Locals of the Sonapur Kachutali area in Assam's Kamrup (Metro) district staged a protest on Saturday in support of protecting tribal belt and block areas.
An eviction of illegal encroachment near Guwahati turned violent on Thursday, as a large Muslim mob attacked the authorities injuring several cops. Later two attackers died in police firing
Hitting back at Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav over his comments on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi termed it "height of appeasement politics."
Assam Trinamool Congress President Ripun Bora on Sunday resigned from the party, citing perception of people of the state of TMC being a regional party.
Altaap Hussain has been charged under Section 196/299 of the Indian Penal Code 2023 (BNS) for 'promoting enmity between different groups on the basis of religion and caste' and 'doing malicious acts with intent to outrage religious feelings of any class, religion or religious beliefs by insulting them'.
Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader, Neeraj Kumar, on Saturday criticized the Assam government's decision to scrap the practice of 2-hour adjournment for Jumma prayers in the state assembly
"Remember if Bengal is burned, then Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Delhi will also be burned," CM Mamata Banerjee was quoted saying by news agency IANS.