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Former Attorney General for India Mukul Rohatgi says the UK agreeing to extradition of fugitive businessman was a big victory for the country's legal system. "Nirav Modi's extradition is a victory for the legal system of India; a whole corrupt system was working with him," Mr Rohatgi said. Mr Modi, wanted for fraud and money laundering in the Rs 14,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan scam, can be extradited to India, a UK judge ruled today, dismissing arguments like his mental health worsening during the pandemic and poor Indian prison conditions.

Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said the centre's new rules for social media and online platforms were made in a "hasty" manner. "Government regulations imposed are hasty," he said. The government today announced new rules to regulate digital content and establish what it called a "soft touch progressive institutional mechanism with level-playing field" featuring a Code of Ethics and a three-tier grievance redressal framework for news sites and OTT platforms. The rules will empower users of social media, said Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Maharashtra reported 8,807 new cases today and 80 Covid-related deaths whole the case fatality in the state stands at 2.45 per cent. The spike in cases comes at a time when the government has taken a momentous decision to allow millions of citizens to be vaccinated, in partnership with the private sector, starting March. Those above 60 and those above 45 with co-morbidities will be covered in the second phase.

The Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium in Motera will now be called the Narendra Modi stadium, a part of a larger sports complex named after Sardar Patel. A look at whether public spaces in India should be named after political leaders, and not cricketers?

Both government and private hospitals can vaccinate, and the vaccine will not be costly for citizens, says AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria after the government announced that the second phase of vaccination will begin from March 1.

On Left, Right and Centre tonight, we discuss three big stories: The political crisis in Puducherry after the Chief Minister resigns; the impact of the mahapanchayats or farmers' meetings in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh; and the Coronavirus upsurge.

WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan speaks to NDTV amid the scare over new mutant strains of the coronavirus. India must use logistics of both the public and private sectors to ensure an increase in the pace of vaccination drive, she said.

The Delhi Police arrested Disha Ravi alleging that she is a key conspirator in the January 26 tractor rally violence who prepared and spread the "Toolkit" in an attempt to revive a Khalistani group. But in the court, when asked repeatedly by the Judge for evidence, the Delhi Police said investigation is still underway. Did the police go ahead with the arrest based on just allegations?

NDTV accesses the latest, high-resolution satellite images of the North Bank of Pangong Lake, where the process of de-escalation is underway. Is the disengagement with China in Eastern Ladakh a win-win situation for India?

The process of disengagement between India and China is continuing in a satisfactory pace at the moment, the government says. Many people would have felt that given both sides were really entrenched in their positions over the last few months, it would have been a long winter up in eastern Ladakh. Former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran speaks to NDTV on what the way forward is and whether this is a win-win situation for India.

Close to 92 lakh people have been inoculated against the coronavirus in India. There is an excess vaccine supply, but India may still miss its targets. On Left, Right and Centre, we bring to you exclusive details of a letter written by banker Uday Kotak to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as president of the Confederation of Indian Industry or CII to include the private sector the vaccination drive.

After Disha Ravi, the police go after her associates. Tonight we ask, are "Toolkit" activists a threat to India?

The arrest of 22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi in connection with the probe into the Greta Thunberg "toolkit" has led to a massive outrage by activists. The police remain firm on their stand, saying that Disha was a key conspirator who collaborated with pro-Khalistani groups. On Left, Right & Centre tonight, we discuss if this 22-year-old really is the villain in this story and if this is not a case of police overreach.

As petrol and diesel prices go up for the sixth straight day, former petroleum secretary SC Tripathi explains why it's the consumers who always get the short end of the stick.

The Supreme Court said the right to protest cannot be "anytime and everywhere", while dismissing a plea seeking review of its verdict passed last year in which it had held the occupation of public ways during the anti-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi was "not acceptable". On Left, Right and Centre we analyse whether the Supreme Court order have far reaching consequences.