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People to check their names on the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Kamrup. (PTI Photo)

Assam: Future of 19 lakh people excluded from NRC uncertain

The Supreme Court, which proactively supervised the process of NRC preparation from 2013, has not heard the matter since...

2 Sept 2020 4:54 PM IST

According to the researchers, maternal exposure to stressful life events during early pregnancy, a vulnerable period for the development of male reproductive organs, may have important life-long adverse effects on mens fertility. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

India's population has started to decline, fertility rate below...

For the first time, India has more women than men with a ratio of 1020 to1000

25 Nov 2021 1:56 PM IST

BJP general secretary Arun Singh announced the candidates names and added that the political climate in all the poll-bound states favoured the saffron party. (Representational Photo: PTI)

BJP fields MPs, Union Minister in Bengal polls

In Kerala, Metro Man E. Sreedharan has been fielded from Palakkad

15 March 2021 1:04 AM IST

The regional majors the Trinamul Congress, the AIADMK and the DMK will have their bases intact whether they win or lose but power is a major factor that keeps them going. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Stakes high in state polls

The stakes are high for the Congress, whether the party realises it or not

1 March 2021 4:04 AM IST

Verdicts in TN, Kerala, Assam show political diversity rules

The masterminds behind the one nation, one party slogan should know they cannot hope to win across the entire country

3 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat. (Photo:PTI)

Muslims will face no loss due to CAA: RSS chief

Bhagwat says two frameworks do not create any Hindu-Muslim divide

22 July 2021 12:55 AM IST

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma. (Photo:Twitter)

Assam says Mizoram tried to construct bridge in its territory, stopped

The incident took place on Friday when a few workers from Mizoram were trying to construct a bridge at Kachurthal

23 Aug 2021 1:26 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Withdrawal of incentives irks IAS, IPS officers...

Not surprisingly, the affected babus are unhappy with the order, describing it as insensitive and abrupt

7 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Bulldozer justice unjust under all circumstances

Pavan K. Varma | Bulldozer justice' unjust under all circumstances

Although it is clearly verifiable that bulldozers have especially targeted the minority community, Hindus too have not...

27 Nov 2022 12:10 AM IST

Four people, including a forest guard, were killed in violence at the Assam-Meghalaya border after the police intercepted a truck transporting illegal timber. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Centre must help resolve border flareups in N-E

The Centre is likely to be concerned that the next round of talks, due later this month, is not derailed on account of...

25 Nov 2022 12:05 AM IST

Meghalaya cabinet has approved the recommendations of all 3 Regional Committees as process to resolve the Meghalaya-Assam border issue. (Photo: Twitter)

Assam, Meghalaya agree to divide disputed land equally

The disputes in the remaining six areas, that are termed 'complicated', will be taken up for settlement in the next...

20 Jan 2022 12:25 AM IST

In May, the Centre through a gazette notification, had declared the entire Assam as a disturbed area under AFSPA for three more months. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

AA Edit | AFSPA's removal marks a good beginning in N-E

It must now extend the process to rest of the areas in the Northeast as well as in the Union territories of Jammu and...

1 April 2022 11:40 PM IST