Daily brief
Exit polls project a clear victory for the BJP and its allies in the Mumbai civic body elections, ending the Thackeray family's long hold on the city's municipal corporation. The high-stakes local polls were the first held since 2017. The Uddhav Thackeray-led alliance is projected to finish a distant second.
The Supreme Court has stayed FIRs against ED officials and questioned the timing of a case filed by West Bengal police, which has denied obstructing an agency raid.
The Indian government is preparing to evacuate its citizens from Iran, with officials citing an internet shutdown there as a logistical challenge.
EU's top leaders are set to be the chief guests at India's Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi.
A Greenland minister told NDTV the territory felt "betrayed" by the US after President Donald Trump repeated threats to purchase it.