Left, Right & Centre

All schools in the national capital region are shut down once again after air pollution levels spiked. This situation is clearly now out of control but at least there seem to be consistent efforts to protect school kids. On the show tonight, a brand new report by NASA, comprehensively and statistically spells out how stubble burning in Punjab has a devastating impact on air pollution. Who is responsible? Isn't this negligence?

Tonight on Left, Right & Centre, a look at Maharashtra which is now under President's rule and it is still not clear if any combination will be able to get together and form a government or whether fresh elections will have to be held.

Will the political crisis in Maharashtra finally end with an alliance between the Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress?

LJP's National President Chirag Paswan tells NDTV about what he thinks of the Maharashtra crisis and LJP's seat sharing formula with the BJP in Jharkhand for the assembly election to be held in five phases from November 30.

In yet another twist in the Maharashtra politics, a day before they were meant to form a government, the BJP met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Sunday, and said they don't have the numbers. Now BJP's ally Shiv Sena, which has been demanding rotational chief minister-ship, has been asked to take a shot at forming government in Maharashtra. The big question is: Does this latest twist mark a watershed in Maharashtra politics, or will such a political realignment collapse under the weight of its internal contradictions?

New footage of the free for all at the Delhi's Tis Hazari courts complex. A senior police woman officer is seen having a narrow escape. After unprecedented protests by the Delhi Police in front of their own headquarters following this incident, there are still simmering tensions between the police and lawyers.

Natural allies for decades, the Shiv Sena and the BJP now find themselves in a situation in Maharashtra where the possibility of their alliance breaking cannot be ruled out. Could the state also be headed for a spell of President's rule?

Top officials of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi were slammed by the Supreme Court for their failure to control the wave of pollution that has gripped most of north India. Accusing the officials of failing to plan ahead or take action and blaming it all on farmers, the court said, "The time has come to punish officers". The court blamed Punjab Chief Secretary for not being able to control stubble-burning, which is one of the major contributors to pollution.

India has opted out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership-- which will be the world's largest free trade pact of 16 nations. In his address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the present form of the RCEP Agreement "does not fully reflect the basic spirit and the agreed guiding principles" or India's concerns. Was it the right decision? We debate.

Its been a day of unprecedented protests by the Delhi police outside the Police Headquarters. Hundreds of policemen and policewomen say they feel humiliated and angry after many of their colleagues were beaten up by lawyers on Saturday after a parking incident went out of control at the Tis Hazari Court. The incident was followed by a video of another purported incident at the Saket Court where a policeman on a motorcycle was seen being assaulted by lawyers.

The Supreme Court makes itself clear on increasing air pollution situation across North India. "This is worse than an emergency," said the Supreme Court adding that accountability for farm fires in Punjab be fixed and that those who break the law be punished. The Supreme Court also said ways have to be found to extinguish the farm fires as soon as possible. There was a lot more that the top court said as well, including questioning the rationale for the Odd Even scheme, which began today in Delhi. Tonight, we debate on whether the Supreme Court is our last hope. We are joined by the finest minds on this topic- Dr SN Tripathi of IIT-Kanpur, a key member of the National Clean Air Programme, Navroz Dubash of CPR, Dr K Srinath Reddy, President of the Public Health Foundation, Hiren Jethwa, one of the world's leading scientists on remote sensing of air pollution among others. A real debate with experts on an issue affecting the lives of millions across large parts of India.

Pollution in Delhi and its adjoining areas has reached a critical stage, with thick smog chocking people. The centre is monitoring the situation. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, meanwhile, has blamed stubble burning for pollution in the national capital, saying its people are suffering for no fault of their own. On Left, Right and Centre, we take the views of political leaders, doctors and students on the menace.

A big embarrassment for the ruling BJP in Karnataka at a time when they are marking 100 days in power. An audio recording of chief minister, BS Yediyurappa is being widely circulated - in which he appears to confirm the involvement of the party's national president, in the decision of the rebel Congress and JDS MLAs whose withdrawal of support brought down the earlier coalition government.

Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Ladakh MP, speaks to NDTV about how beneficial the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories will be for his parliamentary constituency.

Senior Congress Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday reacted to the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was the saddest day for the people of the state.