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The girl, a class 5 student, was gangraped and set on fire when she was alone at home in Dhaniabheti Lalung Gaon in Nagaon district on March 23. (Representational Image)

Nagaon: 19-yr-old gets death for raping, setting 11-yr-old girl on fire

The court had convicted Zakir Hussain and acquitted five other accused for lack of evidence on September 4.

07 Sep 2018 3:53 PM

The complaint said the man had returned that night and forced the woman and the two girls to have the juice after which they fell unconscious. (Representational Image)

3 Assam women raped after being made to drink drug-laced fruit juice

The man, who has another rape case against him, is absconding, Assam police said.

03 Sep 2018 9:04 PM

According to police, the incident occurred early Thursday when a mob intercepted a small pick-up van and brutally beat up its occupants. (Representational Image)

11 arrested for lynching man, injuring 3 in Assam over suspicion of cow theft

Those arrested belong to the Adivasi community who work in the Diplunga Tea estate, around 250 km from Guwahati.

18 Aug 2018 12:07 PM

Speaking at the Rajya Sabha, Union Home Minister said, 'entire process is being monitored by the Supreme Court and is completely fair and transparent.' (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

I assure no Indian will be left out of Assam citizen's list: Rajnath Singh

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said, 'It’s a totally fair process. Unwarranted accusations are unfortunate.'

03 Aug 2018 12:40 PM

Footage from the Silchar airport shows women lawmakers in the Trinamool delegation running as they were chased and restrained by policewomen. (Photo: PTI)

After overnight detention, jostling at Silchar airport, TMC team flies out

8 Trinamool lawmakers were detained at Silchar airport after they had gone to Assam to campaign against the draft NRC.

03 Aug 2018 10:24 AM

Supreme Court to Centre: ‘No coercive steps’ on NRC

Submit SOP on objections and claims by August 16, says court.

01 Aug 2018 1:19 AM

From Bangladesh to Assam too. According to the National Register of Citizens (NRC), nearly four million people in Assam lost a nation.

Mystic Mantra: Assam citizens’ list— A humanist’s nightmare

India needs an immigration policy for sure. What makes Assam so sad beyond reason is that both the host and the guest are barely well to do.

01 Aug 2018 12:48 AM

The West Bengal Chief Minister, continuing her tirade against the BJP, said she is shocked that the former President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed's family members' names have not been included in the NRC final draft. (Photo: File | PTI)

Civil war, bloodbath may occur, warns Mamata on Assam NRC

Attacking the BJP, Mamata said the saffron party is trying to divide the country and asserted this will not be tolerated.

31 Jul 2018 6:29 PM

The Supreme Court also asked the Centre to place SOP before it by August 16 for approval and said people should be given reasonable opportunity to contest exclusion. (Photo: PTI)

Assam NRC only draft list, no action against those left out: SC to Centre

Supreme Court directed the Centre to frame SOP to deal with claims and objections regarding Assam's NRC.

31 Jul 2018 3:14 PM

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi asked party members to help maintain peace and help those, irrespective of their caste, religion or group, against whom 'injustice' was done in draft NRC. (Photo: File/PTI)

BJP govt did tardy job in Assam NRC, should resolve crisis: Rahul Gandhi

Over 40 lakh people in Assam have been left out from the NRC, which is being prepared to identify illegal migrants in the state.

30 Jul 2018 8:49 PM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is leaving for Delhi on Monday, said she would seek time from Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to discuss the issue. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Modi-govt resorted to ‘vote-bank politics’: Mamata Banerjee on Assam NRC draft

‘Indian citizens have become refugees’ in their own land, says Mamata Banerjee on Assam NRC draft.

30 Jul 2018 2:47 PM

Sonowal expressed confidence that the NRC would be able to pave the way for realising the hopes and aspirations of the genuine Indian citizens. (Photo: File)

Historic day: Assam CM congratulates people of state on release of list of citizens

The much-anticipated second and final draft of the NRC with 2.9 crore names out of the total 3.29 crore applicants was published today.

30 Jul 2018 2:01 PM

Those who have been left out can apply for claims and objections, said State NRC Coordinator Prateek Hajela. (Photo: PTI)

40 lakh left out of draft list of NRC in Assam, no threat of deportation

In final draft of National Register of Citizens 2,89,83, 677 have been found eligible among 3.29 crore total applicants.

30 Jul 2018 10:41 AM

The 22-year-old's posts on Instagram are flooded with comments mentioning the similarity between the two. (Instagram Screengrab/ tigerjackieshroff Verified/ davidmessi_official)

Meet Tiger Shroff's doppelganger: Instagram says he looks just like star

David Saharia, model and fitness enthusiast from Mangaldoi, Assam, has created a stir due to his uncanny resemblance to actor Tiger Shroff.

27 Jul 2018 5:09 PM

Indian authorities have scrambled to respond but awareness campaigns, public alerts had limited success in deterring misinformation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Death by 'fake news': social media-fuelled lynchings shock India

The killing of Nilotpal Das and Abhijeet Nath has resonated broadly among urban, well-educated Indians.

14 Jul 2018 1:59 PM

It appeared that both women were killed in a similar fashion, a railway official said. (Representational Image)

Killed in similar manner: 2 women found dead in toilets of Assam trains

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has ordered an inquiry into the two incidents, an NFR spokesman said in Guwahati.

11 Jul 2018 9:29 PM

Wedding revellers allegedly attacked Das and beat him up which led to his death on the spot, the police said. (Representational Image)

35-yr-old man beaten to death at Assam wedding for objecting to firecrackers

6 people were arrested in connection with the killing of labourer, identified as Jatin Das, at Ghorathal village in Nalbari district.

11 Jul 2018 5:57 PM

The belongings of the 'sadhus' were thrown open by the mob, videographed and shared on social media, further fuelling the hearsays. (Facebook Screengrab/ The Assam Rifles - Sentinels of the North East)

Army, police rescue 3 'sadhus' suspected of child lifting, from mob lynching

Army and police officers came to rescue of 3 people after hundreds of people gathered to attack them in wake of child-lifting rumours.

06 Jul 2018 1:59 PM

Assam Police on Monday arrested 8 people for assaulting and confining a Muslim man and a Hindu woman accusing them of having an illicit relationship. (Representational Image)

8 arrested for thrashing Muslim man, Hindu woman over ‘illicit affair’ in Assam

Assam Police arrest 8 for assaulting a Muslim man and a Hindu woman accusing them of having illicit relationship .

25 Jun 2018 5:05 PM

It is a third major incident in Assam this month where locals took law into their hands and thrashed people. (Representational Image)

Couple beaten up, woman's head shaved for 'illicit affair' in Assam

The incident took place at Jhumurmur on Saturday and the critically injured couple was handed over to the police on Sunday morning.

25 Jun 2018 12:00 PM

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