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Indian states are inviting Tesla after Elon Musk flags 'Challenges with the govt'. But what is the exact challenge being faced by Elon Musk? Does Musk want an import duty waiver for the Tesla?

Not long ago, as Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress expanded aggressively to states outside West Bengal, say, Goa, they had turned their guns on the Congress - repeatedly describing them as the weak link in the anti-BJP opposition. But now, in the wonder that is Indian politics, the Trinamool wants an alliance with the Congress in Goa, sparking a war of words with the grand old party. On Left, Right and Centre, we look at the Goa's political merry-go-around and what it means for the upcoming polls.

Yati Narsinghanand, the man who organised an event in Haridwar last month that had called for the genocide of Muslims, is now in judicial custody after his arrest yesterday. But the police today clarified that Narsinghanand aka Deepak Tyagi was arrested for misogyny and not his Haridwar hate speech. So the big question is why has the police charged this hatemonger with far milder charges, that are easily bailable?

Virat Kohli stepped down as India's Test captain on Saturday. Kohli issued a statement on social media to make the announcement. The decision comes a day after India's 1-2 loss in the three-match Test series against South Africa and less than 3 months after he decided to step down as T20 & ODI captain.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will contest next month's Assembly election from the Gorakhpur (Urban) seat, the BJP said Saturday afternoon, as it released its first list of candidates. There was speculation earlier that the Chief Minister - who has never stood in an Assembly election before - could contest from one of two temple towns - Ayodhya or Mathura.

Hours after Karnataka Congress leaders called off a padayatra that appeared to defy Covid rules, its state chief DK Shivakumar defended the campaign, calling the virus case numbers "created". The Congress march, widely condemned at a time Covid cases are rising, was finally put on hold on its fifth day after five leaders, including Veerappa Moily and Mallikarjun Kharge, tested positive.

High-resolution satellite imagery sourced by NDTV confirms that China may be constructing at least two large, interconnected villages well within the territory of Bhutan. These lie less than 30 km from the Doklam plateau where India and China had a tense stand-off in 2017 when Indian soldiers physically blocked Chinese road construction activity. Since then, China has bypassed Indian positions to resume road construction activity from another axis, just nine kilometres from the Doklam face-off site. It has also constructed at least one full-fledged village, first identified by NDTV, with satellite images in November 2020. (Courtesy: Satellite Images @2021 Maxar Technologies)

Leading doctors react to the government's top epidemiologist Dr Jayaprakash Muliyil telling NDTV that we'll all get Omicron, the boosters won't work and that Omicron is basically a cold.

While the Congress central leadership may have kept any decision on a Chief Minister candidate in Punjab at bay ahead of elections, its two top faces, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu are aggressively demanding an announcement, and pitching themselves for the job.

As Delhi's positivity and cases keep rising, the Delhi government has introduced more curbs, including work from home for all private offices unless they provide essential services. On the show tonight, senior AAP leader Aatishi on the Delhi government's decision.