Left, Right & Centre

On the Left, Right and Centre, our exclusive interview with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who remains in detention since she was taken into custody in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh. She asks a basic question, why is she detained while the son of a Union Minister who was reportedly in the convoy of vehicles which mowed down farmers is roaming free?

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today said she was pushed and manhandled when she was detained by the Uttar Pradesh police early in the morning and claimed she was not shown any legal documents either. "They did not show my any papers. If they do not give me any papers, then I will call it kidnapping," the Congress leader told NDTV in an exclusive interview from a guest house in Sitapur where she was detained.

On Left, Right and Centre, we look at the fallout of the violence in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri in which eight people, including four farmers, were run over by a vehicle allegedly belonging to a Union minister's son. Top political leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were detained on their way to Lakhimpur Kheri and many are asking, what does the UP government have to hide.

The farmers in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri appear to have reached an agreement with the state government in double-quick time. They have been offered compensation and are now willing to end their protests in Lakhimpur Kheri. All this on a day when the Supreme Court in an observation said that farmers should end their protests since the matter is being heard in the Supreme Court. The top court will now look into whether protests can happen when a matter is before the court.

Petrol and diesel prices today touched record levels across India after rates were hiked by 25 paise and 30 paise a litre respectively. The prices of CNG and PNG have also been increased sharply. The reality is, more than half of the money paid by the consumer to purchase fuels goes towards some tax or the other.

Petrol and diesel prices today touched record levels across India after their rates were hiked by 25 paise and 30 paise a litre respectively. Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, speaking to NDTV, called the price hike "daylight robbery".

Is it too late for the Congress to revive in Punjab before the assembly elections due next year? Has the Punjab crisis deepened the divide within the Congress given the twitter war between G-23 and Gandhi family loyalists over the attack on Kapil Sibal's house? We speak with Congress MP Abhishek Singhvi.

Virat Kohli's decision to quit as T20 captain after the T20 World Cup has come as a jolt to Indian cricket fans. In a statement posted on social media, Virat Kohli said, "Understanding workload is a very important thing and considering my immense workload over the last 8-9 years playing all 3 formats and captaining regularly for last 5-6 years, I feel I need to give myself space to be fully ready to lead the Indian Team in Test and ODI Cricket." On Left, Right and Centre, we debate: did Virat Kohli make the right decision?

The government has unveiled a slew of measures across sectors to encourage growth and deal with economic concerns. Major reforms have been announced for the Telecom and Automobile industries, including making foreign direct investments in Telecom easier and clearing a production-linked incentive scheme for the auto industry. Will these new reforms save struggling companies and promote new tech?

India has committed to 450 GW of renewable energy by 2030. In an exclusive interview to NDTV, US climate envoy John Kerry called the target 'ambitious' and said, "We have the leadership of people like PM Modi and others who are saying we are going to do this, we are going to set an example. 450 GW of renewable energy by India is a major challenge and an accomplishment and I am confident India will be able to do it."

Indigo Chief Executive officer Ronojoy Dutta speaks exclusively to NDTV about the new non-stop international routes on its single-aisle A-320/A-321 series aircraft, says the airline may operate profitably on the new routes. "We will be able to go non-stop with a low-cost carrier, it's a very rich geography being served", he says.

As India hits 75 crore vaccinations, we are joined by Dr VK Paul, Head of the National Covid Vaccine Task Force and Niti Aayog member. The task ahead remains daunting. But has the short supply of vaccines finally been resolved?

On the show, the tragedy that is unfolding in UP, a part of which our crew witnessed today. Over a hundred people have died of dengue in UP with 60 of them in Ferozabad alone, where over 16 children have died in a period of 24 hours as desperate parents beg and plead for hospital beds, carrying sick children on their shoulders for miles, only to be turned away by the hospitals. How can the Yogi Adityanath government still be napping?

After a surprise resignation by Vijay Rupani as the Chief Minister of Gujarat comes a surprise pick by the BJP. Bhupendra Patel, a first-time MLA and the protege of former Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, is set to be the next Chief Minister. Is caste calculus behind the BJP's decision?

The 34-year-old woman raped and brutalised inside a stationary tempo in suburban Mumbai's Sakinaka in the early hours of Friday has died while being treated at a local hospital. A vile attack that bore a disturbing similarity to the assault on a young medical student in Delhi in 2012, the woman was sexually assaulted and tortured.