Assam
‘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.
ASSAM CITIZENSHIP LIST / Life upended for those left out
Nimai Hajong remembers almost nothing of the hills of eastern Bangladesh where he was born more than half a century ago, having fled as a small child to India where he has lived as a refugee ever since.
Moderate quake jolts country
A moderate earthquake jolted different parts of the country including Dhaka.
Grant citizenship to Hindu Bangladesh migrants: Congress
The Congress in India urges the Centre to grant citizenship to Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh.
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.
‘JMB wants to wage jihad in India’
Accused in Burdwan blasts tells interrogators that JMB had plans to target West Bengal, Assam.
Rajya Sabha passes LBA
Rajya Sabha passes constitution amendment bill on Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh to settle decades-old boundary disputes with India.
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.
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.
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".
