President Pranab Mukherjee speaks in favour of freedom of speech, says, brutalising women wounds India's civilisation; 'In a democracy one is forced to give tickets at times', says UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on rape accused minister Gayatri Prajapati; Consumption rose in the demonetisation quarter precisely because of the cash squeeze, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley explains the GDP numbers; What it takes for jungle warfare, an exclusive look from one of India's elite training schools; The controversial 1,800 crore-rupee bridge in Bengaluru is scrapped, NDTV finds out if citizens' protests make the ruling Congress nervous; all this and more in the news wrap of the day.
