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The Last Word: Have Indians let down cricket or has cricket let down Indians?
The IPL scandal has hit the highest levels of the BCCI with BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law under the radar over betting.
09:43 PM, May 24, 2013
The Last Word: Can Dr Manmohan Singh recover his political strength?
Karan Thapar discusses the question with a panel of experts.
10:11 PM, May 23, 2013
The Last Word: Has Vinod Rai transformed the CAG office?
Wednesday was Vinod Rai's last day as Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
11:48 PM, May 22, 2013
The Last Word: Are India-China ties about to turn a new page?
India and China on Monday signed eight agreements during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to India. Premier Li held talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and issues along the Indo-China border were also discussed.
11:57 PM, May 20, 2013
The Last Word: Is the govt right to seek conciliation to resolve the Vodafone problem?
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday attacked Law Minister Kapil Sibal over Vodafone tax case and said all the corrupt ministers have joined the Group of Ministers on CBI autonomy.
10:48 PM, May 17, 2013
The Last Word: Can the GoM convert the CBI into a free bird?
Karan Thapar discusses the future of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), called a caged parrot by the Supreme Court of India, with a panel of experts.
09:55 PM, May 15, 2013
The Last Word: Is SC pointing a finger at PM in coal scam probe?
It's not an exaggeration to say that the concerns raised by the Supreme Court on Wednesday over the coal scam probe not only appear to indict the CBI, but the Attorney General, the Law Minister and the PMO.
10:10 PM, May 08, 2013
The Last Word: What does the SC's indictment mean for the CBI, govt?
The Supreme court on Tuesday tore into the UPA government and the Central Bureau of Investigation demanding answers on the government's alleged interference in the CBI coal allocations probe.
09:50 PM, Apr 30, 2013
The Last Word: Is Oppn justified in obstructing Parliament over JPC, coalgate issues?
Parliament failed to transact normal business for sixth consecutive day on Monday amid protests on the coalgate issue.
10:03 PM, Apr 29, 2013
The Last Word: Does India's handling of Chinese incursions issue suggest its response is timid?
As concern about the Chinese incursions into Ladakh continues, Karan Thapar asks whether India's handling of the problem suggests its response to China's toughness is timid.
10:46 PM, Apr 25, 2013
The Last Word: How serious are the Chinese incursions in Ladakh?
There is no let up in tension at the India, China border with China violating Indian airspace and incursions into Ladakh. Army sources said that two Chinese helicopters violated the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on April 21.
11:02 PM, Apr 24, 2013
The Last Word: Remembering Justice JS Verma
Justice JS Verma, one of India's most highly regarded chief justices, died at the age of 80 on Monday.
09:50 PM, Apr 23, 2013
The Last Word: What does Delhi child rape reveal about our society?
What does the horrific Delhi child rape and the fact that several more have happened thereafter reveal about ourselves, our society and values?
10:10 PM, Apr 22, 2013
The Last Word: Is JPC report controversial and unlikely to be adopted?
The JPC on the 2G spectrum scam on Thursday gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram, saying that the duo was not informed of the change in policy by the then telecom minister A Raja. Do newspaper accounts of the JPC report draft suggest it is both controversial and unlikely to be formally adopted by the committee?
10:39 PM, Apr 19, 2013
The Last Word: What does cancellation of Musharraf's bail plea mean for him?
The former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday fled from the court premises with the help of his bodyguards after the court ordered his arrest in a case related to the confinement of over 60 judges in 2007.
09:28 PM, Apr 18, 2013
The Last Word: Was SC right to give Sanjay Dutt 4 more weeks to surrender?
Sanjay Dutt, who had earlier been asked by the court to surrender by April 18 wanted six months' extension to complete his film projects before surrendering to undergo his prison term.
10:16 PM, Apr 17, 2013
The Last Word: Is Nitish right to set criteria for NDA's PM candidate?
In his speech on Sunday, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar listed the criteria for a prime minister and said only someone who can take all sections of society together can become take the top post.
10:26 PM, Apr 15, 2013
The Last Word: Was the SC right to reject Bhullar's mercy plea?
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the mercy petition of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, who had sought commutation of his death penalty to life sentence on the ground that there was inordinate delay by the President over his plea for clemency.
09:31 PM, Apr 12, 2013
The Last Word: Do WikiLeaks revelations serve any purpose?
WikiLeaks returned to haunt the Congress party on Monday which trashed reports claiming that Rajiv Gandhi was a middleman for a Swedish aircraft company before entering politics but the Opposition demanded that the "truth" be made public.
11:09 PM, Apr 10, 2013
The Last Word: Was Margaret Thatcher one of the most influential world leaders of the 20th century?
Margaret Thatcher, the 'Iron Lady' who transformed Britain and inspired conservatives around the world by radically rolling back the state during her 11 years in power, died on Monday following a stroke. Was Thatcher one of the most influential world leaders of the last century? And what made her so special?
10:13 PM, Apr 09, 2013Discuss
