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Sep 18, 2019
Ill-equipped private madrassas in Assam ignore child rights, junk formal education; girl students often end up as child brides
The private madrassas are one of the key reasons for low rate of income among the Muslim community as hardly anyone graduating from these ill-equipped institutes will have a chance to survive in today's competitive job markets. -
Sep 18, 2019
Plea filed in SC against 2,000 transgenders being excluded from NRC, says Assam's first transgender judge Swati Bidhan Baruah
A petition has been filled in the apex court seeking its direction in the issue of around 2,000 transgenders being excluded from the list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) of Assam -
Sep 18, 2019
Three women stripped, beaten in Assam's Darrang Police Station; two cops suspended for 'custodial torture', case filed
A case has been filed on Tuesday against an Assam police officer and a constable for allegedly torturing a pregnant woman and her sisters inside a police station in the state's Darrang district. -
Sep 17, 2019
On P Chidambaram's 74th birthday, Karti wishes father in two-page letter, compares his detention in Tihar to Kashmir's 'unfair' lockdown
Chidambaram, who turns 74 on 16 September, was sent to judicial custody for 14 days on 5 September in a corruption case related to the INX Media group -
Sep 16, 2019
Govt to blame if illegal people live in Haryana, says Congress leader Kumari Selja after CM’s comment on NRC implementation in state
Reaction came after Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said, 'We will implement the NRC in Haryana as well' -
Sep 15, 2019
Haryana to implement NRC, announces Manohar Lal Khattar; govt seeks support of ex-HC judge HS Bhalla
After Assam, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday announced that the National Register of Citizens will be implemented in the state. -
Sep 14, 2019
Assam NRC Final List: Names of all 3.30 crore applicants published online; check status at www.nrcassam.nic.in
After the publication of the final NRC list, construction work for the state's first detention centre for those who do not qualify as Indian citizens has begun. -
Sep 14, 2019
Assam NRC: Centre to withdraw 10,000 paramilitary forces deployed before publication of final document
Those who failed to make it to the final NRC list have been given 120 days to appeal against their exclusion at the Foreigners Tribunals. If not satisfied with the verdict of the tribunals, they will have the option to move the High Court and the Supreme Court for redress. -
Sep 14, 2019
IMD predicts heavy rainfall over Gujarat, West Madhya Pradesh; strong winds likely over west-central, south-west Arabian Sea
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that areas such as Gujarat and West Madhya Pradesh are likely to receive heavy rainfall on Saturday -
Sep 14, 2019
Plea in SC demands Assam NRC cut-off year be changed to 1951; favorable verdict may cause spike in exclusions
A Supreme Court case in question bears significance as it is widely felt that the NRC update process has failed to contain Assam’s fast-changing demographic pattern caused by mass migration from Bangladesh
