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Your speeches can divide communities: Gauhati HC notice to Assam CM
Following a string of petitions filed against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his repeated hate speeches against the Muslim community, the Gauhati High Court on Thursday, February 26, issued him…
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Those in high constitutional office must not target communities, says SC
The Supreme Court has observed that it is constitutionally impermissible for anyone, including State and non-State actors, to vilify or denigrate any community through speeches, memes, cartoons or visual art. The apex…
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Infiltrators will be removed from voter list, country in 5 years: Shah
Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, February 21, asserted that Maoism would be eliminated from the country by the March 31 deadline set by the government, while illegal immigrants would…
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Battle over CAA enters final phase as Supreme Court to hear challenges on May 5
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, February 19, said that it will commence the final hearing on May 5 over 200 pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment)…
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SIR in India: EC directs 22 states, UTs to prepare for final phase
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday, February 19, asked 22 states and Union Territories, including Delhi to complete preparatory work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) at…
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POCSO case accused escapes from Kerala court before sentencing
Kollam: A POCSO case accused slipped away from the court premises minutes before he was sentenced to a cumulative 23 years for abducting a minor girl from Assam and sexually assaulting her,…
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Former Assam Congress president will join BJP on Feb 22: Himanta
Guwahati: Former Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah will join the BJP on February 22, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday after meeting him. Sarma visited Borah’s residence in the Ghoramara…
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I am always within constitutional limits: CM Himanta on viral video row
Mirzapur: Amid the row over a viral video purportedly showing him taking aim and firing with a rifle at members of a particular community, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has claimed…
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SC refuses to entertain pleas seeking FIR against Assam CM over hate video
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, February 16, refused to entertain petitions seeking action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a viral video purportedly showing him taking aim and…
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Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah resigns from party
New Delhi: In a major jolt to the Congress ahead of the Assembly polls in Assam, the party’s former state unit chief Bhupen Kumar Borah has resigned, according to sources. Sources said…
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Centre sanctioned Rs 55,000 Cr projects for Assam in the past year: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday, February 15, said that central projects worth around Rs 55,000 crore have been sanctioned for the state in the last one year. Addressing…
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Supreme Court to hear petitions against Assam CM’s hate speech on Feb 16
The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, February 16, seeking directions to file a first information report (FIR) against him and…
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Zubeen death case hearing held, family demands fast-track court
Guwahati: The court hearing the case of singer Zubeen Garg’s death on Friday, February 13, examined documents submitted by two accused, Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddhartha Sharma, while the singer’s wife and sister…
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SC agrees to hear plea of Left leaders against Assam CM over ‘shooting’ video
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 10, agreed to consider listing a plea of Left leaders seeking action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a viral video allegedly…
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No Pakistani link in SIT report of Assam police: Gaurav Gogoi to CM Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Monday, February 9, claimed that there was nothing in the police report to substantiate Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s allegations of his “Pakistani links.” Gogoi…