Truth vs Hype

As Kashmir slips deeper into crisis we travel to the troubled valley for an on-ground report - has Kashmir lost faith in democracy? Who is in charge of the state? What role is social media playing in stoking tensions? And is it still possible to pull the Valley back from the brink?

After Uttar Pradesh wrote off 36,000 crore of farm loans and more states are considering similar waivers. This week, on Truth vs Hype, we examine whether loan waivers provide only short term relief while ignoring deeper symptoms of rural distress.

After Uttar Pradesh wrote off 36,000 crore of farm loans and more states are considering similar waivers. This week, on Truth vs Hype, we examine whether loan waivers provide only short term relief while ignoring deeper symptoms of rural distress.

So-called cow vigilantes have struck again, killing one man in Rajasthan and wounding several more. Gau Rakshak violence is not new, but what is changed is that the ideology they use to justify their violence - the idea of the "cow in peril" - is being amplified by the BJP at its highest level. Senior leaders and chief ministers of the ruling party keep the "cow under threat" rhetoric alive, through statements and policies. But as we uncover this week, these claims are not grounded in facts, nor in ideology, and yet they are being used again and again, regardless of consequences.

So-called cow vigilantes have struck again, killing one man in Rajasthan and wounding several more. Gau Rakshak violence is not new, but what is changed is that the ideology they use to justify their violence - the idea of the "cow in peril" - is being amplified by the BJP at its highest level. Senior leaders and chief ministers of the ruling party keep the "cow under threat" rhetoric alive, through statements and policies. But as we uncover this week, these claims are not grounded in facts, nor in ideology, and yet they are being used again and again, regardless of consequences.

This week we travel to Bangkok to interview Lalit Modi, the former IPL boss wanted by Indian law. As India's appeal to get an international arrest warrant against him is rejected by Interpol, we examine how he won his case, and whether he plans to re enter Indian cricket by proxy.

This week we travel to Bangkok to interview Lalit Modi, the former IPL boss wanted by Indian law. As India's appeal to get an international arrest warrant against him is rejected by Interpol, we examine how he won his case, and whether he plans to re enter Indian cricket by proxy.

Many believe that this is a make or break election for Mayawati. That if she loses Uttar Pradesh, she loses political relevance. We travel to the ground to examine whether the Bahujan Samaj Party is right in claiming that the media has once again not read a hidden current of support for Mayawati. Will she spring a surprise or is this the BSP supremo's last stand?

Many believe that this is a make or break election for Mayawati. That if she loses Uttar Pradesh, she loses political relevance. We travel to the ground to examine whether the Bahujan Samaj Party is right in claiming that the media has once again not read a hidden current of support for Mayawati. Will she spring a surprise or is this the BSP supremo's last stand?

VK Sasikala's nominee Chief Minister E Palaniswami may have won the trust vote but has he lost the trust of the people? In a special live edition of Truth vs Hype, the actor Kamal Haasan, singer TM Krishna and a host of leading voices debate whether Tamil Nadu is on the brink of a public uprising.