India Decides @ 9

Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda steps down, to be replaced by Jagdish Shettar; in Tokyo, India gives more evidence of terror acts from Pakistani soil; Time Magazine calls PM Manmohan Singh an underachiever; and more on the 9 o'clock news.

Sources say Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda is set to resign tomorrow; Two RTI activists are brutally attacked in two days; The three-year-old girl, kidnapped from a Mumbai station and captured on CCTV cameras, is found in Haridwar along with her kidnapper; and more on the 9 o'clock news.

Chidambaram to now head the ministers' panel on spectrum; Mamata shoots off an angry letter to Chidambaram after his comments about the "culture of violence" in Bengal; Supreme Court says CBI has no right to probe Mayawati's assets; the defence ministry shifts Sri Lankan Air Force trainees out of Tamil Nadu under pressure from political parties in the state; and a lot more on the 9 o'clock news.

We bring you the story of a young African student, who came to India with his entire future before him, but now lies in a coma with a distraught father begging for help.

The world is celebrating what is being called this century's biggest scientific breakthrough called 'God Particle'. We discuss why is this so historic and what it means.

Central Minister KC Deo takes on the Home Ministry and the Chhattisgarh government over the killing of 19 so-called Maoists. We debate the raging controversy over the killings. We also discuss how an inter-religious marriage has divided the politics in Assam after a woman MLA and her husband were beaten up.

Sharad Pawar quits as chairman of the Empowered group of Ministers on telecom; The BJD, backing Sangma's bid for President files an objection seeking Pranab's disqualification under the office for profit; the MET department says monsoon to come by July 5; and lots more on the 9 o'clock news.

Police say 19 Naxals were killed in Chhattisgarh earlier this week, but villagers claim innocents were massacred; Yeddyurappa BJP loyalists in Karnataka claim 51 MLAs are willing to quit if the chief minister isn't replaced; and more on the 9 o'clock news.

On the show tonight, we discuss if India's law enforcing officers are insensitive towards rape victims. Also, BCCI bans five players for spot-fixing and a woman MLA beaten up for her second marriage.

Pranab says he is appealing to all parties including Mamata to support his candidature; establishing a control room is not possible without state support, says Chidambaram; The Sensex cheers after clarity on tax-avoidance rules and upbeat global market sentiments; in Karnataka, eight ministers loyal to Yeddyurappa quit Sadananda Gowda's cabinet; and lots more on the 9 o'clock news.