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Bengal became the fourth state today to pass a resolution against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dubbing the BJP "Brand Ambassador of Pakistan". Similar resolutions have already been passed by Left-ruled Kerala and Congress-ruled Punjab and Rajasthan.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar has said that many ministers in the Shiv Sena-led coalition government in Maharashtra do not belong to political families and have earned their position purely on merit.

The BSP on Monday demanded withdrawal of cases lodged by the UP government against women protesting against the amended Citizenship Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state.

Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik on Monday slammed the BJP-led Central government over Padma Shri being awarded to Singer Adnan Sami and said that it is "a damage control exercise of the BJP and an insult to the people of India.

Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to hold a dialogue with protesters opposing the CAA-NRC-NPR regime, to prevent "further deterioration" of the current situation.

Manish Sisodia is trending on Twitter today for his comment last year, where the Delhi Deputy Chief Minister cited "physics" to defend the poor quality of water supply in the national capital.

India has set 2024 as the target for 100 per cent electrification of railways, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said today, adding that "we are very very conscious of our responsibility to the environment". By 2030, India plans to make the entire railway network a "net-zero emission network", he further said.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday unveiled a new campaign for next month's assembly elections, promising doorstep delivery of a lowdown of his government's achievements.

The Congress claimed today that its special package for Prime Minister Narendra Modi - a copy of the constitution - has been returned. "Dear people of India, we tried, but Modi-ji is just not interested in the constitution," the Congress posted cheekily on social media, along with a screenshot of Amazon's "returning to seller" notice.

The government today signed an accord with the National Democratic Front of Bodoland - the banned militant group in Assam - bringing to an end the decades-long statehood movement which saw much bloodshed.

The Arunachal Pradesh Police has filed a case against anti-CAA activist Sharjeel Imam for his alleged inflammatory speeches, a senior police officer said in Itanagar on Monday.

The Manipur police has lodged an FIR against former JNU student Sharjeel Imam for his "seditious" comment in the wake of the amended Citizenship Act.

An eighteen-year-old Mumbai footballer, who was honoured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi about three years ago, has been living on a pavement in the city with her family after her home was razed in a demolition drive last month. In a tweet, BJP MP and Olympian Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore today urged the central government to help her.

Accusing protesters at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh of trying to suppress the views of a "peaceful majority" over the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for "standing with the Tukde Tukde Gang".

Himachal Pradesh witnessed cold and dry weather today with tourist spots Kufri and Manali shivering at sub-zero temperatures.