Politics

The AIADMK has been favouring dual citizenship because Sri Lankan Tamils have immovable assets in Sri Lanka, Sathyananth argued.

The protest, which sees the attendance of hundreds of women and girls everyday, has been organised outside Konark Mall in Kondhwa under the banner of Kul Jamaat-e-Tanzeem, an umbrella body of several outfits.

In Delhi, there will be a government that can coordinate with the Centre, Lal, who was in the BJP till last year, said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has 'panicked' as he feels that this time the BJP may not win more that the three seats it had won in the 2015 Delhi assembly polls, the Congress leader said.

Not only did the AAP secure 67 of the 70 seats in the Delhi assembly in 2015, but also a massive vote-share of more than 54 per cent.

A BJP team, headed by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, who is his party's in-charge for the Delhi polls, sought action, including registration of an FIR, against AAP leaders during a meeting with the EC.

In the Lok Sabha, the BJP launched a frontal attack on opposition parties specially Congress for their stance against the amended Citizenship Act (CAA) saying they were trying to divide the nation.

Every child has talent for one form of art and it should be nurtured, Thackeray said at the inauguration of a cartoon drawing competition.

The Congress party leaders later staged a walk out while raising 'Mahatma Gandhi amar rahe' slogan. In the morning, the proceedings were adjourned till noon after Opposition protest over the issue.

Adarsh Shastri, great grandson of late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri had joined the grand old party after he was denied a ticket this time by the AAP from Dwarka.

Vowing that the ruling BJP would never roll back the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, Parvesh Verma said this is not the government of 'Rajiv Feroze Khan'.

BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Modi government has offered to have a dialogue with the protesters in a structured manner but have not got any response so far.

The tourism minister slammed the government on the sidelines of the launch of helicopter services between Begumpet Airport to Medaram jathara.

The sources said as the Delhi Assembly elections are approaching, the police has been asked to keep a tight vigil so that there is no untoward incident in the national capital.

Sitarama Yechury slammed the President for being silent on the real problems of the people. CPI General Secretary D Raja also said that Gandhi's name is being taken in vain.

The Shiv Sena also suggested that 'special squads' be formed as a precautionary measure in India's north-eastern states which share border with China to stop spread of the disease.