India monsoon floods kill five in northeast
Torrential monsoon rains in India鈥檚 northeast triggered landslides and floods that swept away and killed at least five people in Assam, disaster officials said Saturday...
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Cachar imposes night-long curfew to protect India-Bangladesh border
Assam鈥檚 Cachar district authorities on Tuesday ordered a nighttime curfew and imposed additional restrictions on movement of people near the Indo-Bangla border in the district, according to a Hindustan Times report...
Assam bans consumption of beef in hotels, public places
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday announced a statewide ban on serving and consumption of beef in restaurants, hotels and public places, reports NDTV.
Mamata for UN peacekeeping mission in Bangladesh, BSF foils 鈥楤angladesh Chalo鈥� march
The chief minister of West Bengal, India, Mamata Banerjee, on Monday called for the deployment of United Nations peacekeeping force and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi鈥檚 personal intervention to secure the safety of religious minorities in Bangladesh, reports ndtv.com.
No NRC application, no Aadhaar: Assam CM
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced the government鈥檚 decision to not issue Aadhaar cards to people who had not applied to be a part of the National Register of Citizens in 2014, reports The Indian Express...
Congress-led 鈥楿nited Opposition Forum鈥� lodges FIR against Assam CM
Following Himanta Biswa Sarma鈥檚 鈥楳iya Muslim鈥� remarks, the Congress-led United Opposition Forum in Assam has lodged an FIR against chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma alleging he was 鈥榯rying to...
Bangladeshi student sent back after 'love' emoji on anti-India post
A Bangladeshi student studying at the National Institute of Technology, Silchar in Assam was sent back to country after she reacted with a 鈥榣ove鈥� emoji to an...