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Assam’s heroic nurses shield newborns from earthquake, video goes viral
Amid the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck parts of the Northeast and West Bengal on Sunday, two nurses from a private hospital in Assam were captured shielding three newborn babies from the…
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Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude hits parts West Bengal, northeast
Guwahati: An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude shook parts of the northeast region and West Bengal on Sunday, officials said. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to…
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Congress protecting Pak-groomed terrorists, alleges PM Modi
Assam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday alleged that the Congress, instead of supporting the country’s army, was backing terrorists groomed by Pakistan. Addressing a programme at Mangaldoi in Assam’s Darrang district,…
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‘No jobs in railway station yard’: Man turned away after disclosing religion
A young Muslim man in Assam has alleged he faced religious discrimination after applying for a mechanical engineer post via the popular job portal Indeed. Shamim Barbhuiya had applied for a job…
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Three foreigners got Indian citizenship in Assam under CAA: Himanta
Guwahati: Only three foreigners have received citizenship of India in Assam under the CAA against 12 applications, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of…
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No problem if ‘Azharuddin’ sings in praise of ‘Tagore’: Assam CM’s cryptic message
Assam: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, September 1, said Muslims who abide by the law and culture of the country “will face no problem”. Referring to a Muslim journalist who was…
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16 FIRs registered against activist in Assam over Bangladesh remark
Sixteen FIRs have been filed against activist and former member of the planning commission, Syeda Hameed, over her recent remark on Assamese Muslims and Bangladeshis in India. According to a report by…
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Eviction drives to be carried out in Barak valley: Himanta
Silchar: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday that eviction drives to clear encroachment on forest land will be undertaken in the Barak valley districts in the same way the…
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Right-wing workers protest against Syeda Hameed’s remarks on Bangladeshis
New Delhi: A group of Hindu Sena workers on Tuesday, August 26, held a protest against former Planning Commission member Syeda Hameed’s recent remarks, alleging that she was defending Bangladeshi infiltrators in…
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Giriraj Singh vows deportation of illegal Bangladeshi migrants from Bihar
New Delhi: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday made strong remarks on illegal immigration, asserting that if the NDA forms the next government in Bihar, all Bangladeshi infiltrators who arrived after 1971…
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SC halts Assam’s Golaghat eviction drive; relief for 2,000 families after HC refusal
The Supreme Court, on Friday, August 22, ordered status quo on the large-scale demolition and eviction drive in Assam’s Golaghat district. A bench Justices PS Narasimha and Atul S Chandurkar passed the…
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Nepali caught red handed raping cow in Assam; arrested
In an act of beastiality, a man was caught red-handed for allegedly raping a cow in a shed in in Chhaygaon village of Assam. Rameshwar Yadav from Nepal was employed as a…
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Adani says ‘No Connection’, amid HC frustration over 3,000 bigha allotment
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court has slammed the Assam government for allotting 3,000 bighas of land to a private cement factory in the state’s tribal-majority Dima Hasao district, and observed whether this…
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Assam: Second phase of eviction at Rengma forest begins
Golaghat: The Assam government on Monday started the second phase of eviction inside Rangma reserve forest in Golaghat district to remove encroachments from around 26 hectares of land, displacing 41 families, an…
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SC shields The Wire from arrest in Assam FIR under new BNS law
In a relief to the online news organisation, The Wire, the Supreme Court granted interim protection to its editor-in-chief and veteran journalist Siddharth Varadarajan against “any coercive action” in connection with an…