Assam

Of human migration and citizenship in Assam

The petitioner’s claim was that granting citizenship to immigrants claiming entry before March 25, 1971, was harming Assam’s identity.

‘People in West Bengal love me’: Shakib Khan sings, performs in Assam

Experiencing the overwhelming love and admiration of the fans, Shakib Khan sang the famous song “O Priyotoma” from his blockbuster film, “Priyotoma”. He also performed on several songs from the movie with his co-star, Idhika.

BOOK REVIEW: NONFICTION / Is there a way out of the ethno-political cauldron in India’s far-east?

After describing why this region is India’s gateway to realising its eastern ambitions, Sudeep soon cuts to the chase, stating that the Naga peace process is central to establishing peace in Nagaland and Manipur.

Sunset for Assam NRC, Sunrise Over Pan-India NRC

The controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam appears to have been discarded for all practical purposes.

What after final NRC?

Now that the final National Register of Citizens in Assam has come out, the lives of more than 1.9 million people excluded from it stand to be affected. They will be looking at an uncertain future. The questions being asked: who the excluded are now and what will

No Bangladeshis among them

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said he does not think those excluded from the final list of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) are Bangladeshis.

Options for those excluded from Assam NRC

The 1.9 million people excluded from Assam's controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC), a list intended to identify illegal immigrants in Assam, will be provided with legal help, says Assam government.

Indian state on alert ahead of publication of citizenship register

Tens of thousands of paramilitary personnel and police are deployed in India's border state of Assam, the eve of the publication of a citizenship register that could leave millions of people stateless, many of them Muslims.

Death toll rises to 93 in Assam bootleg liquor tragedy

The death toll rises to 93 in India’s Assam after tea plantation workers drank toxic bootleg liquor when they received their weekly wages, reports The Times of India.

July 14, 2015
July 14, 2015

Assam, Bengal Bihar rivers to be linked

The central government in India announces that it will run a project of connecting Manas-Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga rivers in Assam, West Bengal and Bihar and will approach the three states for their consent, moving forward with its grand plan of connecting rivers across the country.

June 28, 2015
June 28, 2015

Moderate quake jolts country

A moderate earthquake jolted different parts of the country including Dhaka.

June 2, 2015
June 2, 2015

Grant citizenship to Hindu Bangladesh migrants: Congress

The Congress in India urges the Centre to grant citizenship to Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh.

May 28, 2015
May 28, 2015

Bangladeshi Hindu migrants to get Indian residential permits

Ahead of the assembly elections in Assam, the Narendra Modi government has decided to issue an executive order to help religious minorities from Bangladesh and Pakistan who live in India, to get residential permits.

May 21, 2015
May 21, 2015

‘JMB wants to wage jihad in India’

Accused in Burdwan blasts tells interrogators that JMB had plans to target West Bengal, Assam.

May 6, 2015
May 6, 2015

Rajya Sabha passes LBA

Rajya Sabha passes constitution amendment bill on Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh to settle decades-old boundary disputes with India.

May 5, 2015
May 5, 2015

BJP, RSS leaders discuss LBA with Bangladesh

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) brass met at the residence of party chief Amit Shah to discuss matters related to Assam, including the contentious Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh.

May 3, 2015
May 3, 2015

CM Gogoi asks Modi not to exclude Assam from India-Bangladesh LBA

With reports emanating from New Delhi that the BJP-government is keen to exclude Assam from implementation of LBA with Bangladesh, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi requests Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to take such a decision.

March 6, 2015
March 6, 2015

Indian prisoners win right to watch Cricket World Cup

A prison in India is installing cable connections to allow prisoners to watch the Cricket World Cup after they argued it is a "fundamental right".

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