Supreme Court upholds Section 6A of Citizenship Act; Assam's cut-off date debate continuesThe Supreme Court upheld Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, validating the Assam Accord's 1971 cut-off date for citizenship determination. ...
18 Oct, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
Protests organised across northeast against AFSPANortheast Students’ Organization organized a massive protest across the northeast region, demanding the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Spec...
09 Dec, 2021, 08.09 PM IST
SC agrees to hear journalist's plea challenging CAA, issues notice to CentreThe Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act filed by a jou...
06 Mar, 2020, 02.03 PM IST
SC issues notices on Centre's plea for transfer of anti-CAA pleas from different HCs to itselfA bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant issued notices to all petitioners, seeking their replies, and slat...
10 Jan, 2020, 07.43 PM IST
Country going through difficult times, says SC as it refuses urgent hearing on CAAA bench headed by CJI Bobde expressed surprise over the petition and said this is the first time that someone is seeking that an Act be dec...
09 Jan, 2020, 04.10 PM IST
Centre moves SC seeking transfer of pleas challenging CAA pending in different HCs to top courtThe Centre on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of petitions challenging constitutional validity of the Citizenship Amendm...
08 Jan, 2020, 02.13 PM IST
What lies ahead for Assam which is steadfastly, and often violently, protesting the new citizenship actAssam is seeing violent protests over the Citizenship Act. But how long can the protest go on?
15 Dec, 2019, 11.59 AM IST
NRC is reduced to waste paper: Assam BJP President Ranjeet Kumar DassBJP will move the apex court seeking re-verification of draft NRC published last year.
04 Sep, 2019, 09.48 PM IST
19 lakh left out, final Assam NRC elicits anger & sense of betrayalThose dissatisfied believe the NRC has legitimised the existing nature of Assam’s demography, the reason why the state suffered political a...
01 Sep, 2019, 11.05 AM 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
Government panel on Clause 6 of Assam Accord reconstitutedThe panel was earlier set up in January this year. However, then chairman and former Union tourism secretary M P Bezbaruah refused to be pa...
16 Jul, 2019, 11.36 PM IST
Misinformation campaign being carried out by a some on Citizenship Amendment bill: Sarbananda SonowalSonowal also said that his government is duty bound to protect the interests of the indigenous communities of the state.
19 Jan, 2019, 07.57 PM IST
Cannot betray the people who voted for me: Assam chief minister Sarbananda SonowalSonowal made renewed appeal to Aasu to join the home ministry constituted nine-member committee for implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam...
16 Jan, 2019, 09.12 PM IST
4 members refuse to be part of panel to implement Clause 6 of Assam AccordClause 6 seeks to provide constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards to protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social, ...
11 Jan, 2019, 07.25 PM IST
3 of 9 nominees express inability to join MHA panel on AssamNagen Saikia, former president of Assam Sahitya Sabha, has announced he will not be part of the MHA committee.
11 Jan, 2019, 07.57 AM IST
Protests against Citizenship Bill rock AssamThe Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 that seeks to provide citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangaldesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan was passe...
09 Jan, 2019, 03.38 PM IST
With no Citizenship bill at least 17 Assam seats will go Jinnah way: Assam FMIf there is no Citizenship (Amendment) Bill at least 17 Assam assembly seats will go Jinnah way, said Assam finance minister, Himanta Biswa...
06 Jan, 2019, 10.37 PM IST