Politics

The opposition are already likening the BJD's move to the controversial Biju Yuva Bahini , a social services scheme of the government that was launched under the sports and youth affairs department in April 2018.

Namgyal, who had strongly supported the Centre's moves on Kashmir in Parliament, appealed to youths to hit the ground for nation-building.

Rashid had earlier this year joined the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement floated by former IAS officer Shah Faisal.

The chair designated for deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi stayed vacant and local BJP MLA, BJP ministers and other senior leaders also chose to give the event a miss.

The NCP chief, in an exclusive interview with CNN-News18, also slammed Modi for failing to maintain the dignity of the office of the Prime Minister.

Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon was irked by the suggestions from senior Congress leaders like Vivek Tankh and Jyotiraditya Scindia who asked him to not delay the ordinance.

The Sena gave a ticket to Satish Sawant from the seat and did not withdraw his candidature till Monday, which was the last day.

A resident of Bandipora in Kashmir, Mujeeb Ahmad Malla is studying at a private college in Punjab's Jalandhar district.

The report also highlights the brute majority of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the house and a scattered opposition.

The 2018 assembly elections saw several candidates in the fray who were the children of sitting MLAs and MPs, a fact that does not seem to have gone down well with voters.

Rajnath Singh also said his ministry had taken many steps to boost MSMEs in the defence sector and liberalised industrial licensing.

Debanjan Ballav, a student of Sanskrit College in Kolkata, complained that some people beat him up at a bus stand when he was returning home from Kolkata.

The TDP president said the Jagan Mohan Reddy regime was targeting his party's sympathisers and activists and so far, over 170 false cases have been lodged against them.

Congress leader Rama Chandra Khuntia said that the TRS had already lost seven parliamentary seats in the state in the general election this year, even after spending a large amount of money and misusing power.

The AIMIM leader and Hyderabad MP asked Home Minister Amit Shah to read the Constitution as it prohibits granting of citizenship on the basis of religion.

Amit Shah also told them to refrain from making any off-the-cuff remarks on the National Register of Citizens as it might lead to more confusion among the people which might have a negative impact on the BJP.