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Sambit Patra said BJP workers will fan out across the country to inform people about the law which seeks to provide citizenship to the religious minorities from three neighbouring countries who arrived in India to escape religious persecution.

While Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, in a tweet, said that an AAP MLA was 'provoking' the public, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party accused the BJP of practising 'cheap' politics.

Several opposition leaders, including NC chief Farooq Abdullah; his son and former chief minister Omar Abdullah; and ex-CM and PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti are among those under detention since August 5, the day the special status of J-K was revoked in Parli...

In her third tweet, Mayawati asked Congress to clarify its stand. The Congress must clear its stand on these issues, she said.

Congress leader Ambika Soni said the people in Ladakh feel they lack constitutional legality to safeguard their rich cultural heritage and identity unlike that enjoyed by some of the north eastern states.

Raising slogans against the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre and holding placards saying "Boycott CAB", "Reject CAB" and "NRC Murdabad", students in North Kerala burnt copies of the Bill.

Banerjee went on to clarify that by 'CBI tax', she meant clearances from the central investigating agency.

The Shiv Sena, which voted in favour of the controversial Bill in Lok Sabha, opposed it in Rajya Sabha, saying the draft law should have been debated on the basis of 'humanity not religion'.

The Bill, which which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees coming from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan after facing religious persecution there, was passed by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

Janata Dal (Secular) president and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda said the Bill was contrary to the principles of secularism and other rights incorporated in the Constitution.

The State Election Commission for Tamil Nadu said such alleged auctioning of posts was illegal, goes against democratic norms and was regrettable.

MVA candidate Ashrubai Kirawale defeated BJP's Ashabai Chopade in a poll held for the post of sarpanch in Sirsala village, located 480 kilometres from Mumbai.

Calling NRC and the Citizenship Amendment Bill two sides of the same coin, Banerjee said not a single citizen of the country will be allowed to turn a refugee.

Check who won and who lost, who is leading, who is trailing and who will be the new Gokak MLA (ಗೋಕಾಕ್).

The Sena had opposed cutting of trees for the Metro Line 3 car shed in Mumbai's Aarey Colony citing environmental concerns.

Telangana CM K Chandrashakhar Rao is also planning to visit Delhi in the next few days to meet PM Narendra Modi and Sitharaman to apprise them of the difficulties faced by the state on account of funds not being released from the Centre.