The Delhi High Court on Sunday issued a notice and sought response of the Centre, Delhi police commissioner and the chief secretary on the clash between lawyers and police at Tis Hazari court. A bench headed by Chief Justice D N Patel, which took suo motu cognisance of media reports, asked police officers, who were involved in the clashes to be present in the court when the hearing resumes. Lawyers and police had clashed at Tis Hazari Court complex on Saturday afternoon during which at least 10 police personnel and several lawyers were injured while 17 vehicles vandalised.

Prime minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and several other ministers and MP on Friday paid tributes to those who lost their lives in the terror attack on Parliament 18 years ago. On December 13, 2001, terrorists from the Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Jaish-e-Mohammed attacked the Indian Parliament complex in New Delhi and opened fire. This resulted in the deaths of nine people. All the 5 terrorists were shot dead.

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's visit to India that was scheduled to begin on Sunday has been deferred, MEA&nbsp;has confirmed. PM Abe and PM Modi&nbsp;were&nbsp;scheduled to meet in Guwahati, which is engulfed in violent protests since the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) act on Wednesday. A Japanese team had visited Guwahati on Wednesday to take stock of the preparations, news agency PTI&nbsp;had reported.

Rahul Gandhi on Friday rejected BJP's apology demand over his 'Rape in India' remark saying he will never apologise to the BJP. Under BJP attack inside Parliament, Gandhi said that PM Modi himself called India rape capital and the BJP protest was just a ploy to divert attention from sinking economy and protests in the Northeast. He later tweeted that PM Modi&nbsp;should apologise for burning&nbsp;northeast and destroying&nbsp;economy.

BJP&nbsp;on Friday demanded action against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his 'Rape in India' comment at a rally&nbsp;in Jharkhand. BJP&nbsp;MPs&nbsp;created ruckus in Lok&nbsp;Sabha&nbsp;and claimed that&nbsp;Rahul&nbsp;Gandhi insulted India and country's women with his remark.&nbsp;

The US has urged India to protect the rights of its religious minorities in keeping with its Constitution and democratic values. A State Department spokesperson said that the US is closely watching the developments regarding the Citizenship Act, adding that respect for religious freedom and equal treatment under the law are fundamental principles of India and the US.

Amid violent protests in Assam, Chief Ministers of two Opposition-ruled states have said they will not implement the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill in their states. Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh outrightly rejected the imposition of the bill, saying&nbsp;how can a large section of the population&nbsp;be left out&nbsp;from the protection they have been getting since India&nbsp;was declared as&nbsp;a &lsquo;sovereign, socialist, secular,&nbsp;and a&nbsp;democratic republic&rsquo;.&nbsp;Speaking to the media, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan called the Bill unconstitutional and blamed the Centre of&nbsp;trying to divide India on religious lines. West Bengal Chief Minister&nbsp;Mamata&nbsp;Banerjee&nbsp;has already she will not allow CAB or NRC&nbsp;in Bengal.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Despite a clarification by the Indian govt, that no bill can impact India-Bangladesh ties, Bangladesh home minister Asaduzzaman Khan has also cancelled a scheduled visit. Khan was to visit Shillong to attend an event by the freedom fighters welfare trust for the support by people in the region for Bangladesh liberation war of 1971. Violent protests in northeast India, including in Shillong, after the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill prompted the cancellation.

The Meghalaya government on Thursday withdrew mobile Internet and messaging services across the state for the next 48 hours due to deteriorating&nbsp;law and order situation triggered by protests over contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill.&nbsp;The district administration in the state capital&nbsp;Shillong&nbsp;also clamped curfew in areas under two police stations after protesters torched and&nbsp;vandalised&nbsp;vehicles on Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma postponed a scheduled meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah as his cabinet colleagues failed to&nbsp;reach the Guwahati Airport to board a plane to Delhi.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Amidst death of two protestors in police firing, thousands of people defied curfew to hit the streets as the raging agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Bill saw the house of an MLA and a circle office being set ablaze, while the government removed two key police officers on Thursday.&nbsp;The army conducted a flag march in Guwahati and three districts, and the authorities extended the suspension on Internet services for another 48 hours from 12 noon on Thursday, even as most airlines cancelled flights to and from Dibrugarh and Guwahati, and train movement was halted. In an appeal to the people, state chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal called for maintaining peace and calm. But&nbsp;Assembly Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami said doubts expressed over&nbsp;the Bill are not baseless, and there is a strong possibility of it creating division if implemented.

The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday clarified that the lotus symbol on new passports ia an enhanced security feature to identify fake passports. As the Opposition members in the Lok Sabha alleged 'further saffronisation' and urged the government to withdraw&nbsp;the passports with the lotus emblem, MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that the national symbols will be used on rotation for the new security feature.

As Assam and other Northeast states continue to protest the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill, President Ramnath Kovind on Thrusday gave his assent, turning the bill into an Act. It came into effect on Thursday, post publication in the official gazette as per the official notification. The Indian Union Muslim League has challenged the legislation in the Supreme Court, claiming it is in violation to the fundamental Right to Equality.&nbsp;

Curfew has been relaxed in Assam's Dibrugarh for 5 hours from 8 am to 1 pm, reports said. Dibrugarh has been second worst affected by the anti-CAB protests after Guwahati. Curfew was imposed after violent protests erupted on Wednesday evening after the passage of the citizenship bill i Rajya Sabha. Protesters had also attacked CM Sonowal's house in Dibrugarh. On Thursday as well a large number of people came out on streets to protest defying the curfew

Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday told the Lok Sabha that a shortfall of 1.58 million tonne in onion production was the main reason for a spike in its prices across the country. The minister said states had given a production estimate of nearly 6.99 million tonne of onion by November 30 during the summer season, but the actual production was likely to be 5.36 million tonnes. All-India average retail prices of onion ranged between Rs 90-110 per kg on Thursday

Assamese superstar Jatin Bora, who is also chairman of the state's film finance development corporation, resigned from the BJP on Thursday in&nbsp;protest against&nbsp;the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Bora announced his decision at an AASU-sponsored meeting at Latasil field in&nbsp;Guawahati&nbsp;to oppose the Bill in the presence of thousands of protestors which included artistes like Bollywood singer Zubeen Garg. Bora said he has also resigned as chief of the film body.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Stating that she would not quit the&nbsp;BJP,&nbsp;Pankaja&nbsp;Munde&nbsp;on Thursday launched a veiled attacked on the party leadership and even challenged it openly to sack her.&nbsp;Dropping broad hints,&nbsp;Pankaja&nbsp;said that she was not angling for&nbsp;the&nbsp;post of state party chief or Leader of Opposition, but certain persons were creating a situation to push her and others like her out of the BJP.&nbsp;If the party wants to 'leave' me, it can take a decision&rsquo;,&nbsp;the&nbsp;former minister&nbsp;said in the presence of several top BJP leaders, including state unit President Chandrakant Patil&nbsp;who were attending a function to mark the 70th&nbsp;birth anniversary of her late father Gopinath Munde.

Nearly a fortnight after Uddhav Thackeray was sworn in as the Maharashtra chief minister, the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition has finally distributed portfolios. While all the key ministries have been divided between the six ministers - two each from Sena, NCP and Congress, no deputy chief minister has been announced. 
Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde has been given charge of the Home ministry, along with Urban Development, Forest, Environment, Water Supply among others.
Sena's Subhash Desai, has been given the charge of Industries, Higher and Technical Education, Sports and Youth Welfare, Horticulture, Transport, Marathi Language and Cultural Affairs, Ports. NCP minister Jayant Patil has been allocated Finance and Planning, Housing, Public Health, Co-operation, Food &amp; Civil Supplies, Labour and Minority Welfare. 
NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal, has been given Irrigation, Rural Development, Social Justice, Excise, Skil Development, Food and Drug Administration. 
Congress minister Balasaheb Thorat has been given Revenue, Energy, Medical Education, School Education, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development, Fisheries. 
Congress's Nitin Raut has been given PWD along with other ministries.

At least two persons died due to bullet injuries on Thursday after police opened fire on protesters in Assam's Guwahati. An official of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital told PTI that one person was &lsquo;brought dead&rsquo; and another succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment. The&nbsp;Superintendent&nbsp;of the hospital told the Indian Express that at least five people were admitted to the hospital with bullet injuries. Meanwhile, chief minister Sarbananda&nbsp;Sonowal in a fresh video reiterated his appeal for peace.

Amid protests over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, the govt says it has no update to share on India-Japan summit slated for 15th of December in Guwahati. Widespread violence in the region has put the summit's location in doubt.
Some of the infrastructure being built for the summit between Prime Minister of&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been dismantled and burnt by the protesters.
Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson&nbsp;Raveesh Kumar&nbsp;said, "We have no update to share right now"
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After Bangladesh foreign minister AK Abdul Momen cancelled his visit to India, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the Bangladesh FM has explained the reasons behind why he had to cancel the visit. He added that no bill will affect the strong bilateral ties that the two nations share.
 "No bill will affect the strong relations between India and Bangladesh. We have spelt out clearly that the persecuted migrants who came to India were during the military regime and previous governments. The present govt in Bangladesh has done a lot for its minorities," he said.

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed all the review petitions challenging a Constitution Bench's order in the Ayodhya case, that had cleared the way for construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site.&nbsp;18 review petitions, were taken up by a 5-judge bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde&nbsp;in chambers.&nbsp;The petitioners include Maulana Syed Ashhad Rashidi, who is the legal heir of original Ayodhya land dispute litigant M Siddiq, and Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha. In a unanimous verdict on the 9th of November, an SC&nbsp;bench, headed by then Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, decreed the entire disputed land in favour of deity 'Ram Lalla' and directed the Centre to allot a five-acre plot to Sunni Waqf Board at an alternative site for building of a mosque in Ayodhya.

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