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Split in NSCN raises hopes for Naga peace talks

It is significant that NSCN(K) has a ceasefire agreement with Myanmar since April 2012 and has refrained from clashes...

25 Aug 2018 6:28 AM IST

A tea variety from Arunachal Pradesh has fetched a world record price of Rs 40,000 per kg at Guwahati Tea Auction Centre here breaking the record of an Assam tea variety auctioned last month.

Arunachal tea variety fetches record Rs 40,000 per kg

The liquor of this special tea is bright golden in colour, sweet to taste and has a rich aroma.

24 Aug 2018 2:11 PM IST

The accused were arrested by police where they were roaming suspiciously near Bhoopasandra. (Representational image)

Guwahati: Godman with miraculous kiss power' held

Many visited his makeshift temple for the kiss that solves all problems'

24 Aug 2018 2:30 AM IST

People wait to check their names on the final draft of the National Register of Citizens after it was released, at an NRC Seva Kendra in Nagaon, Assam on Monday. (Photo:PTI)

Assam: 70-yr-old mother dies after son declared doubtful citizen in...

The son Dinesh and his wife have been languishing in a detention camp in Tinsukia district after they were declared as...

19 Aug 2018 6:19 PM IST

The police had earlier arrested Nooruddin Sheik, a Wayanad native, who was released after detailed interrogation.

Assam: School principal held for not hoisting flag

Assam police on Saturday arrested the principal of a missionary school for not hoisting the national flag in the school...

19 Aug 2018 6:03 AM IST

They snatch away cattle from the owners and shift them to cow shelters. (Representational Image)

11 arrested for lynching man, injuring 3 in Assam over suspicion of...

Those arrested belong to the Adivasi community who work in the Diplunga Tea estate, around 250 km from Guwahati.

18 Aug 2018 12:05 PM IST

When asked if Bangladesh will be willing to take back the illegal citizens staying in India, Inu said, As of now, India has not shared NRC findings with us and has not raised the issue. Until they do so, we will not speak. (Photo: PTI)

Govt teacher involved in NRC work detained after being declared...

Khairul Islam was one among over 40,000 government employees drawn from different departments for NRC work across the...

16 Aug 2018 5:18 PM IST

Tajen Sikdar, the head teacher of the primary school in Dhubri district, who had stood in the flood water with Haider Ali Khan and two others, said on Thursday that Haiders name was not in the draft NRC. (Photo: Facebook/@Mizanur Rahman)

Boy, who saluted tricolour during floods last year, excluded from...

NRC is being updated with March 24, 1971, as the cut-off date to include the names of genuine Indian citizens.

16 Aug 2018 1:40 PM IST

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. (Photo: PTI)

NRC will free Assam from illegal foreigners: CM Sarbananda Sonowal

Sonowal assured that his government was keeping a close watch to ensure that names of no genuine Indian citizens are...

15 Aug 2018 4:27 PM IST

People wait to check their names on the final draft of the National Register of Citizens after it was released, at an NRC Seva Kendra in Nagaon, Assam on Monday. (Photo:PTI)

MHA starts work on biometric work permit for illegal foreigners in...

Ministry of Home Affairs said their immediate challenge is to take decision on fate of those tagged as 'illegal...

12 Aug 2018 5:33 PM IST

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi (Photo: PTI)

NRC was my baby', claims Tarun Gogoi; says BJP failed to nurse' it

Gogoi alleged BJP was not interested in solving problem of infiltration, but to use it as agenda in next Lok Sabha,...

12 Aug 2018 4:09 PM IST

BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad claimed that Congress leaders like former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Antony may understand the sensitivity involved with the deal but were forced to demand that the NDA government share details of the fighter aircraft, to defend Gandhi. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Aadhaar our digital identity; completely safe, secure: Ravi Shankar...

Out of 122 crore cards issued, 95 crore Aadhaar cards have already been linked with bank accounts.

11 Aug 2018 9:09 PM IST