Assam Muslim man beaten, made to eat pork over beef suspicion  Politics Today

A mob in Assam’s Biswanath Charaili nearly lynched a Muslim man suspected of selling cow meat. The mob didn’t just stop there. The victim was also reportedly forced to eat pork, which is forbidden in Islam. Read More
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Mamata says ‘Modi is a liar, TMC will form next government’  Neta Speak

In north Bengal’s Alipurduar, the Trinamool Congress leader and chief minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, said the prime minister, Narendra Modi, is a “liar” who is trying to make “legal citizens illegal in the name of National Register of Citizens and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill”. Read More
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LS election: 1.2 lakh ‘doubtful’ Assam voters won’t be able to vote  Politics Today

An Election Commission official, on Monday, has declared that around 1.2 lakh voters in Assam will not be able to cast their votes in the Lok Sabha election as they have been identified as “D” (doubtful) voters. Read More
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Assam NRC coordinator to SC: ‘EC won’t disturb our NRC staff’   Neta Speak

The Supreme Court recorded the submissions made by the Assam National Register of Citizens coordinator, Prateek Hajela, saying the Election Commission has agreed not to withdraw personnel involved in the NRC work. Read More
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Supreme Court slams Centre not cooperating with NRC process  Politics Today

The Centre had asked for suspension of the NRC work for two weeks as “the central armed police forces will be engaged in the election duty.” Read More
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NRC a 'waste paper', should have been linked to voters list: Tarun Gogoi   Social

GUWAHATI: Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday described the National Register of Citizens (NRC) a "waste paper" and said it should have . ... Read More
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Final Assam NRC must be out by July 31, declares SC   Social

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the July 31 deadline for publication of the final Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) will not be . ... Read More
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Won't extend NRC deadline beyond July 31, 2019: Supreme Court   Social

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would not extend July 31 deadline for publication of final Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) . ... Read More
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Citizenship Bill: NE protests force Centre to look for states’ consent  Politics Today

With protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 showing no signs of dying down in the northeast, the Centre is now seeking to allay public’s fears by saying that foreigners would not be granted Indian citizenship without the consent of state governments concerned. Read More
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Artists across Assam raise their voices against Citizenship Bill  Politics Today

Artists from various cultural spheres in Assam have joined hands to strong protest against the Indian Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP-led NDA government is pushing for. Read More
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