Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

Thousands protest against proposed Citizenship Bill in Assam; agitators flay BJP-led Centre, state govts

Thousands of people attempted to march towards the Assam Secretariat here Friday against the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, but were halted by the security forces.

Assam lynching: Media houses, students launch programme to create awareness on responsible use of networking sites

Incident prompted local media house in Assam to launch 'FakeMat' campaign to increase awareness about the danger of "rumour mongering" on digital platforms.

Three FIRs lodged against Jamiat chief for making provocative statements on updation of NRC in Assam

Three FIRs were lodged against Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani on charge of issuing provocative statements

India-Bangladesh border fencing: Supreme Court to constitute supervisory committee on 31 July

The Supreme Court on Friday deferred formation of a committee to supervise the border fencing on the India-Bangladesh border till 31 July

SC raps Sarbananda Sonowal for stating NRC publication date while court monitors process

The Supreme Court came down heavily on Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal for saying the draft National Register of Citizens will be published by 31 December.