India Decides @ 9

One of the six accused in the 'Amanat' case is a minor, says the Juvenile Justice Board. Does the law need to provide exceptions for exceptional cases? We also discuss the ban on Kamal Haasan's movie 'Vishwaroopam.'

India successfully testfires a nuclear-capable missile from an undersea platform; Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Rajnath Singh discuss the 2014 polls; government defers decision on Telangana, says it needs more consultations with Andhra leaders.

On the 9 O'clock news, we focus on Major Anup Joseph Manjali, who was awarded this year's Kirti Chakra - the second highest peacetime gallantry award - for eliminating three terrorists in a daring encounter in Jammu and Kashmir.

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On the 9 O'clock news, we debate whether India is grappling with 'cultural terrorism' as Kamal Haasan puts it.

On the 9 O'clock news, we discuss the recommendations of the Justice Verma report on amendments to the law in the wake of the horrific gang rape in Delhi last month.

On the show tonight, in a high-level meeting, BJP leaders select Rajnath Singh to replace Nitin Gadkari as the party president, say sources.

On the 9 O'clock news, we discuss whether Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's comment on the RSS and the BJP promoting Hindu terror is a political strategy of the Congress. Also on the show, we analyse whether public sentiment affects a fair trial. This after defence lawyers of the Delhi gang-rape accused demanded that the trial be shifted out of Delhi stating the judiciary was under public pressure.

As Congress President Sonia Gandhi sets out her agenda for the party ahead of 2014, we reflect on the latest tough decision taken by the government - the diesel price hike.

It's been a politically untouchable fuel but today the government took the first step towards diesel deregulation, allowing oil companies to raise diesel prices by 50 paise a month. Also on the show, a national crisis in learning is how the latest annual status of education report in rural India describes our primary education.

A month after the horrific Delhi gang-rape questions, we say that the true tribute to 'India's Daughter' is for all of us to make India a safer and better place for women. Also, we discuss the growing crisis in Pakistan and the impact it may have on India.

Pak women's cricket team is reportedly unlikely to travel to India for the World Cup later this month; school principals of the juvenile, accused in the Delhi gangrape case, say they went by date of birth quoted by his parents.

React aggressively and offensively, that's what Indian Army Chief Bikram Singh told his commanders on Monday as India and Pakistan commanders met for the first time since the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers. Meanwhile, from the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister to Sushma Swaraj, politicians met the family of Lance Naik Hemraj Singh, who were on a hunger strike, asking only that they want to see his head.

On 9 O'clock news today, India says Pakistan again violated ceasefire at the Line of Control in Poonch even as a top military commander meeting has been scheduled tomorrow between the two countries.

On the 9 O'clock news, exclusive details of what Parliament's standing committee has to say on the National Food Security Bill, which if implemented, will mean 810 million people around India will have the right to food grains at massively subsidised rates.

The ceasefire, which both India and Pakistan lauded till recently has decisively been broken. Remember, the ceasefire was perhaps the biggest confidence building measure between the two sides and with that gone comes the big question: Is it time for the peace process to be put on hold? We discuss on the 9 O'clock news.

The Delhi police starts an awareness drive for the safety of women but it gets off on the wrong note with posters advising girls to go straight home from college. Also, we speak to Asaduddin Owaisi on his brother Akbaruddin's arrest.

India summoned the Pakistani High Commissioner in Delhi this morning over yesterday's attack in Kashmir, in which Pakistani troops crossed the Line of Control and killed two soldiers; one was beheaded.

Two Indian soldiers were killed early this morning and another two injured by Pakistani army troops who crossed into Indian territory along the Line of Control in Kashmir. The body of one of the jawans was decapitated, said senior army sources; they said the severed head is missing.

On 9 O'clock News tonight, the Noida Police acts against five policemen for delay in filing the rape-murder case of a young woman; Raj Thackeray gets flak for blaming Biharis for the Delhi gang-rape case.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says rapes happen in India and not 'Bharat' while a BJP leader says women should not cross their limits. Also on the show, we speak to the doctor who performed India's first successful intestinal transplant surgery.

Chargesheet filed in the Delhi gang-rape case, Congress leader held beaten for rape in Assam and DMK chief M Karunanidhi says his younger son, MK Stalin, will be his political heir and lead the party.

On 9 O'clock news today, the police will file a chargesheet in Delhi gang-rape and murder case on Thursday, BSP's Mayawati has announced that her party will not give tickets to rape accused in the future, and three Trinamool members have been suspended following a 'vulgar' party function.

If statistics are anything to go by, in spite of the anger on the street, the number of cases of crimes against women and children haven't gone down - over 15 have been reported since December 16 alone, the night Amanat (NOT her real name) was attacked. On the 9 O'clock news we discuss whether we are willing to change ourselves and the way we think.

On New Year's eve, as tributes pour in for the 23-year-old medical student who was gang-raped and beaten on a moving bus, we try to find the solutions to change India's failed system.

On the 9 O'clock news, we discuss what needs to be done to save Amanat (NOT her real name), the 23-year-old medical student who was gang-raped by six men in a moving bus in New Delhi on December 16.

On the 9 0'clock news, we discuss the exact circumstances leading to the death of Constable Subhash Tomar, who fell to the ground while the police clashed on Sunday with thousands of demonstrators demanding tougher anti-rape laws and better safety for women. The post mortem report indicates that he was hit by a blunt object.

NDTV accesses a letter where the Sub-Divisional Magistrate recording the statement of the 23-year-old gang-rape survivor says she was coerced by the police. The police say this is absolutely rubbish; a judicial magistrate records a fresh statement. Is this an open example of the open differences between the state government and the police following the horrific assault on a moving bus in South Delhi? Where does the buck stop - police or politicians?

As the PM and the Home Minister break their silence following the violence around Delhi, are the government's damage control measures enough? We discuss on the 9 O'clock news.

We discuss the shocking gang-rape case in Delhi; turnout in Gujarat's final phase of election breaks record; and first step cleared by the quota bill as Rajya Sabha passes it in an overwhelming fashion.

Six soldiers killed in an avalanche on the Siachen Glacier, another missing; India says Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik's statement that Lashkar terrorist Abu Jundal was an Indian intelligence agency operative is ridiculous and lots more on the 9 o'clock News.

Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik says he is ready to order an investigation into the death of Kargil martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia; a sense of shock and disbelief continues to grip Newtown in Connecticut where a gunman attacked a school and shot dead 27 people, including 20 children.

Kargil hero's father fights for justice; don't want another Babri Masjid, says Rehman Malik; row over ex-CBI chief's comments and lots more on the 9 o'clock news.

On the show tonight, we pay a special tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar, who died on Tuesday; former selector Mohinder Amarnath targets BCCI president for protecting captain MS Dhoni and Dr Khalil Chisty, a Pakistani doctor cleared by the Supreme Court of murder charges after 20 years, joins us.

Our MPs have now reached a stage where India's Vice-President has said as chair of the House of Elders, no one listens to him. Will Hamid Ansari's reprimand prove to be a turning point?

Political storm erupts after Wal-Mart report discloses lobbying in India for FDI; quota bill stuck between Mayawati-Mulayam rivalry and Sonia Gandhi, Narendra Modi clash in the run-up to the Gujarat polls.

We debate if keeping politicians out the only way to save Indian sports, and a special focus on the effects of the Babri Masjid demolition 20 years ago.

With politics in sports disgracing India, will the international crackdown act as a wake-up call?

Mumbai has cleared 12 acres for a memorial for Baba Ambedkar; Bal Thackeray's might be next. We discuss the memorial politics on the 9 O'clock news.

On the 9'O clock news today, we discuss the big debate in the Lok Sabha over Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-brand retail.

On 9'o clock news today, it's a Catch 22 for the Centre in Uttar Pradesh where its two major allies, BSP and SP, have imposed conditions on their vote for FDI in Parliament. In other news, the government replies to poll panel on the direct cash transfer issue and the Law Ministry’s stand on 66(A) of the controversial Internet law.

On the 9 O’clock news today, we discuss the Mumbai police decision to book the complainant against two Air India staffers for an alleged obscene Facebook closed group. In other news, a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena corporator assaults a 65-year-old contractor over water supply, and BJP’s Gopinath Munde backs Narendra Modi as a Prime Ministerial candidate.

On the nine o'clock news, we discuss if India should intervene in the current Norway row, where an Indian couple has been arrested for allegedly abusing their seven-year-old son.

As the Supreme Court hits out at misuse of Section 66A of the IT Act, which allows arrest of citizens for offensive online posts, we debate whether safeguards by the government alone are enough to prevent abuse of section 66A.

Has the white paper on irrigation in Maharashtra turned out to be a complete white wash? We discuss on the 9 O'clock news.

Two Editors of Zee Group sent to police custody on allegations of extortion levelled by Congress MP Naveen Jindal, in yet another case of incest police arrest a man for raping his two minor daughters in Kerala, and a Bihar village has witnessed power cut that has lasted 17 years, and more on the 9 O'clock news.

The government agrees to a vote on FDI after meeting with allies; two policemen suspended for arresting two girls over a Facebook post; and Maldives scraps airport contract with GMR.

All-party meeting on FDI in retail ends without consensus; BJP issues showcause notice to Ram Jethmalani; and chaos in the Uttar Pradesh assembly as BSP legislators disrupt proceedings.

BJP suspends Rajya Sabha member Ram Jethmalani for indiscipline; Congress fails to get DMK on board over FDI in retail; and cops recover gun allegedly used by Namdhari in Ponty shootout.

Shatrughan Sinha backs Yashwant Sinha's demand for Gadkari's resignation; will take strict action against Jethmalani, says BJP; and Namdhari admits to firing at Ponty's brother.

On the 9 O'clock news, BJP leader MM Joshi reacts to allegations made against him by a former auditor, says he will quit if charges are proved; sources say the government might agree to a vote in Parliament on its decision to allow FDI in retail; an enquiry report by Maharashtra Police indicts its own men, and much more.

We endorse decision of India's courts on Kasab, Rehman Malik tells NDTV; and 'Life of Pi' actor Suraj Sharma is allowed by St. Stephen's to write his exam.

On the 9 O'clock news, exclusive details of how 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab's execution unfolded from October 16, when the new Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde sent the file to the President, from November 5, less than three weeks later when the President cleared it, and then the final signature by Mr. Shinde on November 7.

The two young women near Mumbai were virtually forced to apologise. Today the extent of Shiv Sena's intimidating role was revealed, but it's still unclear why the Maharashtra police caved in, something that's shocked the country. We discuss their case on the 9 0'clock news.

On India decides @ 9, a look at the absolutely unbelievable story of two young girls being arrested on the outskirts of Mumbai - one for her Facebook post against Mumbai shutting down in the wake of Bal Thackeray's death, the other for liking it. Also, the Left rules out backing Mamata's no confidence motion, and full details of the new Lokpal Bill draft cleared by the select committee.

Bal Thackeray is cremated at Shivaji Park in Mumbai; brother Hardeep shot Ponty Chadha first, say cops; and Mamata Banerjee seeks BJP's support on no-confidence motion against UPA in Parliament.

On the show tonight, Kapil Sibal blames sensationalism for flop 2G auction, Mulayam releases party list for 2014 polls raising the spectre of early elections,Gaza-Israel conflict escalates.

On the show tonight, Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray's condition improves; Rahul Gandhi given charge of 2014 Lok Sabha polls for Congress and government tries to score a political point over national auditor CAG after a flop 2G auction.

On the show tonight, FDI storm brews ahead of winter session; Suu Kyi is in India after 40 years and president Hamid Karzai appeals to India to invest in Afghanistan.

The 2G auctioning turns out to be a dampener, the latest industrial output figures for September are in the negative, at minus 0.4% and we discuss if a divide between Narendra Modi and Nitin Gadkari has been exposed.

On the show, is the govt trying to clip the wings of the national auditor; Maldives apologises for attack on Indian envoy and Mayawati meets the PM.

They are supposed to encourage sports from the grassroots up, but are they in fact personal fiefdoms of powerful politicians? We look at India's sports bodies, specifically archery. This after senior BJP leader VK Malhotra is re-elected at the age of 80 to head the Archery Federation of India, a post he has held since 1973.

An analysis of Arvind Kejriwal's latest expose; noted playwright Girish Karnad on why he thinks Rabindranath Tagore was a second rate playwright; and more on the 9 O'clock news.

The CBI says with no cooperation from Malaysia, it may close the probe into the Aircel-Maxis deal; Delhi civic officials meet to discuss the smog in the city; a scare on an Indigo flight and court scraps ban on Azharuddin.

Ram Jethmalani leads a revolt against Nitin Gadkari, his party president who is mired in corruption allegations; there is outrage over Mumbai's iconic Haji Ali dargah banning the entry of women into the sanctum sanctrum; and more on the 9 O'clock news.

Well-known lawyer and BJP member of the national executive Mahesh Jethmalani quits the executive protesting against Nitin Gadkari; Union minister Srikant Jena demands the resignation of Naveen Patnaik, claiming he's involved in a Rs 4 lakh crore scam by favouring private mine owners; a young Spanish woman is raped and robbed in her apartment in Mumbai's Bandra; Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh make a comeback in the Test squad; and more on the 9 O'clock news.

Congress holds a mega rally in Delhi, in which Sonia Gandhi makes a sharp attack on the Opposition; Himachal Pradesh registers its highest polling percentage as it votes for a new government.

On the 9 O'clock news today, we discuss who is to blame for the mess in Indian sports which seems to inevitably end up with fewer medals, and more controversy?

Hours after announcing an almost Rs 27 hike in prices of unsubsidised LPG cylinders, the government changed its mind and is holding the hike for now. On the 9 O'clock news, we ask is this a big setback for reforms?

Govt hikes LPG prices, Subramanian Swamy accuses Rahul and Sonia Gandhi of fraud, allegations against Mamata's MP of forcing a private firm to leave a Bengal port, and is Arvind Kejriwal greedy for power, as Anna says could be case. We debate.

On Wednesday, Arvind Kejriwal accused the Prime Minister of selling out the country to allow windfall profits to Mukesh Ambani's Reliance over its contract to develop the country's key natural gas field in the Krishna Godavari (KG) basin.

On the show, a standoff between RBI and the Finance Minister, IT probe into Nitin Gadkari, Indo-Pak cricket to revive from December, and a special discussion on Rahul Gandhi.

A day after the cabinet reshuffle, there is political storm over Jaipal Reddy's sudden ouster from the oil ministry. Some perceive this transfer as a demotion, almost a punishment for his reported run-ins with Reliance industries.

Minister for External Affairs SM Krishna today handed in his resignation. Will others follow to let the PM pick and choose who he wants in his new cabinet? We discuss.

On the show, an exclusive interview with Naveen Jindal, who released footage of a sting operation on Zee News, more serious allegations against Nitin Gadkari and discussion on Rajat Gupta's sentencing.

Even as LK Advani comes out in Nitin Gadkari's defence, the RSS distances itself from the BJP chief. Is the Sangh and BJP split wide open on Nitin Gadkari? A special discussion on the 9 O'clock news.

On the 9 O'clock news: The latest on the fallout of the NDTV exposes against Virbhadra Singh and Nitin Gadkari; and fresh details of just what transpired in the cockpit of the Air India Express jetliner in Thiruvananthapuram and lots more 9 o'clock news

A special discussion on Vijay Mallya's silence on the Kingfisher crisis; Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh's reaction on what next for the debt-ridden airline; and a tribute to veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra on the 9 O'clock news.

Yash Chopra. known as the King of Romance, dies in Mumbai; the month-old infant whose father, a rickshaw puller, was forced to earn his daily wage even as he kept her strapped to his chest, has been moved to Jaipur for specialised treatment; Sania registers an easy win as she clinches the Denmark Open; and more on the 9 O'clock news.

BJP president Nitin Gadkari responds to an NDTV investigation into all the charges of a quid pro quo and conflict of interest in the source of funds for his company, the Purti Group; 50 years after India lost the 1962 war with China, a debate on whether India has forgotten the lost soldiers on 1962; and more on the 9 O'clock news.

On the 9 O'clock news: NDTV has learnt that the Home Ministry fears that complaints filed against the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi by the BJP's youth wing may be turned into regular FIRs so they contemplated legal action on it; also a debate on should allegations against Sharad Pawar be probed.

In Karnataka, Sonia takes on BJP over corruption; ex-cop YP Singh slams Kejriwal for going soft on Sharad Pawar; and wife of the farmer named in the Gadkari expose says her husband is still missing.

Kejriwal and his group have scored a self-goal, says BJP; Khurshid threatens Kejriwal over trip to his constituency; and Obama seems to have the edge over Romney in Round Two.

Kejriwal asked me for a job in the National Advisory Council, says Digvijaya; there is enough evidence to probe Virbhadra Singh for alleged corruption, says BJP; and Felix Baumgartner creates history with the highest free fall.

An angry Salman Khurshid issues a point by point rebuttal in a dramatic conference; Arvind Kejriwal says not enough; the Law Minister also tells NDTV that he has the support of his party as he faces a raging controversy; and more on the 9 O'clock news.

An exclusive interview with Salman Khurshid's wife, Louise, who is at the centre of allegations that her NGO siphoned off government funds meant for the physically challenged; also the latest on NDTV's investigation on how a leading steel firm may have paid off a top Congress leader and several government ministries.

On a day Narendra Modi ends his month long yatra, the UK ends a virtual ban on business with his government after the 2002 riots; the Delhi Police say they have solved the Pune blast after they arrested three men from the capital; is Arvind Kejriwal changing the political discourse? And more on the 9 O’clock news.

Haryana's dictatorial khaps offer medieval prescription for rapes in the state, Mayawati defers decision on support to the UPA and Centre's reliable ally Sharad Pawar says his NCP is ready for snap polls.

Team Kejriwal today made fresh allegations against Robert Vadra, DLF and also, the Haryana Government. We take a hard look at the allegations and discuss if they counter claims of no favouritism.

48-hours after the allegations Robert Vadra hits back, but Arvind Kejriwal says not enough; top officers are under scanner in Maharashtra over the irrigation scam; 10th rape case in Haryana in less than a month; and more on the 9 O'clock news.

Salman Khurshid takes on Prashant Bhushan over allegations of corruption in property deals between Robert Vadra and DLF; the Congress asks for Nitin Gadkari's resignation as a fallout of the irrigation scam in Maharashtra; and an exclusive interview with Ajit Singh on the Kingfisher crisis on the 9'O clock show.

On the show tonight, we discuss the big hurdle the government's new big bang reforms will face in Parliament. Mamata Banerjee says this is illegal and unethical and will move a no-confidence motion.

On the show, poll dates for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh announced and four charge-sheeted MPs named in parliamentary panels that scrutinise bills.

On Mahatma Gandhi's 143rd birth anniversary Arvind Kejriwal launches his political party. We talk to Lt Gen KS Brar, the general in charge of 1984's operation Blue Star, who was attacked in London on Sunday night.

On the show, an attack on one of the key figures of 1984's Operation Blue Star. Also, we talk to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy on the Telangana row.

On the show, Saina Nehwal flies a Kiran II jet trainer, Sharad Pawar accepts nephew Ajit's resignation and a non-bailable warrant issued against MNS chief Raj Thackeray.

On the show, AC train fares to go up, pressure builds up on UPA as allies slam its reforms and a significant Supreme Court opinion gives the Govt a sense of vindication.

The politics continues over Ajit Pawar's resignation. His uncle Sharad Pawar made it clear today that the resignation doesn't mean that the UPA coalition will break either in Maharashtra or Delhi. Does that then reduce the impact of nephew's threat on the eve of a UPA coordination meet in Delhi tomorrow? The Chief Minister has refused to take a decision so far on Ajit Pawar's resignation, but his hand may well be forced soon with the pressure to table the white paper into the irrigation scandal building up.

The Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister resigns after allegations that he was involved in a massive 72,000 crore irrigation scam; Sharad Pawar says the alliance with the Congress is secure for the moment but will it remain that way?