WION evening news brief, November 20, 2017

Congress today released election dates to elect the next president of the Congress Party. It has also decided to set December 16th as the date of polls "if necessary", with the counting of votes and declaration of results to take place on December 19th.

The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to not screen Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Padmavati in the state.The decision was taken by the state CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan after the Rajput Community in the state submitted a memorandum seeking a ban on the film.

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea filed by a senior lawyer, Manohar Lal Sharma seeking direction to delete certain objectionable scenes from the movie, Padmavati. The court has categorically refused to interfere with censor board's matter.

Senior Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, who was in a coma since 2008, today passed away in a hospital at the age of 72.

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's letter of resignation has been drafted, CNN reported Monday.