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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India cherishes its "very special friendship" with Bhutan and expressed confidence that ties between the two countries will continue to deepen in the future.

Hitting out at the Centre for not rolling back the Citizenship Amendment Act despite continuous protests, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged the government was ''killing truth'' and adopting'' means of violence'' to suppress people's voice.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi had sought a written undertaking from the Shiv Sena that the new government in Maharashtra would work within the ambit of the Constitution, former chief minister Ashok Chavan has said.

BJP Lok Sabha MP from Unnao, Sakshi Maharaj, on Monday refuted veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah's claims that the amended Citizenship Act has "threatened the nation's soul".

The BJP, facing unrelenting anger against the citizenship law, has decided to make the most of the difficult situation and hinge its Delhi election campaign on the Shaheen Bagh protest, sources said today.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address a rally in Jaipur on Tuesday to highlight the issues of economic distress and unemployment.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the outbreak of Coronavirus which has killed at least 80 people in China, demanding that the Indians stranded in Wuhan must be rescued.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee responded to BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya's bizarre remark linking poha and Bangladeshi labourers, asking who had given the BJP authority to make comments on eating habits and attire

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested the chairman and managing director of Dewan Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL), Kapil Wadhawan, in connection with its money laundering probe against gangster Iqbal Mirchi and others, officials said on Monday.

Former Union minister Yashwant Sinha on Monday termed the passing of anti-CAA resolutions by non-BJP states a constitutional crisis, saying this can't be ignored.

The Uttar Pradesh government has been asked by the Allahabad High Court for a report on the police action during the violence over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday indicated that the alliance with the BJP was in place in Punjab, days after its ally decided to contest the Delhi elections alone.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today alleged that the BJP does not want to open Shaheen Bagh stretch of the Kalindi Kunj road, where anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests are going on for over a month. Mr Kejriwal also accussed the party of indulging in "dirty politics" over the issue.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a sharp attack on the BJP today as her government placed a resolution against the contentious Citizenship Law in the state assembly. With it, there was a message for the opposition Congress and the Left Front: "The time has come to put aside narrow differences and fight together to save the country," Ms Banerjee said in her address in Assembly on anti-CAA resolution.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged his supporters to press the button for the broom, AAP's election symbol, on the EVM machine so hard that the party breaks its 2015 record of winning 67 assembly seats.