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North East sets streets on fire with secessionist threats ahead of final day of Budget Session of Parliament

Among the bills for consideration and passing listed in the Rajya Sabha for Wednesday, the CAB stands at number 9 with Home Minister Rajnath Singh as the introducer.

Protest against citizenship bill hits movement of trains in Assam; youth bodies demand introduction of inner line permit as well

Movement of trains was affected in Assam on Thursday morning as members of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) blocked rail tracks, demanding immediate revocation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and introduction of inner line permit (ILP) in the state

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Centre may take ordinance route if it is not passed during Parliament's Winter Session

The Congress proposed that North-eastern states should be kept out of the purview of the bill

Assam bandh: Citizenship Amendment bill becomes flashpoint for BJP, ally AGP; shutdown halts road, rail traffic in key districts

Forty-six organisations called for a 12-hour strike in Assam to protest against the Centre's bid to pass the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in the Winter Session of Parliament.

Assam Bandh updates: Citizenship bill Centre's conspiracy to settle Hindu Bangladeshis in state, says protesting group

Assam bandh LIVE updates: The state police has arrested at least 100 protesters from across the state for trying to enforce the bandh.

Assam minister cites Gauhati HC ruling, says bandh planned for tomorrow cannot be allowed

The high court in 2013 had banned bandhs in Assam and termed it "unconstitutional and illegal".

Assam: BJP govt's Sanskrit dictate for schools receive sharp criticism from student bodies, parties

Assam cabinet's decision to introduce Sanskrit as a compulsory subject till Class 8 has evoked sharp criticism from students organisations and opposition political parties in the state

Centre calls meet with states, agitators over Subansiri project in Assam

According to official sources, the meeting over the delayed power project by NHPC on 10-11 December will be chaired by Power Minister Piyush Goyal and co-chaired by Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.