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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Haryana will now be under the charge of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar after state Home Minister Anil Vij was divested of the charge of the crucial department.

The Congress on Wednesday said it would approach the CBI for a probe into late Manohar Parrikar's alleged role as then chief minister in the "illegal" renewal of iron ore mining leases in 2014, which were later quashed by the supreme court in February 2018.

A BSF jawan, said to be an expert in handling explosives, was arrested in connection with the delivery of a parcel bomb at his camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district early this month, official sources said on Wednesday.

The Kerala government will meet the entire expenses for airlifting the bodies of eight tourists from the state who died at a resort in Nepal, official sources said here on Wednesday.

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Wednesday said all First Information Reports and other complaints filed with police are in-line with the incidents that took place on January 3 and do not deviate from facts after an RTI suggested discrepancies in the administration's claims about vandalism in its server room.

Veteran actor and Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha praised and congratulated JP Nadda for being appointed as the National President of the BJP.

With the Delhi assembly polls inching closer, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday released a list of 39-star campaigners with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's name featuring on the top of the list.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's younger brother is in Delhi as part of the Republic Day tableau team from Gujarat, officials said on Wednesday.

Accusing the BJP of discriminating on the basis of religion, Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav today said not only his party but all those who "understand the soul" of the country are opposed to the amended Citizenship Act.

A fact-finding team comprising students from several prominent universities such as JNU, Jamia Millia Islamia and Banaras Hindu University on Wednesday accused the Uttar Pradesh police of "brutality" in dealing with anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests and targeting Muslims.

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, whose video in support of the citizenship law was tweeted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month, today said the continuing protests could impair India's image abroad and keep away foreign investment which the country sorely needs.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said no one can dare touch any Indian Muslim, as he dismissed apprehensions that the community will be targeted if National Population Register and National Register of Citizens are brought in, and cautioned against forces which are attempting to "create a divide" between Hindus and Muslims over the Citizenship Amendment Act.

Congress leader Karti Chidambaram on Wednesday hit out at superstar Rajinikanth over his comments on Tamil icon Periyar, saying that he should instead speak about the Citizenship Amendment Act protests and violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Several leader from the Aam Aadmi Party figure in the list of the richest candidates contesting next month's Delhi assembly election. The richest candidates, according to poll affidavits, is AAP's Mundka nominee Dharampal Lakra, who declared assets worth Rs 292 crore.

There is no role for any third party on the Kashmir issue, government sources asserted on Wednesday in response to US President Donald Trump's fresh offer to "help" India and Pakistan resolve the lingering dispute.