7:10 PM: Delegation from Aligarh Muslim University led by VC Lt Gen Zameer Uddin Shah meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Also Read - APJ Abdul Kalam's Death Anniversary: Twitter Fondly Remembers Missile Man Through His Famous Quotes

04: 32 pm: Two sisters commit suicide after murdering their children, in Rajkot (Gujarat). Both the sisters were married into one family. Also Read - I Appease Muslims, no? Will Attend Iftar Parties 100 Times: Mamata Banerjee Slams BJP

03: 22 pm: “Congress party will fight for the diligent workers and the salaried classes of India”, said Rahul Gandhi at a rally in Nagaon. Gandhi kick started his campaign for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. Also Read - AAP’s Mega Rally in Delhi: Don't Vote For 12th Pass, Please Elect an Educated Man, Says Arvind Kejriwal

03: 05 pm : Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi addressed a public rally in Assam’s Nagaon. Gandhi said, “PM said some things (in the Parliament) that he shouldn’t have. The position of the Prime Minister is a big one… Even after one hour of his speech, he didn’t answer my questions.”

02: 50 pm: Rahul Gandhi addresses public rally in Nagaon. Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gandhi said, “Modiji was marketed well, but now people are asking for a refund from him.”

02: 40 pm: Bomb attack during nomination of Panchayat elections in Jamui (Bihar), 1 dead, 1 critically injured.

01: 23 pm: Attempts are being made to masquerade anti-national slogans as Freedom of Expression, says Amit Shah. Shah was speaking at the national convention of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM).

01:13 pm: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal invited for Karachi Literature Festival in February 2017. Kejriwal accepted the invitation.

12:55 pm: Former Defence Minister AK Antony to be the Congress candidate for Rajya Sabha elections from Kerala: Congress sources.

12:30 pm: BJP President Amit Shah speaks at the national convention of Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha(BJYM) in Mathura.

12:15 pm: Two Dubai bound women Piyali De and Anamika De detained at Kolkata Airport for carrying 5 rounds of ammunition.

12:00 pm: Rahul Gandhi began his padyatra in Nagaon, Assam. Gandhi will address his first electoral rally in the state, after the Election Commission announced the Assembly poll dates on Friday.

11: 45 am: Incidents like JNU Row can affect image of the country as far as tourism is concerned, says Union Tourism and Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma.

11: 35 am: Man arrested for spying from inside Bhuj army base. He was caught shooting with his mobile phone.

11:20 am: EPF Tax- Meeting between Prime Minister’s Office and Finance Ministry officials took place day before yesterday in which EPF tax issue was discussed. Decision taken on this will be announced by Finance Minister on the floor of the House on Tuesday.

11:10 am: Fire breaks out in a building in Dombivili in Thane, Maharashtra. Four fire tenders are at the spot.

10: 50 am: Woman gang raped by two men near Faridabad in Haryana. Police register case five people.

10:45 am: Abandoned Pakistani boat found in Koteshwar area of Kutch.

10:42 am: Hailstorm warning issued- state disaster management warned District Magistrates of Dehradun, Pauri, Haridwar, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar.

March 6: The weekend started with a lot of buzz around JNU Student Union President Kanhaiy Kumar’s foray into politics, after CMI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury announced on Friday that Kumar will campaign for the party in the upcoming elections in West Bengal. While, Kanhaiya has not agreed to the rumours, he has neither denied taking part in politics in the future. Meanwhile, there was shocking news of a youth from Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki, who was tortured, beaten and sodomised by his employer in Saudi Arabia.

The youth Mohammad Shami had gone to Saudi on the promise of being given work as a cleaner in a mosque, and was also promised a salary of 1200 Rial as monthly salary, but was subjected to intense torture once he reached there. Shami’s passport was confiscated by the employer, who would regularly beat him up with iron rods, lock him up and starve him. Shami’s mother and brother have written to the Union External Affairs Ministry, although the Ministry is still to take cognizance of the matter. Also Read: West Bengal Assembly Elections 2016: Baichung Bhutia is game for his innings as politician

On the political front, elections were announced in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, on Friday. While West Bengal will see the elections unfold in all of six phases, Assam will see two phases, while Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will all see single phase elections. West Bengal chief minister Mamta Banerjee who is also the chief of Trinamool Congress declared the complete list of 294 candidates who will be contesting elections from various constituencies in the state.