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As the air we breathe continues to poison us, the political bickering gets worse. Why isn't the prime minister intervening? Is it time for an emergency cabinet meeting on this?

As the air we breathe continues to poison us, the political bickering gets worse. Why isn't the prime minister intervening? Is it time for an emergency cabinet meeting on this?

Yogi Adityanath's Diwali gift for Ayodhya - he makes major announcements, including another name change - Faizabad district will now be known as Ayodhya. Is this the game changer the BJP is hoping for in 2019?

As controversy grows over the killing of the tigress Avni, we ask, was the shooting justified? We get into the big debate on conservation, which has now also turned into a political row.

Why has the pitch for a ram temple suddenly got so extreme? From one BJP Minister to the next, the talk of a temple in Ayodhya has gained ground in recent days leading us to ask whether polarisation will be the hallmark of the 2019 campaign.

A bridge that the people of Delhi have been waiting for for 14 years - Delhi's Signature Bridge is ready but there were clashes today at the inauguration ceremony with the Delhi BJP Chief Manoj Tiwari being seen lunging at policemen. There was also a video of him apparently being pushed off the stage at the event. Tonight, on Left Right and Centre, we discuss, is there an AAP-BJP war of credit over the bridge?

Cyber-attacks in India are increasing but are we prepared? India reported 53 thousand cyber attacks last year and this is when a lot of cyber crime goes unreported. A majority of the hackers are from the US and China followed by Pakistan and Russia. Tonight, on Left, Right and Centre, we speak to experts about cyber security and delve into the main question, is India an easy target for cyber-attacks?

Five Bengalis are killed in cold blooded murder in Assam, sparking off a wave of protests and political controversy as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee links it to the National Citizens Register issue. Is there a link to the NRC as Mamata Banerjee claims, or is this cynical politics?

As pollution peaks in north India and emergency measures kick in, how is all of this working on the ground? Will a proposal to take private cars off the roads really work?

On the road to 2019, the TDP's Chandrababu Naidu tries to get the opposition together to take on the BJP, even ready to let go of his party's traditional anti-Congress stand. Standing side-by-side with Rahul Gandhi - both leaders said this was a critical time for the opposition to unite. But can they?

From the massive Rs 3,000 crore statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel unveiled by the Prime Minister in Gujarat, to the RBI Governor Urijit Patel fighting to keep the autonomy and independence of the central bank intact. Tonight, we look at both these issues, on a day that Rahul Gandhi accused the government of betraying what Sardar Patel stood for, by destroying the institutions he helped build.

Arun Shourie joins us as we debate the turf war within the CBI. It was his complaint to the CBI director on Rafale that angered the centre, which was furious that the CBI director gave him time. So now, could the CBI chief order an inquiry into the Rafale deal? We look at the political ramifications of this story.

In a major ruling, the Supreme Court has banned all highly polluting crackers and restricted their use to between 8 and 10pm on festivals like Diwali. It effectively bans almost all firecrackers that are sold in the market today, but is this order going to be implemented effectively on the ground?

Former Union Minister Arun Shourie speaks out on the war within the CBI, and why the government has been upset with the Director for taking a complaint on the Rafale deal. Mr Shourie says the CBI still has not registered an FIR, as it should. So what happens to the Rafale complaint lying with the CBI Director?

A key witness in the Kerala nun rape case who had testified against the main accused Bishop Franco is found dead in Jalandhar. What does this mean for the probe?