The incident took place around 6:00am at Uttar Khatowal village, nearly 135km east of Guwahati. read more

BJP leader Ram Madhav said the NRC is being updated as part of the ‘Assam Accord’ signed in 1985 under which the government had made a commitment to “detect, delete and deport” all illegal immigrants from the state. read more

ABVP says not related to election, others call it display of power. read more

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal has requested his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma to take urgent measures for ensuring “smooth movement” of people and vehicles of Assam passing through Meghalaya. read more

The Assam chief minister also expressed his gratitude to “the state’s Bengali-speaking people and organisations for unequivocally registering their protests against the West Bengal chief minister’s plan to polarise the state”. read more

People who have been included in draft NRC must help genuine citizens who names were left out, says Assam Chief Minister in interview. read more

Home minister Rajnath Singh also said misinformation about the National Register of Citizens (NRC), published by Assam on Monday, should not be spread. read more

Security forces are on alert in Assam as the state publishes its final draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) on Monday. read more

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday sought to allay fears among people on their names missing from the NRC, saying no one will be treated as a foreigner if his or her name does not appear in the final draft of the state’s citizens li... read more

Hima Das, who won the gold medal at the IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championships, will become the first ever sports ambassador of Assam. read more

The 13 people were arrested from different parts of Assam for posting either hate messages or fake information regarding the killing of two men that took place in Dokmoka area in Karbi Anglong. read more

The lynching in Karbi Anglong sparked outrage against the police and local administration on social media platforms and among neighbours of the victims in Guwahati. read more

Assam is witnessing large-scale demonstrations against the Bill, which seeks to grant citizenship to minorities from neighbouring countries, over fears of an influx of Hindu Bangladeshis. read more

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal said that while the riverine areas along the Bangladesh border will be sealed with non-physical barriers, the portion on land will be secured with smart fencing, which will stop infiltration and other illegal cross border... read more

The party has come under pressure after various influential groups, including the All Assam Students Union, said they will not accept granting of citizenship to Bangladeshi Hindus. read more