Daily brief
K. Annamalai has resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), submitting his resignation to party president Nitin Nabin in Delhi, and plans to launch a new political party in Tamil Nadu, citing a desire for a 'cordial separation' after months of growing rift.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah met a delegation of Nepal’s Rastriya Swatantra Party.
G. Parameshwara is set to become Karnataka's deputy chief minister as the Congress finalises DK Shivakumar's cabinet, sources said.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of trying to break the Trinamool Congress with police help amid a protest, saying 'Arrest me if you want'.
The Ministry of External Affairs responded to Nepal's Prime Minister's comment on the India border.