FTN: Is Mamata Banerjee more than just a regional leader now?

FTN: US surveillance: Is complete privacy impossible in the quest for security?

A 29-year-old contractor who claims to have worked at the National Security Agency and the CIA allowed himself to be revealed on Sunday as the source of disclosures about the US government's secret surveillance programmes, risking prosecution by the US government.

11:46 PM, Jun 13, 2013

FTN: Should there be a retirement age for politicians?

Is it time for senior politicians like LK Advani to make way for younger leaders like Narendra Modi?

11:59 PM, Jun 12, 2013

FTN: Young actors in danger of succumbing to the pressures of the industry?

The Mumbai Police on Tuesday claimed to have found five letters written by Bollywood actress Jiah Khan at the residence of her boyfriend, son of actor Aditya Pancholi, Suraj Pancholi. The content of the five letters is not known yet.

11:58 PM, Jun 11, 2013

FTN: Is the pharma industry adulterating drugs?

Generic drugmaker Ranbaxy was forced to pay $500 million by the US government after its subsidiary pleaded guilty to sale of adulterated drugs manufactured in India.

11:59 PM, Jun 05, 2013

FTN: Acid attack victim Preeti Rathi dies: Is there no justice for acid attack victims?

Alleging that the man arrested by the railway police in connection with the Bandra acid attack case is being made a scapegoat, the victim Preeti Rathi's father said that the arrest has been made only to satisfy the public.

11:53 PM, Jun 04, 2013

FTN: Narayana Murthy returns to Infosys: Are individual brands essential to companies?

Infosys' scrip on Monday soared by 9 per cent in morning trade as the IT major recalled its founder NR Narayana Murthy and returned control of the company.

11:49 PM, Jun 03, 2013

FTN: Are we far too obsessed with examination marks?

The CBSE declared the Class X results on Thursday. This is the first set of results since the optional board rule came into effect. From this year onwards, grades will replace marks.

11:58 PM, May 30, 2013

FTN: Is the ban on lingerie mannequins paranoid moral policing?

The Shiv Sena-run Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Tuesday provisionally cleared a proposal banning the display of lingerie on mannequins in the city.

11:52 PM, May 29, 2013

FTN: There should not be any dialogue with Maoists: Jairam Ramesh

Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has spoken out strongly against intellectuals who "romanticise Maoists". While admitting there is need for focused development in the tribal areas, he said there is no possibility of a dialogue with Maoists as they don't believe in Indian democracy.

11:39 PM, May 28, 2013

FTN: Have human rights groups failed to strongly condemn Naxal violence?

A well-planned and brutal attack by Naxals in Chhattisgarh almost wiped out Congress leadership in the state. The attack, in which 28 people were killed, exposed the government's failure to tackle Naxal menace in the densely forested state.

11:47 PM, May 27, 2013

FTN: Malegaon blast: Are security agencies wrongfully arresting innocent Muslims?

The National Commission for Minorities on Thursday slammed the CBI for putting "innocents in jail over serious crimes as terror acts".

11:51 PM, May 23, 2013

FTN: Is greed the driving force in new India?

CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts.

11:41 PM, May 20, 2013

FTN: Can Angelina Jolie's mastectomy spread awareness in India?

Angelina Jolie said on Tuesday that fears of developing breast cancer because of a gene mutation led her to have a preventive double mastectomy this year, urging other women to take steps to see if they had a similar risk.

11:59 PM, May 15, 2013

FTN: Youth commits suicide after UPSC result: Is the IAS still the dream of rural and small town India?

An IAS aspirant committed suicide in Bangalore on Friday, upset over a "mix-up" in the Civil Services Examinations results list.

11:49 PM, May 14, 2013

FTN: SC orders NEET results be declared: Is medical education in a mess in India?

The Supreme Court on Monday directed medical colleges to declare all pending Post Graduate results, which were stayed by the December 13, 2012, order.

11:42 PM, May 13, 2013

FTN: Was there a pro-Congress wave in Karnataka?

Congress won the Karnataka Assembly elections on Wednesday by a huge margin.

11:24 PM, May 08, 2013

FTN: Does IPL commodify women?

In a recent article in Wisden India sports journalist Anjali Doshi has raised serious objections about the women presenters being chosen by IPL broadcaster Set Max saying that the choice of glamorous women over sports journalists not only trivialises cricket but also stereotypes those women who report on sport.

11:55 PM, May 07, 2013

FTN: Four-year Delhi University degree - good or bad?

CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose in a special interactive show discusses the question with Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh. Delhi University, which has introduced the new four year undergraduation course, is facing wrath from many of its teachers. The teachers feel that the new pattern will destroy DU's legacy and its academic.

06:50 PM, May 04, 2013

FTN: Has the Indian government abandoned poor Indians languishing in Pakistani jails?

After battling for life for more than six days following a brutal assault by fellow inmates inside Pakistan's Kot Lakhpat Jail, Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh died in a Lahore hospital on Thursday.

11:26 PM, May 02, 2013