Assam bulldozes another madrassa linked to al-Qaeda

Assam bulldozes another madrassa linked to al-Qaeda

This is the third one demolished since the arrest of 37 people, including the imam of a mosque and madrassa teachers allegedly associated with terror groups This is the third one demolished since the arrest of 37 people, including the imam of a mosque and madrassa teachers allegedly associated with terror groups The authorities of […]

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Assam plans trip for 1,000 youth to Cellular Jail in Andaman

Assam plans trip for 1,000 youth to Cellular Jail in Andaman

The idea is to imbibe the spirit of nationalism in them, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said The idea is to imbibe the spirit of nationalism in them, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said The Assam government plans to send about 1,000 youth to the Cellular Jail in Andaman and Nicobar Islands for instilling the […]

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Include Lachit Borphukan’s valour in textbooks: Assam CM

Include Lachit Borphukan’s valour in textbooks: Assam CM

The request is among a series of initiatives by the Assam government related to the year-long celebration of the 17th-century Ahom general’s 400th birth anniversary The request is among a series of initiatives by the Assam government related to the year-long celebration of the 17th-century Ahom general’s 400th birth anniversary : Assam Chief Minister Himanta […]

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Bangladesh praises Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, invites him to visit at “convenient earliest”

Bangladesh praises Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, invites him to visit at “convenient earliest”

Bangladesh has invited Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma to visit Dhaka, the Chief Minister’s Office in Guwahati has confirmed. In a letter written on July 5, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen praised Mr. Sarma’s “innovative ventures” and said that the visit would provide both sides a better understanding of the developmental […]

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With Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi’s term ending, no Muslim among BJP MPs

With Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi’s term ending, no Muslim among BJP MPs

The term of two others, former Union Minister M. J. Akbar and Syed Zafar Islam, has already ended. The term of two others, former Union Minister M. J. Akbar and Syed Zafar Islam, has already ended. With the Rajya Sabha term of Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi ending on July 7, the BJP will have no Muslim […]

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Assam’s minority certificate plan triggers fear of divisive politics

Assam’s minority certificate plan triggers fear of divisive politics

Some non-Muslim communities welcome the move but diverse Muslim groups say it will drive a wedge between Assamese and Bengali speakers Some non-Muslim communities welcome the move but diverse Muslim groups say it will drive a wedge between Assamese and Bengali speakers The Assam government’s plan announced in March to provide minority certificates to six […]

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