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In Assam, NRC is now National Register of Confusion

The exercise was viewed with anxiety by the minority community but it is now a source of bewilderment as NRC list leaves families divided...

As Modi govt drums up NRC report, deportation numbers paint a different picture

The deportation of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants fell to 51 in 2017 from 5,234 in 2013, reveals government data.

Will NRC draft list in Assam send people into an indefinite limbo or do they have legal safeguards?

The second and final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam was released Monday. The list left out nearly 40 lakh...

Process, purpose and politics: All you want to know about Assam’s NRC

The complete draft of the NRC is expected to be released Monday, after which applicants will be given a chance to register their claims and objections.

Bangladesh’s Hindu population rising: Sushma Swaraj tells Rajya Sabha

As per estimates of the Bangladesh Bureau, country's Hindu population has increased from 8.4% in 2011 to 10.7% in 2017. 

Grateful for refuge, Zakir Naik vows to abide by Malaysian laws

The 52 year old preacher is under investigation in both India and Bangladesh for inciting acts of terrorism.   

India to help Bangladesh produce films on PM Hasina, her father Mujibur before polls there

The proposal is seen as an indication of New Delhi’s interest in supporting Bangladeshi PM’s bid for the third term in power.

Ensure justice for Hindu migrants during NRC drive, Vishva Hindu Parishad tells govt

Assam’s VHP writes to parliamentary panel on citizenship bill, says Hindu immigrants without proper documents must not be harassed.

India’s GDP may see 2.8% dip by 2050 due to climate change: World Bank

Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh to be the worst affected, with a severe fall in living standards, says report.

Why Pakistan Army can’t crush Pashtun uprising as brutally as it did Baloch separatists

Army has arrested members of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement but it hasn’t gone after them with the brutality it has used on Baloch separatists.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?