Assam to tighten Aadhaar rules to curb illegal immigrants: CM SarmaThe Assam government is set to tighten Aadhaar card issuance rules. Deputy Commissioners will be the sole authority for adult Aadhaar cards...
27 Jun, 2025, 06.49 PM IST
Assam will become a Muslim-majority state by 2041: CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam's chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, stated on Friday that the Muslim population in Assam is increasing by at least 29 to 30 percen...
20 Jul, 2024, 01.37 PM IST
Assam to become Muslim-majority state by 2041: CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday claimed that the Muslim population in his state is growing around 30 per cent every 10 y...
19 Jul, 2024, 06.14 PM IST
Assam will become a Muslim-majority state by 2041: CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said his government has taken steps to reduce population growth among the Muslim community and tha...
19 Jul, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
City dwellers rely more on Ayush than rural folk, says govt dataThe results of the first nationwide study done on Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homoeopathy found that 52.9% ...
14 Jun, 2024, 12.18 AM IST
Census, updation of NPR delayed for over three yearsThe Census and National Population Register (NPR) have been postponed for more than three years, with no fresh notifications from the Regis...
03 May, 2023, 12.34 AM IST
View: NRC-CAA move likely to stoke a statistical collapseIf a statistical fog renders data dubious, we can't identify what’s going right or wrong, or fix failures.
09 Feb, 2020, 05.02 PM IST
Of India's 33.69 lakh gun licences, 12.77 lakh in UP: MHAPunjab, which witnessed terrorism in 1980s and 1990s, has 3,59,349 active gun licences, most of which were issued during the two decades wh...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.49 AM IST
Tea planters urge finance commission to provide fund for promotion of tea15th Finance Commission visited Assam and tea planters stated Assam produces 53% of the country’s tea and 13% of world’s tea. Livelihood of...
27 Apr, 2018, 05.47 PM IST
- Assam, Tripura records increase in new HIV cases
Assam and Tripura are among the North Eastern states that recorded the highest rate of annual increase in HIV cases, according to the Assam...
30 Nov, 2015, 06.55 PM IST
Commission recommends high-power inquiry on illegal migration from Bangladesh"It is only after unearthing the nexuses and the relevant facts in this connection that the apex court will be able to pass correct and app...
25 Oct, 2015, 04.25 PM IST
Muslim population rose by 24 per cent during 2001-11The growth rate of Muslim population in the country was around 29 per cent between 1991 and 2001, higher than the national average.
22 Jan, 2015, 02.14 PM IST
- 'Illiterate' Muslims bearing more children: Tarun Gogoi
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday triggered a controversy by blaming low literacy level among the Muslims for their growing popula...
10 Sep, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
How illegal immigrants morphed into an invaluable vote-bankThe illegal migrants have become an invaluable vote-bank for certain political parties, which hedge the question of their identification an...
13 Aug, 2012, 11.09 AM IST
- UP has lowest rape rate among all states: NCRB
The five best states or UTs in 2009, among those with a population of 100 lakh or more, were Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, UP and Bihar i...
28 Jun, 2011, 09.44 AM IST
- Bravo, Census
Census 2011 results are out amazingly fast and show acute gender distress.
01 Apr, 2011, 07.45 AM IST
- Banks reach just 35% of households
According to the census office data, the penetration of banking services in India stands at a mere 35.5%.
23 Jun, 2006, 12.00 AM IST