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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has denied he met fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya before the businessman left India. Mr Mallya today claimed he met Mr Jaitley to "settle matters" before leaving India. The finance minister said the businessman's claim is factually false, that he never gave Mr Mallya an appointment, though he said the businessman briefly approached him outside parliament on one occasion. Now with a British court set to give the verdict on Mr Mallya's extradition on December 10, the matter is bound to heat up among political as well as industry circles.

BJP ups the ante against the Gandhis over an income tax case. In a setback for Rahul and Sonia Gandhi, the Delhi High Court has dismissed their plea against the Income Tax department's decision to re-open their tax assessments for one year. Is this 'petty revenge' as the Congress has called it? Or do the Gandhis have a lot to answer for? And will the BJP's 2019 campaign focus on the family?

What is going on in the Church in India? After a Bishop is accused of rape by a nun, it's a full-blown war within the congregation. Today, nuns came out in protest in Kerala against the Bishop who has still not been arrested. But their congregration has come out in the Bishop's support and raised doubts on the victim's version. Is the Church covering up sexual abuse?

Twinkle Khanna's new book 'Pyjamas Are Forgiving' launched last Friday. The novel is about a woman who is stuck in an ayurvedic retreat with her ex-husband and his younger second wife. In an exclusive interview, she talks about her book, trolls and more.

Why is the ordinary Indian paying through their noses for petrol and diesel? Today, India has become the most expensive country for fuel in South Asia. As the finger-pointing and blame game intensifies between the government and the opposition, we ask who will take responsibility?

A day after the historic supreme court verdict decriminalising gay sex there is so much joy across the country. But in all the banner headlines in newspapers, there is one voice we haven't heard from enough -- our political leaders. Yes, the Congress, DMK and some other parties have welcomed the judgement, but what about the ruling BJP? Why is there no tweet from the Prime Minister welcoming the decriminalising of gay sex? What about the Aam Admi Party, which prides itself on being egalitarian? What about Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress?

For the first time in 10 days, diesel and petrol prices did not go up on Tuesday. This came as a welcome relief to citizens who have seen their day-to-day expenses spiral up as fuel prices shot through the roof. While petrol is being sold at nearly Rs 87 a litre in Mumbai, India actually exports refined fuel, petrol and diesel to 15 countries at just Rs 34 a litre. Taxes, in other words the excise duties, dealer commissions and VAT continue to be a nightmare. These taxes in Delhi, very recently, were actually more that the cost of the fuel itself. On the show tonight, we discuss: Shouldn't the centre and states do more to help citizens cope with the fuel price hike?

Tomorrow may well be a day of liberation for millions of Indians. The Supreme Court will pass, what many hope, a landmark legislation on Article 377. With India truly becoming a modern state - where an individual's sexual orientation is no bar to the way they choose to lead their lives - leading lawyers, members of the clergy and gay rights advocates discuss on the show what's at stake for millions in the country.