Left, Right & Centre

"Didi Gave PM Kurtas, He Used It For Political Points": Derek O'Brien

An NDTV exclusive - how hate speech has shot up by over four times in this election. Has all civility been lost and does the Election Commission need more teeth to act against repeat offenders?

With just a few days left to file nominations for Varanasi, will she, won't she - the speculation over whether Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will take on PM Modi has only grown, with sources saying its 50-50. Should she contest from here?

Congress leader and candidate from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor, in an interview to NDTV, said that the BJP is "going to drop well below the magic marker" in these elections. Speaking on Left, Right & Centre, he said, "I think they are reaching definitely nowhere near the 200 that would even be worth a platform to form an alliance with somebody else".

We look at where India stands after having voted in Phase 3 of the general elections today. This was the biggest phase of all - more than half of India has now voted and there are four more phases to go with the last date of polling on May 19. So who has the edge?

Rahul Gandhi expresses "regret" to the Supreme Court on his comments over the Rafale deal. The BJP says it proves he is a liar. Is Rahul Gandhi on the backfoot or is the BJP exagerrating?

Prime Minister used the threat of nuclear war on the campaign trail. Is this something that should be talked about so lightly?

In an interview to NDTV, Congress leader Ajay Maken talks about what went wrong in negotiations with AAP.

Tonight, could Priyanka Gandhi Vadra possibly take on PM Modi in Varanasi? The buzz has grown after Priyanka Gandhi surprised reporters on Thursday and hinted at it. Today, again, she said she would contest the elections if her party wanted her to. So what would a Priyanka Gandhi vs PM Modi contest look like? Would she give Mr Modi a fight?

The battle has begun. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his Lok Sabha campaign with a rally in UP's Meerut, marking the first of a staggering 150 rallies and roadshows he will hold over the next 51 days. Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi have some 100 rallies planned in about the same amount of time. Tonight, we look at how PM Modi's campaign in 2019 is different from his campaign in 2014. 2014 was all about the Modi wave, five years later, there isn't a wave anymore, but does he still have the edge? Is PM Modi unbeatable or is this race wide open?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes a big announcement on India's super space achievement. As we demonstrate our capability to destroy a live satellite in space, we ask was the much-publicized announcement a violation of the model code of conduct as the opposition says? Did it really need the PM to announce it as an address to the nation? Or are the opposition's charges misplaced?

Pro-BJP Facebook pages spent Rs 53 lakh in a week on ads, luring voters with freebies. Is this a violation of the election code? Is the model code of conduct really implemented properly on the ground?

In this poll season, who is paying for the party? There is a crying need for transparency in political funding, but do parties actually want that? The Association for Democratic Reforms has come up with a report that says that more than 50% funds of political parties come from unknown sources. What are these sources? The prominent among them are voluntary donations up to Rs 20,000 and donations made via electoral bonds. In both these cases, the donor information is either kept secret or is not required to be revealed. There is a batch of petitions in the Supreme Court on political funding, which the court today posted for hearing on April 2. One of the petitions by ADR seeks stay on Electoral Bonds Scheme.

Former RBI chief Raghuram Rajan said today that it was "worrying" that there was not enough focus in the country on joblessness, he said in an interview to NDTV on his new book "The Third Pillar". Raghuram Rajan also suggested that the government should introspect on some of its decisions like the controversial notes ban.

Rajat Gupta became the first Indian-born CEO of a multinational corporation when he was chosen Managing Director of McKinsey, the global consulting firm in 1994. He held that prestigious position for nine years. That was before other Indians such as Indira Nooyi or Vikram Pandit of Citicorp made their mark as global corporate leaders. But all this was before a stunning fall from grace in 2012 when he was sentenced to two years in prison by a New York Court on charges of insider trading. Out of jail since 2016, Gupta now tells his side of the story in this interview to NDTV.