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RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat saying that "Lynching is alien to Bharat" and efforts to highlight these deaths were being done to defame the country by people who were using selective statistics and examples to pitch one community over another - were the remarks not a complete whitewash of the reality of lynching deaths in India? Deaths which have been documented and repeatedly highlighted?

The Bihar police have found 'maliciously false' the sedition case against 49 eminent citizens, filed by the local police in Muzaffarpur on the basis of an order by the Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court. In the letter, addressed to the Prime Minister, these citizens had criticised the continuing mob lynchings in the country. They were vigorously countered by many who felt their views were wrong and their outrage selective, something which helped Pakistan. To this letter, there was yet another note by 180 personalities who said the Bihar police FIR was wrong. They were correct as investigations reveal the order was wrong, but the larger issue remains.

Heartbreaking To See The Trees Being Massacred: Dia Mirza

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered to stop the cutting of trees in Mumbai's green belt Aarey Colony until October 21. The Maharashtra government told the court that there is no need to cut more trees. The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) cut down 2,141 trees in Aarey Colony between Friday and Saturday, a report said. Is it a hollow victory for green activists?

48,000 workers of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation have been summarily sacked by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao after they went on strike. They wanted the corporation to be merged with the government and had come up with a list of 26 demands. KCR had given them a deadline to return to work.

National Conference leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, under detention since August over the centre's move to strip Jammu and Kashmir's special status, were allowed to meet delegations from their party on Sunday. Mehbooba Mufti will meet a panel from her party tomorrow. What is the future of mainstream politics in Jammu and Kashmir now?

Authorities in Mumbai began hacking down trees in Mumbai's Aarey Colony in the middle of the night, just hours after the Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed four petitions against the planned Metro car shed. The court said the matter was pending before the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal. As many as 29 people who were arrested last night have been sent to jail till Monday.

There is a massive security threat across North India ahead of the festive season, based on new intelligence received just last night. Airports are on full alert in North India at a time when the threat perception over the last few weeks has gone up substantially. What is the nature of the threat? Why is it that this year, the security alerts are more frequent? Does India face an imminent security threat?

Our exclusive interview with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on factionalism in the Congress, his equation with Jyotiraditya Scindia, the honey-trap scandal, and a lot more.

Elections are now drawing nigh in Maharashtra. The state is geared up for political action and the fate of some of the old players, many dynasties, the incumbent chief minister - all is up for test. There are lots of questions around the battle for Maharashtra . Will the first electoral fray of the youngest Thackeray bear fruit? Can Sharad Pawar's party save their bastions? Is the tension between Shiv Sena and the BJP over possible chief ministerial face just another case of verbal discomfort not amounting to political divorce? Can Devendra Fadnavis steer the BJP into a mega victory, repeating in Maharashtra what PM Modi did at the centre in 2019?

On the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, we debate how relevant are his ideas in today's politics. What are the lessons from the past and how to prepare for the future?

Bihar and parts of eastern UP have been inundated as heavy rains have battered these two states. In Bihar, water has laid seige in the state capital. Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi himself had to be rescued in a boat. While civic apathy is every city's story, should we not be questioning Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has been in power in Bihar for 20 years now. Why was the state not prepared to handle this? If this is a natural disaster, was the disaster response apt?

We debate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third attempt at reaching out to Tamil Nadu, a state bruised by comments which were perceived to be the centre's attempt at Hindi imposition. Kamal Haasan had to warn of a major protest.

The authorities have been accused of apathy as rain and flood devastate Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. With over 100 dead in UP in four days and over 20 dead in Bihar, people are asking what the government has done to mitigate such natural disasters. Even Bihar's capital Patna has been affected. Shops, homes and hospitals are struggling as disaster response teams try to cope with the situation. As India faces more and more extreme weather events this monsoon, the impact of climate change is getting more and more visible. Is there apathy on the part of the policymakers in not doing enough to mitigate climate change?

An important and fresh set of announcements by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the state of the economy - her focus tonight was on liquidity and growth and her argument was simple: There is no fundamental problem associated with liquidity in the economy and in some sectors, demand remains strong. We analyse what she has said with experts.