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While Facebook and its messenger WhatsApp are also being used to drive conversations about the CAA and protests, over half a dozen students from Jamia said Instagram was their preferred choice of social media.

In Assam, protesters have adopted the rallying cry - 'CAA Aami Namanu' (We will not accept the Citizenship Act) - the spirit of the protests remain strong as the turnout continues to be high.

Representatives of communities such as Muslims, Gorkhas, Sikhs, Jains along with members of the Marwari Yuva Mancha, Purvottar Hindustan Samaj and others also took part in the protests.

The defiant students said they will continue their agitation. Meanwhile, students of colleges including the New College here and another in Tiruchirappalli held protests in their respective campuses.

Several public buses and two police vehicles were torched in the clash between students and police at New Friends' Colony near Jamia university during a demonstration against the amended Citizenship Act.

Supreme Court, in its ruling on Tuesday, said that authorities can reclaim the land meant for construction of the eight-lane 29.2 km-long road project, but cannot develop it.

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday said that the Citizenship Amendment Act does not take away the citizenship of an Indian national of any religion.

Police identified the suspects after a video of them beating Ajeesh surfaced on social media.

Director-General of J&K Police Dilbag Singh directed the officers on Monday to make “make strong cases against identified individuals who are habitual offenders in drug peddling and bovine smuggling.”

The Home Ministry said the advisory has been sent to states and UTs in view of incidents of violence and damage to public property in some parts of the country.

Recommending a series of key policy priorities for the government, Gita Gopinath said that politically early in the government's second term is the right time for a structural reform push.

The AASU's three-day 'Satyagraha' began in the morning and the leaders addressed the protestors at the Latasil playground before beginning a march towards the deputy commissioner's office.

The letter signed by the students clarified that they have written it in their personal capacity.

Kotak Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack rising up to 2.01 per cent, followed by HCL Tech, Tech Mahirdra, TCS, Bajaj Auto and SBI.

The university has been closed till January 5 with students asked to vacate the hostels. The administration has attributed its decision to “disturbances created by some antisocial elements”.

The Delhi Traffic Police asked people heading towards Delhi from Noida to take Mathura Road, Ashram and DND and those coming from Badarpur side to take the Ashram Chowk road.