After Rahul&nbsp;Gandhi's&nbsp;Savarkar taunt at the Delhi rally on Friday, BJP&nbsp;took potshots at its former ally Shiv&nbsp;Sena that is now running the Maharashtra&nbsp;govt in alliance with the Congress. BJP&nbsp;leader Amit&nbsp;Malviya&nbsp;in a tweet asked Sena&nbsp;if it will now attack Rahul&nbsp;Gandhi for insulting Savarkar.

Hitting out at the Modi-Shah duo from the mega Bharat&nbsp;Bachao&nbsp;rally at Ramlila&nbsp;grounds, Congress President Sonia Gandhi accused the government of acting arbitrarily and on its own whims, and disrespecting the Indian Constitution.&nbsp;

Responding to BJP's demand for his apology over the 'Rape in India' remark, Congress leader Rahul&nbsp;Gandhi on Friday said that his name is not Rahul&nbsp;Savarkar&nbsp;and he will not apologise. Addressing Congress' Bharat&nbsp;Bachao&nbsp;Rally in the Capital, Rahul&nbsp;also made a direct attack on PM Modi&nbsp;for destroying th economy with his decisions.

The Congress is holding a mega Bharat Bachao Rally against Modi in Delhi today. Top leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi are set to participate. Rahul Gandhi tweeted that the party will protest "the dictatorship of the BJP government" and over the economy "that has been sent to the ICU". Large hoardings of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have been put up all around the Ramlila ground and across Delhi.

PM Narendra Modi chairs the first meeting of the National Ganga Council) at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology in Kanpur. The meet discussed a proposal to save and enhance the population of the Gangetic Dolphin. The concept of &lsquo;River Cities&rsquo; and an action plan to provide sewer connection to every household in towns along the Ganga and its tributaries are also on the table.

Students of Jamia Millia Islamia University staged a protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill on Friday in New Delhi. Protesting students threw stones after which the police used tear gas shells to disperse the crowd. The protesters had called for a march to the Parliament from the campus. Around 2,000 Jamia students in Delhi were protesting and many have been detained. Entry and exit at Delhi Metro's Patel Chowk and Janpath metro stations closed due to protests.

Congress&nbsp;general secretary&nbsp;Priyanka&nbsp;Gandhi on Friday launched a scathing attack on Modi govt. Addressing the Congress' Bharat&nbsp;Bachao Rally in Delhi, Priyanka&nbsp;urged the country to speak up and fight the dangerous policies of the central govt.

The United States has said that it is concerned about the implications of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in India. Sam Brownback, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom tweeted that the US hoped the Indian government will abide by its constitutional commitments, including on religious freedom. The statement comes days before next week's 2+2 ministerial between India and the US, which External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh&nbsp;will attend in Washington.

Curfew has been relaxed in Assam's capital Guwahati on Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm. Violent&nbsp;protests had broken out in Guwahati and other parts of Assam on Wednesday evening and curfew was imposed. As many as 26 Army columns have been deployed in Assam to assist the Central Armed Police Force to handle the situation. 2 people were killed in police firing on the protesters on Thursday.

The protests against the citizenship act reached West Bengal. Protesters on Friday burnt a railway station in Murshidabad. The protesters reportedly also thrashed personnel of the Railway Police Force that were at the Beldanga railway station complex. Protesters also blocked tracks at the Uluberia railway station in Howrah district and vandalised the complex and some trains. In Kolkata, protesters disrupted traffic for hours at Park Circus and also protested near the airport. CM Mamata Banerjee has appealed for peace.

The US and the UK have issued travel advisories asking their citizens to "exercise caution" while travelling to Northeastern India. The advisory came as the violent&nbsp;protests continue in several parts of the region against the amended Citizenship Act. The US and the UK have advised their citizens to monitor local media reports and follow instructions&nbsp;from authorities if there s an urgent need to travel.

Assam Director General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta on Friday said that th violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act have largely subsided in the state. Speaking to NDTV, Mahanta said that Assam is now on way to peace, but the police is not letting its guard down. Assam's Guwahati had witnessed largescale violence on Thursday, with many defying curfew. 2 people were killed in police firing and over a thousand were taken into custody.

Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy on Friday stoked fresh controversy when he said those who do not want "divisive democracy" should go to North Korea. "A democracy is necessarily divisive. If you do not want it go to North Korea," Roy tweeted. Later in the day, protested reached the entrance of the Raj Bhavan and tried to breach security. Two policemen were injured in the scuffle, reports said.

Hundreds of Aligarh Muslim University students and teachers organised separate protest marches on Friday and handed over two memorandums to authorities, demanding immediate withdrawal of the amendments made to the Citizenship Act. The district administration has blocked internet services in Aligarh since midnight in view of protests to ensure peace and order. Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad has also announced a major protest in Delhi on December 17.

A delegation of BJP's women parliamentarians including Union minister Smriti Irani on Friday approached the Election Commission and demanded "strongest possible action" against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his comment on rape. Irani charged Gandhi with using rape as a 'political tool' in the wake of assembly polls in Jharkhand.

Security personnel, including CRPF jawans, reportedly barged into the office of a private TV channel of Assam, 'Prag News' and beat up its staffers with batons during protests against the amended Citizenship Act, claim staff of the channel. Managing Editor Pranoy Bordoloi told local media outlets that the act was completely unprovoked and there was no reason for them to enter a media office. The channel has demanded an unconditional apology from Assam police, adding that it was trying to suppress free press in the state, who were reporting on the unprecedented protests.

The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a Bill that will allow awarding death sentences to criminals found guilty of rape and gang rape, and expediting trials in such cases within 21 days. The proposed new law has been named the 'Andhra Pradesh Disha Act Criminal Law Act, 2019 as a tribute to the veterinary doctor who was raped and murdered recently in Telangana. Under the law, fast track courts will take up cases of rape, gang rape, acid attacks, stalking, voyeurism, sexual harassment, and cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. It will also empower the state government to constitute a special police team, headed by a DSP-ranked officer, to investigate the specified cases.

26 Army columns have been deployed in Assam to support the Central Armed Police Forces to help maintain law and order as protests continue. The number of deaths in the ongoing unrest in the state over the Citizenship Bill has gone up to at least&nbsp;three, with another youth's death in Dibrugarh. The United Nations has said it aware that the Indian Parliament have passed the Citizenship Amendment Bill, along with the concerns that have been publicly expressed. The UN is closely analysing the possible consequences of the law.

Home Minister Amit Shah has cancelled his trip to Shillong where he was scheduled to visit the North East Police academy on Sunday. Meanwhile in escalating protests in Bengal, the Beldanga railway station complex in Murshidabad district was set on fire by people protesting against amended Citizenship Act. Public agitation has also disrupted train services in West Bengal. Nearly 200 to 250 people obstructed a railway line at Uluberia on Howrah - Kharagpur section.

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