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The Centre is keen to get the transgenders bill, which has already been introduced in Lok Sabha, passed in this session. (Photo: PTI)

Lok Sabha passes bill to give citizenship to non-Muslim immigrants

Congress, others walk out after govt refuses to refer contentious law to select committee.

9 Jan 2019 1:16 AM IST

Sarbananda Sonowal

AGP quits Assam alliance, no threat to BJP-led govt

Bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha today; nude protests in Delhi, Assam.

8 Jan 2019 1:44 AM IST

The announcement followed AGP leader Prafulla Kumar Mahantas statement that party would withdraw support to Assam govt if Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in passed by Lok Sabha. (Photo: File | PTI)

Asom Gana Parishad snaps ties with BJP over Citizenship Bill

The bill seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

7 Jan 2019 5:25 PM IST

BJP President Amit Shah also said he was sure that the Shiv Sena will be with the BJP in the next Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: Twitter | @BJP4IndiaFile)

Won't let Assam be another J&K, says Amit Shah

Shah began his speech paying tribute to the sacrifices of the 40-plus CRPF jawans killed in Pulwama, and said it would...

18 Feb 2019 1:52 AM IST

A file photo of college students blocking NH 37 in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in Dibrugarh in Assam.

Citizenship debate in Northeast postponed

The Asom Gana Parishad in Assam quit the Sarbananda Sonowal government and snapped ties with the BJP.

15 Feb 2019 12:26 AM IST

It was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 2, superseding the amendments earlier carried out by the Rajya Sabha.

Citizenship Bill is stalled in RS, Northeast erupts in joy

Under the Assam Accord, all illegal immigrants who have entered after 1971, irrespective of religion, have to be...

14 Feb 2019 2:02 AM IST

Assam Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad activists burn an effigy in protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill in Guwahati on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Curfew imposed in Imphal amid stir on Citizenship Bill

Restrictions under Sec 144; Net services suspended across Manipur.

13 Feb 2019 2:30 AM IST

Samajwadi Party President and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav addresses a press conference at the party office, in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

Samajwadi Party protest disrupts Rayja Sabha

As soon as the House met again, members from various opposition parties trooped into the Well protesting against the...

13 Feb 2019 3:07 AM IST

Late Bhupen Hazarikas brother Samar Hazarika talking to media persons in Guwahati on Monday. (Photo: ANI)

Differences in Bhupen Hazarika's family on whether to accept Bharat...

'I am of the view that Bhupen deserved Bharat Ratna, which he should have been conferred upon a long time back,' says...

12 Feb 2019 11:00 AM IST

Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha addresses a meeting against the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016, in Guwahati. (Photo: PTI)

NPP threatens to leave NDA if Citizenship Bill is pushed

Students' union warns of unrest, says govt should not introduce Bill in RS.

11 Feb 2019 4:21 AM IST

PM Modi also attacked Congress for ignoring real ratnas of India. I pay my tributes to Dr Bhupen Hazarika. He raised his voice for the deprived and the poor. (Photo: Twitter | @BJP4India)

They are all mahamilawati' parties: PM Modi lashes out at Oppn in...

Defending Citizenship Bill, PM said we must understand pain of people forced to flee their homes and leave behind all...

9 Feb 2019 3:30 PM IST

PM Modi is on a two-day visit to Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura which began on Friday. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

'Arunachal a strategically important state': PM flags off projects in...

The visit comes amid protests in the region against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

9 Feb 2019 1:06 PM IST