As more MLAs and councillors quit the TMC, party insiders say Mamata Banerjee anticipated the crisis but failed to prevent it. 

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the feat reflects India’s unwavering commitment to protecting natural surroundings and wetlands 

 Retired army officer HS Panag’s intervention adds to growing list of retired senior military officers who have defended Bhardwaj after videos of the proposal. 

 Cockroach Janta Party protest LIVE: Satirical outfit Cocroach Janta Party’s (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke is flying to India from the US to lead a proposed protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Saturday, permission of which has not been sought. 

 Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annnamalai resigned from the party’s primary membership, a month after Tamil Nadu election results.