Tonight on The Buck Stops Here:
Conciliatory PM: Will it Cut Ice With Opposition?
A day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Congress's Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh and discussed consensus on passing the Goods and Services Tax reform, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that there would be further talks on the issue once the Congress leaders discussed this matter internally and got back to them. Earlier in the day, in Parliament, PM Modi reached out to the opposition - asking them to work with the government to support the principle of 'India First'. Will his outreach cut ice with the opposition?
A Walk in a Deadly Park, Booby-Trapped With Bombs
A soda can bomb likely brought down the Russian airliner over Egypt. It is a device the Indian Army knows all too well. Terrorists have been using devices like this for over two decades in Jammu and Kashmir. Vishnu Som went to Akhnoor in Jammu and Kashmir and tells you how the cat and mouse game to hunt for Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) is a relentless, never-ending game.
Pedalling For Power: Billionaire Bhargava's 'Free Electricity'
He's a billionaire, a philanthropist who made his fortune in the United States with his caffeine-based energy drink, 5-Hour Energy. He's reportedly worth $4 billion and says he has more money than he needs. He has pledged 99 per cent of his fortune to finding solutions that could change the world. Manoj Bhargava is in India, showcasing a prototype of an electricity-generating bicycle. There is no utility bill, no fuel cost and no pollution. One hour of pedalling, he claims, can meet a rural Indian household's electricity needs for 24 hours.
