India Decides @ 9

A Jharkhand MLA stops three trains for hours. Outrage in Hisar after gang-rape of Dalit student. And a woman with a fake ID roams around in the highly-secured ISRO campus for four hours.

NDTV speaks to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan. Also, Arvind Kejriwal says Anna will join him three-four months. And, we speak to a vindicated former ISRO scientist who was arrested on espionage charges.

After two speeches in two days by the PM, we debate if Dr Singh should speak more often. Also on the show, another sweeping statement by Mamata Banerjee and an incident which turned awkward for the PM.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today addressed the nation, defending the economic reforms which were introduced last week; Mamata Banerjee's six ministers handed over their resignation letters to the Prime Minister today; and more on the 9 O'clock news.

The nationwide bandh called by the opposition and Left gets a lukewarm response; Sources tell NDTV that a cabinet reshuffle will take place soon. Rahul Gandhi is, however, unlikely to join the cabinet; Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar cuts value added tax to reduce diesel prices by 85 paise; and more on the 9 O'clock news.

Is the government now preparing for a no confidence motion? The Prime Minister will make one last attempt to persuade Mamata's ministers when they come to hand over their resignations, but the Congress is firm, no rollback; Anna Hazare makes his separation with Arvind Kejriwal official: Says he's asked Kejriwal's India against Corruption not to use his name and image for their campaign. This and lots more on the 9 O'clock news.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has pulled out of the UPA coalition, in which her party was the second-largest member. Ms Banerjee said her six ministers will resign on Friday at 3 pm in protest against a menu of new reforms introduced by the government last week.

The Reserve Bank of India has left the key rates unchanged. It has, however, cut the Cash reserve ratio by 25 basis points; Nupur Talwar, accused in the murder of her daughter Aarushi Talwar, is granted bail by Supreme Court; The nervousness around Midnight's Children is not about the Fatwa years, says Salman Rushdie, but his criticism of the Emergency years; all this and more on the 9 O'clock news.

Sources say Mamata Banerjee is likely to pull her ministers out of the Cabinet; Sushilkumar Shinde says he was joking after opposition hits out on his coal-gate remark; 200 Kudankulam activists are detained, but later freed in Tuticorin; and more on the 9 O'clock news.

In the face of stiff protests, the PM stoutly defends the government's reform decisions; but government’s allies protest - Mamata takes out a rally, Mayawati threatens to withdraw support, SP says no FDI in retail in Uttar Pradesh; the Inter-Ministerial Group on coal allocation recommends cancellation of three coal blocks; and more on the 9 O'clock news.