Left, Right & Centre

IAS officer Ashok Khemka is mysteriously removed from his post by the Haryana government, and then brought back. Is he being persecuted by the Congress for going after Robert Vadra's land deals? Can the arbitrary transfer of bureaucrats really be stopped? We debate.

There's massive outrage over CBI Director Ranjit Sinha's 'rape' analogy. He has expressed regret, but is that enough? As demands for his resignation grow, should the CBI chief step down? We debate on Left, Right and Centre.

A young lawyer's blog about being sexually harassed by a judge sets the cat among the pigeons. The Chief Justice of India sets up a probe panel. When it comes to sexual harassment cases is there a conspiracy of silence?

The Prime Minister strongly criticises the CBI for sitting in judgement over policy formation and says corruption is caused by greater economic growth. Is the PM passing the buck for failing to tackle corruption?

As five Indian soldiers are killed by Pakistanis along the Line of Control, the Opposition lashes out at the government. What happens to the peace process now? Can it be business as usual with Pakistan? Should the Prime Minister still go ahead with his meeting with Nawaz Sharif in New York next month?

As the battle over a young IAS officer's suspension in Uttar Pradesh intensifies, what happened to all the euphoria surrounding Akhilesh Yadav? Has the youngest Chief Minister of India's most populous state been a disappointment? Have young netas in general - from Akhilesh to Rahul- failed to give India a new vision?

The fight for Durga Shakti Nagpal, the 28-year-old IAS officer suspended by the UP government, grows. Now the High Court praises Durga for her courage in taking on the sand mafia but the SP government won't back down. What does Durga's case tell us about the state of bureaucracy in India? Is the famous steel frame crumbling? We discuss.

As political parties unite to stand up against transparency, the Union Cabinet approves changes to the Right to Information Act so that parties are kept of it ambit. What are our netas afraid of?

After the Congress Working Committee's recommendation to the Centre that India's 29th state Telangana be created, BSP chief Mayawati has renewed her demand for Uttar Pradesh to be split into four states and the clamour for Gorkhaland and Vidarbha is growing. As political grows, we debate: are smaller states actually good for India?

Overruling objections and protests by its own party leaders from Andhra Pradesh, the UPA has announced the creation of India's 29th state, Telangana. The announcement came after a meeting of UPA allies and the Congress' highest decision making body, the CWC. What will be the political fallout of this decision?

With the BCCI's blatant whitewash in the betting and fixing probe, we discuss - has the cricket board lost all credibility? Why is there a rush to finish a probe that even the police has not completed?

After the meeting of Congress's top leadership today, sources say a decision has been taken to create a new state. On Left, Right And Centre, we debate whether a separate state should be created, or will that open a Pandora's Box.

As the BJP demands Digvijaya Singh's apology, he says he won't and still wants an independent judicial probe into the encounter. Can there be closure? We discuss.

A political row breaks out over the Planning Commission's new poverty figures which say there has been a dramatic 15% decline in poverty in the last 7 years under the UPA rule. As the BJP cries conspiracy, we examine has poverty really declined by so much or is this a political ploy before the polls?

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is under fire after he alleges conspiracy in the mid-day meal deaths. The JDU says the poison in the food was too much to be accidental, is Nitish scoring a self-goal by focusing on the politics of conspiracy?