Police has arrested three persons on charges of arson and vandalism at the residence of Union Minister of state, Rameswar Teli in Duliajan, Assam which took place on December 11. The three accused have been identified as Jitu Duarah, Sanjib Saikia and Ankur Ojha. It may be mentioned that hundreds of people had attacked the […]

A crucial meeting of the Assam BJP Legislature Party convened by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal concluded on Saturday. According to top sources, the chief minister reviewed the prevailing conditions following the series of violent anti-CAA protests in the state. Briefing newspersons after the meeting, Sootea BJP MLA Padma Hazarika said that the party MLAs demanded […]

The All Assam Students Union is continuing its tirade against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act. The AASU is holding a protest rally on Saturday at Guwahati’s Latasil playground where members of several women groups and organisations are staging massive protests. Apart from Guwahati, women organisations are also holding protests in different parts of the state. […]

A special CBI court in Mumbai has rejected a petition filed by Indrani Mukerjea, who is imprisoned for alleged role in her daughter Sheena Bora’s murder, seeking bail citing deteriorating health. This was her fourth bail plea which has been rejected by the court. In 2012, Indrani along with Peter and her former husband Sanjeev […]

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday said that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the acts of violence during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and those who were involved in the violence will not be spared. “Whoever was involved will not be spared. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) […]

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh is likely to visit New Delhi and approach the Home Ministry to resolve the border disputes with Nagaland in the areas between Tunjjoy village in Senapati district of Manipur and Khezhakeno village of Phek district. The Manipur Chief Minister is also likely to approach the Survey General of India […]

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday quelled different rumours being floated in various quarters of social media and said that Indian citizens do not have to prove any ancestry by presenting documents like identity cards, birth certificates etc of parents or grandparents. “Citizenship of India may be proved by giving any document relating […]

The Naga People’s Front (NPF) has issued show cause notices to party MPs KG Keyne and S Lorhe for voting in favour of the Citizenship Amendment Bill. While KG Keyne is the Rajya Sabha MP from Nagaland, S Lorhe is the NPF MP from Outer Manipur. Both the NPF MPs had backed the contentious Citizenship […]

Mobile internet services was restored across Assam at 9 am on Friday morning. Internet services were suspended for a period of nine days owing to violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act. The Gauhati High Court had eariler ordered the state government to restore mobile net services by 5 pm of Thursday, but Assam Finance […]

Massive anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests broke out at the Jama Masjid in Delhi, located in the old city, after the Friday prayers. Hundreds of people gathered on the steps of the mosque and raised slogans against the amended Citizenship Act. The Bhim Army had planned to take out a protest march from Jama Masjid to […]