Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma says 12 infiltrators prevented from illegally entering IndiaAssam's Chief Minister announced the prevention of twelve illegal infiltrators at the international border. The state police actively monit...
17 Sep, 2026, 08.24 PM IST
NRC will be 100 times worse, has caused immense trouble to minorities, migrants: AIMIM chief OwaisiAIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi stated a nationwide NRC would be 100 times worse. He cited the Assam NRC's immense trouble for minorities and ...
14 Sep, 2026, 01.54 PM IST
Assam land law clubs Bangladeshi, East Bengal origin people with indigenous AssameseThe Assam Land Revenue Regulation Amendment redefines original inhabitants, including those of Bangladeshi origin. This change nullifies pr...
12 Sep, 2026, 09.34 PM IST
Centre authorises district collectors in eight regions to grant Indian citizenshipDistrict collectors in Gujarat and other regions can now grant Indian citizenship. The government notified new rules authorizing these offi...
20 Aug, 2026, 09.30 AM IST
Polls first, SIR later: Assam government, CEO tell ECAssam's government and Chief Electoral Officer have asked the Election Commission to conduct a special revision of electoral rolls after th...
03 Nov, 2025, 11.49 PM IST
Caught between NRC logjam and elections: Separate citizenship rules stall Assam’s SIRAssam's separate citizenship provisions have led to an incomplete National Register of Citizens (NRC), causing the state to be excluded fro...
29 Oct, 2025, 12.05 AM IST
Ex-NRC chief proposes 'family tree' verification for Assam voter roll cleanupFormer NRC Coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma has urged the Chief Election Commissioner to consider the NRC verification process for creating a m...
21 Jul, 2025, 12.15 AM 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
Not possible to collect data of illegal migrants living in various parts of country: Centre to SCThe Indian government informed the Supreme Court that collecting data on illegal migrants across the country is not possible due to their c...
12 Dec, 2023, 02.45 PM IST
Protest in Kohima, Itanagar and Imphal against citizenship amendment billThe Bill, in its present form, seeks to declare Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pak...
04 Oct, 2019, 10.50 AM IST
NRC to be implemented on priority in areas affected by infiltration: PresidentAddressing the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, Kovind also said efforts will be made to amend the Citizenship Act while protect...
20 Jun, 2019, 04.41 PM IST
Congress alleges discrepancies in National Register of CitizensThe memorandum stated the NRC process and the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 have no connection as the NRC update process flowed out of...
08 May, 2019, 08.31 PM IST
Student union AASU protests against granting citizenship to Hindu migrantsDemanding implementation of the Assam Accord, AASU claimed that "the conspiracy to dump Hindu migrants from Bangladesh in Assam would not b...
01 Apr, 2017, 07.42 PM IST
We will implement clause 6 of Assam Accord: Rajnath SinghRajnath Singh said that updation of National Register of Citizens in Assam is underway and the process will be completed soon.
27 Dec, 2016, 01.37 AM IST
BJP cell for fast-tracking grant of citizenship to HindusBJP refugee wing urges government to expedite the citizenship Bill, and also record atrocities committed on Hindus to build case
04 Mar, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Government plans ordinance to grant citizenship to Hindu refugees from Bangladesh, Pakistan, AfghanistanWinter session is the only window for government to bring up this issue as the verification process is long and tedious and elections are d...
29 Aug, 2015, 11.33 AM IST
- Centre moots changes in citizenship rules for Assam
Govt proposes to amend Citizenship Act Rules exclusively for Assam.
20 Nov, 2008, 01.46 AM IST