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India hits back after Pakistan says it will execute Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, calling him a spy. India says its "premeditated murder". Is this a new low for ties between the two countries?

Meet the girl from Chennai who is doing what astrophysicists have not managed till now. Manisha Caleb has proved the origin of strange radio signals.

How do we deny we are racist? Tarun Vijay of the BJP apologised today after remarks that suggested Indians cannot be considered racist because they are accepting of South Indians who, as he said are also black people. It created quite a lot of outrage as you can imagine, especially given that it comes even as we are still in damage control after Nigerian students were thrashed on the outskirts of Delhi a few days ago and African envoys called India racist and xenophobic - which we then took exception to. (Video Courtesy: Al Jazeera)

As outrage grows over the killing of a man by cow vigilantes in Rajasthan, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi tells parliament, "No such incident took place as described by the opposition." Is there no political will to crack down on cow vigilantes?

The draconian 66A of the IT Act may be gone but that hasn't stopped the police from arresting people for their Facebook and social media posts. There have been a series of arrests and cases registered in the past few weeks mainly against those who have posted something about the new UP Chief Minister. Are arrests really necessary? Is the law being misused?

After their big win in UP, its mission 150 for the BJP in Gujarat. Amit Shah heads to the state assembly after 2 years and begins the next campaign. Can he succeed on a scale comparable to UP as Gujarat heads to the polls in November?

The Goods and Services Tax or GST, which will simplify India's complicated tax system, has been cleared by the Lok Sabha after an eight-hour long debate. The one-nation-one-tax regime, that is expected to rollout on July 1, will boost the rate of economic growth by about 0.5 percentage points, broaden the revenue base and cut compliance costs for firms. But the big question is what next. Will the Modi government embark on big bang economic reforms or will we see more welfare spending instead?

India has termed the horrific attack on Nigerien students just outside Delhi as deplorable. Why are we treated like animals asked one of the victims after they were beaten with steel dustbins and rods. Are we a racist country? How does this affect India's standing in the world? We debate on Left, Right and Centre.

Start-ups express concern about the feasibility of hiring women as the new maternity bill gives six months of paid maternity leave. Are their concerns justified?

As meat sellers go on strike in Uttar Pradesh to protest against the crackdown ordered by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the government says it's only meant for illegal slaughterhouses. But is the police listening on the ground and is it a serious threat to livelihood?

From bringing in new laws on Aadhaar to making it easier for officials to conduct an income tax raid, did the centre deliberately bypass the Rajya Sabha by putting these amendments in the Finance Bill or is the government move justified?

Ravindra Gaikwad, the Shiv Sena MP who decided that not being able to fly business class merited a lengthy assault on an airline employee, says he's the wronged party. The former school teacher wants Air India to be investigated for ill-treating him. This after he told reporters that he used his sandal to hit a 60-year-old Air India manager 25 times. The Shiv Sena this evening justified not taking any action against him, despite a large shower of his abuse being filmed. Air India has filed two police cases against him and all airlines have banned him.

Stayzilla founder Yogendra "Yogi" Vasupal was denied bail in Chennai yesterday, allegedly because the police has evidence of him threatening the vendor whose complaint landed him in jail. The tech leaders who wrote to the government say that the Stayzilla case threatens the underpinnings of a start-up environment.

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan joins us and talks about his new book on India's greatest classical musicians.

As ISIS claims responsibility for the London terror attack, British Prime Minister Theresa May says the suspect was acting alone and was under the radar of intelligence agencies. Are lone wolf attacks harder and harder to prevent?