Bangladeshi-origin Miya Muslims may form 40% of Assam’s population by 2027: CM Himanta SarmaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that Bangladeshi-origin Miya Muslims will constitute 40 percent of the population in the 20...
28 Dec, 2025, 11.09 AM IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma says Muslim population in Assam to touch 50% by 2041Assam's Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, projects that the state's Muslim minority population will approach 50% in the coming years, ba...
23 Jul, 2025, 06.28 PM IST
Assam's 15 districts have become Muslim-majority: Deputy Speaker Numal MominNumal Momin, Assam Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker, stated that 15 districts in Assam are now Muslim-majority. He alleged infiltration ...
15 Jul, 2025, 10.12 AM IST
"What about 1.5 lakh unlisted Muslims in Assam?" Owaisi on CAA implementationAsaduddin Owaisi, Lok Sabha MP and AIMIM chief, raised concerns about 1.5 lakh Muslims reportedly excluded from the National Register of Ci...
16 Mar, 2024, 01.40 PM IST
SC appoints 2 nodal counsels in petitions challenging CAAAt least 220 petitions against the CAA were filed before the top court. CAA was passed by Parliament on December 11, 2019 and it was met wi...
01 Nov, 2022, 12.45 AM IST
Assam's indigenous Muslims to initiate census of its people across the stateJanagosthiya Samannay Parishad will start the exercise from April 15 and after a three months survey a draft will be published. Syed Mominu...
10 Apr, 2021, 10.11 PM IST
Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma rejects proposal for Miya museumThe proposal for setting up Miya museum was mooted by Congress MLA from Baghbar constituency, Sherman Ali Ahmed, who also belongs to Bengal...
25 Oct, 2020, 01.01 PM IST
- AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam’s statement sparks protest in Upper Assam
The Tai Ahom Yuba Parishad Asom (TAYPA) Dibrugarh district general secretary Dipankar Dowarah said, “Islam does not know about history of A...
12 Feb, 2020, 11.44 PM IST
NRC draft 'conspiracy' of NDA governments at Centre, in Assam: CongressUnlike the NDA, the Congress wanted to find an amicable solution to the exclusion of people from the NRC list, he added.
01 Aug, 2018, 12.32 PM IST
Citizenship Bill: Ulfa threatens to end talks with CentreUlfa’s 8-member central committee conveyed its strong opposition to government interlocutor AB Mathur during a meeting in New Delhi last we...
30 May, 2018, 06.55 AM IST
Ensure Assam stays Hindu majority: BJP MP Ramen DekaCiting 2011 Census, BJP MP says Muslims comprised 34% of the total population of Assam. Of this, only 3%-4% are indigenous Muslims.
06 Oct, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
- Northeast India fire: Identity issue, illegal migrants dominate public debate
Months after the July-August unrest in Assam, the issue of illegal migration continues to dominate the debate on northeast in public space.
11 Nov, 2012, 05.20 AM IST
- No details about magnitude of illegal migration from Bangladesh, says government
No specific details are available about the magnitude of this clandestine illegal migration, Salman Khurshid said.
06 Sep, 2012, 04.23 PM IST
- Assam violence and exodus: S K Modi blames Congress
The explosive situation in Assam at present has been caused by the failure to contain illegal migration from across the border, he told.
21 Aug, 2012, 06.02 PM IST
Assam: Control over land key reason for clash between Bodos, MuslimsA primer on the continuing ethnic conflict between the indigenous Bodos and Bengali-speaking Muslim settlers in western Assam.
19 Aug, 2012, 02.05 PM IST
- Assam violence brings illegal migration back in focus
Several Bodo organisations as well as some political parties maintain that the violence was the result of unabated influx of immigrants fro...
09 Aug, 2012, 12.16 PM IST
- Assam blasts were different
The high-intensity serial explosions in Assam express a heinous strain of terrorism. The state needs to swiftly crack down on individuals a...
01 Nov, 2008, 02.17 AM IST