On the 9 o'clock news, crisis for Karnataka BJP as 12 more MLAs submit resignation, also India snubs Pakistan's Home Minister's remark asking India to provide security for Shah Rukh Khan.

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.