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Topic: Assam

Assam gears up for chaos as complete NRC draft to be out on 30 June

The confirmation comes at a time when Assam is witnessing massive protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

Amit Shah, Ratan Tata to lay foundation stone for 19 cancer care centres in Assam

The Assam government and Tata Trusts collaborate for a JV under which a three-tier cancer care grid will be established in the state.

Assam police nab man who allegedly spread rumours that led to lynching of two

The prime accused who was constantly on the move was arrested from Belurghat area, where the incident took place.

Lynching incident makes Assam look more ‘awful’ than ‘awesome’

Assam now seems to be following in the footsteps of several other states that have made lynching the new normal in the country.

‘Operation Lebensraum’: How decades-old illegal immigration continues to haunt Assam

Former IPS officer Hiranya Bhattacharyya’s book comes at a time when Assam is once again on the edge over NRC update and the controversial citizenship bill.

BJP is trying to create unrest in Assam through citizenship bill: Congress MP Sushmita Dev

A member of the parliamentary panel that held consultations on the bill, Dev says BJP has little idea about ethnic communities in the northeast.

Updating the National Register for Citizens in Assam is slowing rural housing and jobs schemes

Rural housing and job schemes badly hit since block-level officials have been busy with the exercise that has to be completed by 30 June 2018.

Newspapers in the northeast reveal that the states like China a lot less than we think

Perception about China from the bordering areas is distinctly more negative compared to the perception projected by newspapers published from the national capital.

New interlocutor at crucial stage of ULFA peace talks baffles security experts

Kashmir peace negotiator Dineshwar Sharma relieved of Northeast duty; former top R&AW officer to handle talks with ULFA and 2 Manipur rebel outfits.

Mamata Banerjee may be worried but Bengalis in Assam confident about NRC acceptance

Mamata Banerjee recently alleged BJP govt was trying to drive out ethnic Bengalis, but even those whose names are missing from first draft aren’t worried.

On Camera

China countering Trump with narrative swagger. This is what 8 ‘Zhong Caiwen’ editorials say

In trade spats and geopolitical manoeuvres alike, China weathers the storm with the power of its narrative. Pseudonyms like Zhong Caiwen are an important part of it.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.