GUWAHATI: The image of Assam’s BJP-led government was dented after the recent rap by the Supreme Court on the alarming number of police encounters in the state. A whopping 171 cases were ...

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A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday (October 17) upheld by a 4-1 majority the unique process for granting citizenship to migrants who entered Assam until March 24, 1971.

Five-star defensive lineman Elijah Griffin Friday afternoon. The announcement took place at a live commitment ceremony at Georgia's Savannah Christian Prep High School. The in-state product chose ...

A spectacular astronomical event took over the skies on Thursday night—the third in a series of four supermoons this year, the Hunter's Moon, which also happened to be the biggest and brightest ...

What does Section 6A stipulate? Section 6A is a special provision inserted into the 1955 Act in furtherance of a Memorandum of Settlement called the “Assam Accord” signed on August 15 ...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act which grants Indian citizenship to immigrants who came to Assam between January 1 ...

New Delhi, Oct 17: The Mumbai-bound Lokmanya Tilak Express that left Agartala this morning derailed at Dibalong station in Assam at about 3:55 pm, a spokesperson of the Railways said. “Eight ...

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) is looking for a new CEO, it announced in a statement on Thursday. Current CEO Abel Sithole’s term comes to an end in July 2025. The PIC is SA’s ...

The provision granted citizenship to ‘foreigners’ who entered Assam before March 24, 1971. Here’s why it was challenged read more Villagers wait outside the National Register of Citizens (NRC) centre ...

While upholding the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which recognized the Assam Accord, the Supreme Court (4:1) majority rejected the argument that conferring ...

This means that a person who has been living in Assam between the fixed dates will be allowed to apply for Indian citizenship as per the section. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud with four others gave ...