Delhi high court on Monday closed Bollywood actor Celina Jaitly’s petition to speak to her UAE-detained brother as he refused communication. 

 The Opposition faced losses in Odisha and Bihar as candidates backed by the NDA gained from cross-voting and the absence of some legislators. 

 Suvendu Adhikari has been fielded from Mamata’s Bhawanipore seat as well as from his bastion of Nandigram where he defeated the chief minister in 2021. 

 The ISJD and RSP announced their candidates for Kerala Assembly polls, with ISJD’s K Krishnankutty retiring from politics and RSP seeking assembly representation. 

 The Indian government on Monday denied a report that Iran had sought the release of three oil tankers seized by authorities in February .