who say they feel nauseous when they smell non-vegetarian food. Apparently, it offends them as well. The SDMC also stated hygiene concerns. On The Buck Stops Here, we ask: what's the real story behind this decision to not allow non-veg food to be cooked or showed outside restaurants? Is this vegetarian vigilantism? Is this a municipal corporation essentially curbing our lifestyle?

The BJP-run South Delhi Municipal Corporation has passed a proposal that says the display of non-vegetarian food items in public by restaurant owners should be prohibited. This is after complaints from vegetarian people who say they feel nauseous when they smell non-vegetarian food. Apparently, it offends them as well. The SDMC also stated hygiene concerns. On The Buck Stops Here, we ask: what's the real story behind this decision to not allow non-veg food to be cooked or showed outside restaurants? Is this vegetarian vigilantism? Is this a municipal corporation essentially curbing our lifestyle?

The widows of some of India's bravest sons join us on Veer Nari, a tribute to the widows, children, families and friends of our officers and jawans who willingly place themselves in the line of fire. This is the price of our freedom. A special episode of The Buck Stops Here.

The widows of some of India's bravest sons join us on Veer Nari, a tribute to the widows, children, families and friends of our officers and jawans who willingly place themselves in the line of fire. This is the price of our freedom. A special episode of The Buck Stops Here.