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.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma hit back at Bangladesh talks of splitting India's northeast, calling it impossible for the nuclear-powered fourth-largest economy. He urged teaching Dhaka a lesson over their "bad mindset" and Hasnat Abdullah's isolation threats via the Siliguri "chicken’s neck."
The action of the Assam government comes as the Indian government is identifying and deporting illegal immigrants under the ongoing Operation Pushback.
In a landmark development, the Assam Legislative Assembly on Friday passed the Assam Fixation of Ceiling on Land Holdings (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The legislation...
The comprehensive report captures not only the immediate failures that led to one of independent India’s worst episodes of mass violence, but the deeper factors that had been simmering for decades in the state.
The CM said that the SIT will soon submit a “watertight chargesheet” and claimed that the motive behind Garg’s killing will “shock the people of the state.”