Assam Police STF arrested 11 linked to Bangladesh's IMK, a JMB offshoot, in raids across four Assam districts and Tripura. The group radicalized youth via mosques and apps, sending recruits to Bangladesh for arms training amid rising cross-border threats.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma termed the 2026 Assembly elections a "civilisational fight" to safeguard the state's Sanatan identity against growing Bangladeshi-origin Muslim population, projected at 40% by 2027. He stressed unity, development, and security concerns like the Siliguri Corridor at the BJP state executive meet.
Assam ramps up use of the 1950 Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, issuing 24-hour exit orders to two women in Biswanath and 15 in Nagaon. Detained at Matia camp, deportations target Bangladesh border amid CM Sarma's drive. First used in Sonitpur.
Marking a tribute to one of Assam's most revered leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 28-foot bronze statue of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi, the...