Politics

The incident occurred as the CPI-M and the party's youth wing -- Democratic Youth Federation of India -- workers allegedly blocked the route march when it was circling a bus stand.

Owing to India's liberal character, it has set an example for the world, and population of the minority Muslim community has increased from "nine per cent something to 14 per cent".

The sub-committee report stated that a company owned by family members of TDP chief and former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu was involved in the purchase of land in July 2014.

Thakur was at the campus of the university to meet two students — Shreya Pandey and Manu Sharma — who were protesting against their expulsion over alleged shortage of attendance.

The BJP and the Sena fought the October 21 assembly polls together, but their alliance collapsed after the latter walked out and joined hands with the Congress and the NCP.

Despite being a minister in all BJP governments in Jharkhand, Saryu Roy has been vocal in raising issues within the government as well.

The issues in a state election and a national election are different, as the BJP is learning in Jharkhand.

The prime minister is also expected to deliver a 25-minute speech on the occasion and lay the foundation stone for the proposed Atal Bihari Medical University.

The outcome is another setback in state elections for the BJP that lost Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the Congress last year, while Maharashtra slipped out of its hands this November.

Kejriwal claimed other political parties have only played politics on the issue of the development of unauthorised colonies till date and no government has worked for its development.

Rahul Gandhi's attack came as Modi, at a rally in Delhi, hit out at rival parties, accusing them of trying to spread falsehood over the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens by inciting minorities and poor.

When reporters approached her outside the Raja Bhoj airport in Bhopal later, MP Pragya Thakur alleged that the airline staff 'does not behave properly with passengers'.

The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister said many people do not possess any document to prove their citizenship as their ancestors were illiterates who migrated to different villages or states.

State Higher Education Minister Jitu Patwari also announced that these teachers would be offered a choice to be accommodated in local colleges of their native towns if there are vacancies.

Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has declared that his government will "100%" implement the Citizenship Amendment Act in Karnataka.

Hemant Soren's comments, which referred to the recent sexual assault cases, came ahead of the fifth and last phase of polling on December 20.