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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday blamed the BJP for the violence in the national capital, saying this is their "Gujarat model", and alleged that the BJP does politics "by spreading hatred".

Charges of murder, arson and violence were filed against AAP leader Tahir Hussain and other unknown people this evening, after it was alleged that he was involved in the death of Ankit Sharma, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) employee found dead in one of the areas in northeast Delhi most affected by violence over citizenship law protests.

As deadly clashes hit northeast Delhi this week, the family of a young Hindu woman living in a Muslim-majority area was forced to cancel her wedding.

Ensuring peace in violence-affected areas of northeast Delhi and bringing the perpetrators of the violence to book were of utmost priority, local MP and Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said on Thursday.

Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Thursday launched an attack on Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, terming him the "most lawless minister the country has ever seen".

Kapil Mishra, whose pro-citizenship rally in northeast Delhi's Maujpur on Sunday afternoon has been accused of inciting violence in the national capital, alleged certain political leaders and anti-citizenship law protesters were to blame for the situation

Two petitions have been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging election of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for allegedly violating poll campaign norms in the recent assembly elections in the national capital.

India and Myanmar on Thursday exchanged 10 agreements, four of which focus on the construction of water supply systems, distribution of electricity by solar power, as well as the construction of roads and schools in Rakhine state, located on the western coast of the South Asian country.

Two Special Investigation Team's (SIT) have been formed to investigate the rampant violence in parts of Delhi over the contentious citizenship law since Sunday that has left over 38 dead and over 200 injured.

The Central Board of Secondary Education or CBSE will conduct fresh exams for students who have not been able to appear for papers in other parts of the national capital due to the violence in northeast Delhi, officials said.

A Delhi court Thursday sought CBI's response on a petition moved by Fatima Nafees, mother of missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, against the closure report it had filed in the case.

A case has been filed against election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor for alleged plagiarism in his 'Baat Bihar Ki' campaign launched in Patna last week, police said today.

India hit out at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation for its statement on Delhi violence on Thursday, saying the comments are factually inaccurate and misleading.

The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill which makes Marathi a compulsory subject across all schools in the state.

A bunch of petitions was on Thursday filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions for registration of an FIR against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, AIMIM leader Assaduddin Owaisi and others over their alleged hate speeches.