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Manipur: Six injured in protest against census without NRC

A confrontation was triggered after the protestors were blocked. (ANI)
Published on Mar 11, 2026 04:43 pm IST

Lucknow mayor leads verification drive against illegal migrants, slum-dwellers allege harassment

Lucknow mayor Sushma Kharkwal during a verification drive. (HT Photo)
Published on Dec 05, 2025 05:32 am IST

FIR filed against ex-Assam IAS officer for threatening journalist: Police

Police personnel try to stop protestors angry about shifting the five accused in connection with singer Zubeen Garg’s death (ANI FILE)
Updated on Nov 22, 2025 03:47 pm IST

Assam: ‘No threat to existing voters, evicted families can re-enrol,’ says CEO

A Booth Level Officer explains the details of enumeration forms to citizens during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. (PTI)
Published on Nov 18, 2025 05:46 pm IST

‘Special revision’ exercise to be held in Assam: ECI

The qualifying date for the revision is 1 January 2026, and the final electoral roll will be published on 10 February. (AFP)
Updated on Nov 18, 2025 07:32 am IST

SC issues notice on plea to issue ID cards to people part of Assam NRC

Supreme Court (HT)
Published on Nov 11, 2025 04:36 am IST

When singing Tagore is made out to be treason

“ Amaar sonar Bangla ” was sung first on August 25, 1905, in the Town Hall of Kolkata where Tagore himself was reported to be present. Interestingly, this song was classified under the Swadesh category in the Tagore oeuvre, implying embedded patriotism. (HT Archive)
Published on Nov 03, 2025 10:52 pm IST

‘Tie up BJP leaders if they…’: TMC's Abhishek on SIR in Bengal, invokes NRC fear

TMC MP and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee linked a man's suicide to the announcement of SIR.
Updated on Oct 29, 2025 09:00 pm IST

Mamata, BJP accuse each other after Bengal man dies by suicide allegedly over NRC

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. (File)
Published on Oct 28, 2025 06:53 pm IST

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more
Published on Sept 08, 2025 09:20 pm IST

Bengal: Row over relaxation in central rules for Bangladeshi non-Muslim migrants

The new home ministry rule has been issued under the Immigration and Foreigners Act 2025. (Representational image)
Published on Sept 03, 2025 07:31 pm IST

Himanta accuses Mamata of spreading ‘fear’ over NRC ahead of Bengal polls

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma accused Mamata Banerjee of using NRC to create fear among Bengalis for votes, saying she raised the issue only with elections nearing.
Published on Aug 08, 2025 06:11 am IST

Plan to implement NRC under cover of Election Commission’s SIR: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee along with MP Dev Adhikari visited the flood-affected areas of Ghatal to assess the situation firsthand in West Medinipur district (AITC Photo)
Published on Aug 05, 2025 09:56 pm IST

Man dies by suicide in Kolkata, family claims he was living in fear of NRC

The victim worked as a non-teaching staff member at a private school in Dhakuria in south Kolkata.
Published on Aug 04, 2025 05:41 am IST

Those not in 2003 poll roll may use parents’ names, says EC

There are a total of 11 documents an elector can provide as attachment with the self-declaration form to establish the date of birth and/or place of birth. (HT Photo)
Published on Jul 01, 2025 06:40 am IST

Census 2027: Assessing pros and cons of self-enumeration exercise

2027 Indian Census will be the first census exercise in India in 16 years (HT Archive)
Updated on Jun 17, 2025 04:29 am IST

Assam will deport 'foreigners' even if their names feature in NRC: Himanta

Assam will deport 'foreigners' even if their names feature in NRC: Himanta
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 10:51 pm IST

Manipur MP seeks deportation of illegal immigrants before delimitation exercise

Sanajaoba said there had been a 122% increase in the number of villages in some districts between 1969 and 2024 (Facebook/leishemba.sanajaobamk)
Updated on Mar 27, 2025 06:36 pm IST

Assam cabinet decides to introduce stricter checks for Aadhaar: Himanta Sarma

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (PTI FILE PHOTO)
Published on Dec 11, 2024 09:36 pm IST

Hemant Soren says no NRC or UCC, asks BJP why Hasina was given refuge in India

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren arrives in Gumla district to address an election rally on Sunday. (PTI)
Published on Nov 03, 2024 05:27 pm IST

Woman from Bangladesh who married Indian man applies for citizenship with CAA

The CAA process is not easy and most of the applicants in many cases are unaware of the same. (Representative file photo)
Published on Oct 29, 2024 04:47 pm IST

Will ensure implementation of NRC in Jharkhand: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Jharkhand will go to polls later this year, the date of which is yet to be announced. (Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Facebook)
Published on Oct 07, 2024 11:48 am IST

Evening brief: Assam sets new condition for Aadhaar card applicants

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. (PTI)
Updated on Sept 07, 2024 06:40 pm IST

Aadhaar cards: Centre asks UIDAI to unlock biometrics of 9,35,682 Assam citizens

An Indian woman gets her biometric scans done during the registration process for Aadhaar cards. (AFP File Photo)
Updated on Aug 28, 2024 03:18 pm IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes essays on identity in Northeast India, a tribute to a poet and author, and the writings of Viktor Frankl (HT Team)
Updated on Aug 16, 2024 10:37 pm IST

Are CAA-NRC going against the BJP in Barak Valley? The Opposition says it will

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Students protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Banner in Assamese reads, "we will not accept CAA " (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Published on Apr 23, 2024 11:42 pm IST

No NRC, no CAA and no UCC, says WB CM Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee asserted that her party TMC’s fight is against the BJP. (ANI photo)
Updated on Apr 11, 2024 01:32 pm IST

At Eid prayer, Bengal CM says ‘ready to shed blood for country', no to CAA, NRC

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at an Iftar party in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Updated on Apr 11, 2024 12:00 pm IST

Letting Manipur slip into anarchy

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Soldiers block a road leading to the Kangla Fort, the venue of a meeting between the state lawmakers and members of Arambai Tenggol, a Meitei group, in Imphal, Manipur, India, January 24, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer
Published on Jan 25, 2024 09:15 pm IST

A riot memoir: Anxiety, privilege and Molotov cocktails

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Shiv Vihar in New Delhi on March 2, 2020. (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 18, 2023 08:31 pm IST