The Biggest Stories of February 20, 2017

As the election tempo picks up in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, in an interview with NDTV's Prannoy Roy, today challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to an open debate; Akhilesh Yadav's outrageous dig today, apparently at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Gujarat, featured Amitabh Bachchan and donkeys. "I request the century's biggest superstar, please don't do any ad campaigns for Gujarat's gadhas (donkeys)," the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said while campaigning in Raebareli; all this and more in our news wrap of the day.