Govt appoints Lt Gen N S Raja Subramani as next Chief of Defence StaffLieutenant General N S Raja Subramani (Retd.) has been appointed as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), effective from his assumption of...
09 May, 2026, 08.04 AM IST
Assembly Elections 2026: TVK - the rare 'political startup' that turned 'unicorn' instantlyTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has followed in the footsteps of parties such as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and...
04 May, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma brings back BJP for third consecutive term in AssamHimanta Biswa Sarma led the BJP to a historic victory in Assam, winning 82 seats. His aggressive campaign, focusing on welfare schemes like...
04 May, 2026, 08.24 PM IST
Ahead of Assam polls, CM Sarma banks on loyal voter baseAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma commands a strong voter following built over decades. His political journey spans various affiliat...
07 Apr, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
Section 6A of Citizenship Act: Origin, issue, SC verdict explainedThe Supreme Court validated Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955. This section concerns citizenship under the 1985 Assam Accord. Migrants...
18 Oct, 2024, 11.52 AM IST
Rationality of Assam Accord re-established: AASU after SC verdictThe Supreme Court upheld the validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, which grants citizenship to certain immigrants in Assam. The Al...
17 Oct, 2024, 06.07 PM IST
Why did AASU reject the offer to detect 70 lakh illegal immigrants, asks Assam Finance MinisterFinance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has maintained that less than five lakh people will be eligible to apply under the CAA, and those who ...
19 Jan, 2020, 10.50 AM IST
Accord panel 'finalises definition of Assamese'A high-level committee, which has been tasked with looking into how Clause 6 of the 1985 Assam Accord could be implemented, is almost ready...
13 Jan, 2020, 08.58 AM IST
National Register of Citizens: Assam has its own context, misrepresenting it won’t helpTo begin with, credit should not be given where it is not due. NRC is not, and has never been, a project of the BJP government, either at t...
05 Sep, 2019, 11.08 PM IST
New panel to discuss cultural safeguards for Assam on July 24The ministry had to reconstitute the panel after four of the nine members named on the earlier panel, set up in January, refused to be a pa...
22 Jul, 2019, 09.11 AM IST
Solution to citizenship bill must for implementation of Assam Accord's Clause 6: M P BezbaruahThe Narendra Modi government took the decision to implement Clause 6 of the Assam Accord on January 2.
24 Jan, 2019, 12.40 PM IST
Government sets up panel to implement clause 6 of Assam AccordThe committee will submit its report within six months. After the Assam agitation of 1979-1985, the Assam Accord was signed on August 15, 1...
07 Jan, 2019, 09.16 AM IST
Bandh against Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 revoked total response in AssamAssam government has issued directive asking employees to report for duty on Tuesday. The bandh was supported by congress.
23 Oct, 2018, 10.53 PM IST
Being human in Assam: India can’t strip the citizenship of people who have built a life here for 47 yearsA large part of Assam’s 3.3 crore population is supposed to comprise illegal immigrants, most of them from Bangladesh.
04 Aug, 2018, 10.57 AM IST
NDA just completing what Congress-led UPA couldn't: Amit Shah on NRCSpeaking in Rajya Sabha, Amit Shah said: " Rajiv Gandhi signed Assam Accord in 1985, which was similar to NRC. They did not have courage to...
31 Jul, 2018, 02.21 PM IST
Assam citizenship status: 2.89 crore names appear in the final NRC draftAccording to the officials, no deportation will take place according to this list. Around 40 lakh people have been left out after the publi...
30 Jul, 2018, 11.19 AM IST
Names missing in NRC, but 2nd draft holds out hopeUnder the 1985 Assam Accord between the central government and the All Assam Students Union, March 24, 1971 is the cut-off date for detecti...
08 Jan, 2018, 07.52 AM IST