Updated Jan 18, 2021 | 19:59 IST
News headlines for January 18, 2021: Mamata Banerjee upped the ante against BJP and decided to contest the upcoming Assembly polls from Nandigram. Also, PM Modi launched metro rail projects in Gujarat.
School students gesture a hug as they attend classes as schools reopen after being closed for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Delhi.  |  Photo Credit: AP
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New Delhi: The week started with a bang as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee upped the ante against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and decided to contest the upcoming Assembly polls from Nandigram. Also, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched metro rail projects in Gujarat. Below are the day’s biggest headlines: