Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday introduced contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha and said that it is not even .001 per cent against minorities in the country. “This Bill is not even .001 per cent against minorities in the country,” Shah said in the House, amid much uproar by the opposition. […]

Gauhati University and Dibrugarh University have rescheduled all examinations earlier scheduled on December 10 in the wake of the protests announced by various organizations opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Gauhati University has postponed tomorrow’s examinations stating that rescheduled dates for the tests would be announced soon. On the other hand, Dibrugarh University has also rescheduled […]

The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) on Sunday announced for a state-wide bandh on December 10 in support of the 11-hour shutdown called by North East Students Organization (NESO), opposing the Citizenship Amendment Bill throughout the Northeast. AAPSU Vice President Meje Taku said, all the district students bodies of the state will be initiating […]

With protests continuing in the state against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, the Assam Police has issued an advisory requesting all stakeholders of society not to believe in disinformation spread by mischievous elements attempting to spread hate messages and fake news in regards to the proposed Citizenship bill. The Assam Police has further requested the citizens […]

The movement against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has gained momentum in Tripura as the Joint Action Committee of Tribal based parties and NGOs have called for an indefinite bandh from December 9. Convener of the committee Antony Debbarma told media that cutting across party line and political differences all the indigenous organisations believe CAB would seriously […]

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill will be tabled and passed in the Lok Sabha on December 9. CAB is listed in the 16th position in the ‘List of Business’ to be tabled on Monday. The Bill is likely to be sent to the Rajya Sabha for introduction and approval on December 11. Meanwhile, agitation against the […]

The All Assam Students Union has announced that they will be launching a series of agitation programme against the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Bill. AASU urged the people of Assam to cooperate with the Assam Bandh which was called by NESO on December 10. AASU further said that they will take out a torchlight […]

The North East Students Organisation (NESO) has called for a 11-hour region-wide shutdown on December 10 opposing Centre’s move to introduce and pass the Citizenship Amendment Bill. This was decided in a crucial meeting of the influential students body in Guwahati. Briefing newspersons, NESO advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya said that Nagaland has been exempted from the […]

The NSCN-IM has once again raised doubts over the Government of India’s seriousness in dealing the Naga Peace issue. Stating that its ceasefire with the Centre and Naga Political talks cover all Naga inhabited areas, the outfit has asked the Government to stop building military might in these areas. The NSCN-IM, in a statement has […]

Detailing the sequence of events that led to the encounter of all the four accused in the brutal gang-rape and murder case of woman veterinary doctor, Cyberabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar said here on Friday that the accused were killed in a ‘retaliatory’ action by the cops after they started attacking the police with stones, […]