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Curfew in Guwahati eases a week after anti-citizenship law protests rocked region

Assam has been on the boil for the past week as thousands came out on the streets to protest against the amended Citizenship Act.

Banners, hoardings, huts — Assam dismantles arrangements for Modi-Abe meet that wasn’t

With India-Japan summit being postponed, the Guwahati administration is now dismantling what is left of the arrangements that were made for Modi-Abe meeting.

Curfew relaxed in Guwahati & parts of Dibrugarh

Violent protests broke out in Assam with agitators engaging in pitched battles with the police, after the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was passed on 13 December.

India, Japan postpone PM Shinzo Abe’s visit amid escalating violence in Guwahati

Japan's PM Shinzo Abe was scheduled to land on Sunday for a 3-day visit in Guwahati, which has been witnessing violent protests against the Citizenship Act.

Shinzo Abe’s visit to India uncertain as Assam unrest continues: Report

According to a Japanese news agency, PM Shinzo Abe is considering cancelling his visit to India, which was scheduled from 15-17 December in Guwahati, given the escalating citizenship bill protests.

2 die in Guwahati after police open fire on anti-citizenship bill protesters

One person was 'brought dead' while another succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment, said an official of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.

Indefinite curfew in Guwahati, Army in Assam⁠— citizenship bill plunges Northeast in chaos

The Army was deployed in Tripura and Assam, while internet has been suspended across both states as violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill rocked the usually restive region.

At least 6 injured in a grenade blast in Guwahati

Guwahati Police said two men came on a motorcycle and threw a grenade in front of the shopping mall.

Ex-editor of The Sentinel sentenced in defamation case filed by Himanta Biswa Sarma

A district court of Assam also fined the journalist Rs 5,000 in the case filed by the Assam minister.

Why tea from this Assam estate costs Rs 39,001 a kg, making it India’s most expensive

The orthodox tea from an estate in upper Assam yields a golden colour produce and is derived from a special variety of tea clone.

On Camera

Why the future of cars does not look electrified

Making a jump from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles is the kind of romantic prospect that would appeal to India, which jumped from a shortage of landline phones to an abundance of smartphones.

Notices, fines, court case & now a limited ban — RBI-Kotak relationship has been fraught for years

RBI Wednesday banned Kotak Mahindra Bank from taking on new customers through digital channels & from issuing new credit cards. Violations had to do with strength of bank’s IT infra.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.