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    Modi tries to reassure Assam people as IUML goes to court

    12 Dec 2019

    The Northeast remained on the edge on Thursday as protests continued against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019. In a related development, the Bangladesh foreign minister cancelled a scheduled visit to Delhi.

    Japanese PM Abe cancels India visit amid Assam unrest

    13 Dec 2019

    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cancelled a visit to India, the Indian foreign ministry said on Friday, amid tensions in a northeast region where he was due to hold summit talks with counterpart Narendra Modi.

    Japanese PM's India trip postponed amid violent protests

    13 Dec 2019


    "Both sides have decided to defer the visit to a mutually convenient date in the near future," Indian foreign ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar said in a statement.

    Abducted at 16, man returns home after 28 years

    02 Nov 2019

    As captive, Prem, along with others, was tortured and forced to work in tea gardens as bonded labourers.

    Bollywood star Akshay Kumar donates Rupees 1 crore for Assam flood relief

    19 Aug 2020

    Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has donated Rs one crore for flood relief in Assam, an official release said on Tuesday.

    VIDEO: Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan praises viral video of doctor dancing to cheer up COVID-19 patients

    19 Oct 2020

    "Tell Dr Arup I'm gonna learn his steps and dance as good as him someday in Assam. Terrific spirit."

    Two million face statelessness as India publishes citizenship list

    31 Aug 2019

    For decades this has made Assam a hotbed of inter-religious and ethnic tensions, adding to pressure for a lasting solution. Sporadic violence has included the 1983 massacre of around 2,000 people.

    People left out in NRC won’t be detained, assure officials

    31 Aug 2019

    Over 19 lakh people in Assam were left out of the much-awaited final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) released on a rain-soaked Saturday morning amid heightened security.

    Lightning strike killed 18 wild elephants in India

    14 May 2021

    Fourteen adult elephants were found dead by villagers on Thursday, and another four bodies were found scattered on the foothills of the Kundoli reserve forest area of Assam, 160 kilometers from the state capital of Dispur, local wildlife official M.K Yadava told Reuters.

    India’s PM Modi faces big electoral test in Muslim areas

    26 Mar 2021

    Top BJP leaders, including Modi, have been campaigning heavily to win West Bengal and dislodge the state’s chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, as well as retain power in northeastern Assam and expand the party’s influence in the southern states.

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