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$Voicing his concern Sarma said, \We just want this NRC to pass off well but this NRC wont help us get rid of foreigners.\ (Photo: File)$ India

'Lost hope in present form of NRC': Assam BJP minister Himanta Sarma

He further questioned the system of the NRC saying that the rate of exclusion is uneven in districts bordering...

31 Aug 2019 11:14 AM IST

People can check their names in the first draft at NRC sewa kendras across Assam from 8 am on January 1. They can also check for information online and through SMS services. (Photo: Representational | File)

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Assam: Govt to provide free legal aid to those excluded from NRC...

People left out of the NRC will not be detained 'under any circumstances' until foreigners tribunals (FTs) declare them...

27 Aug 2019 2:11 PM IST

Union home minister Amit Shah arrives at Parliament for the Budget Session, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

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MHA says, 'Arrangements made to appeal people non-included in final...

The decisions have been taken at high-level meeting chaired by Amit Shah and attended by Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal and...

20 Aug 2019 2:23 PM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Photo: PTI)

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'India cannot be a 'dharamshala' for illegal migrants,' says Shivraj...

Chouhan said: 'NRC is not only for Assam; it is a must for the entire country and we will get this done.'

3 Aug 2019 10:01 AM IST

An official checks the documents submitted by people at an NRC Seva Kendra in Guwahati on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

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10,000 paramilitary troops deployed in Assam before NRC release...

As peace continues to prevail in Assam, a review has been carried out by Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday on the...

14 Sept 2019 12:51 PM IST

All individuals in Assam had to submit to the government documents which showed that their ancestors had been in Assam as citizens before 1971. (Photo: DC File)

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Assam citizens' list with all 3.30 crore applicants published

It will also allow individuals to check on the statuses of family members.

14 Sept 2019 10:53 AM IST

Textile Minister Smriti Irani, on Friday, addressed a public rally in Amethi. (Photo: ANI)

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Days after NRC Smriti Irani assures, no Indian will be left out

Criticising Banerjee for her opposition to the NRC, Irani said, it proves the dichotomy on her stand on illegal...

10 Sept 2019 2:48 PM IST

All Bengal Minority Youth Federation activists shout protest against the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. (Photo: PTI)

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Rashtriya Bajrang Dal calls for 12-hour shutdown against final NRC...

Rashtriya Bajrang Dal, he said, has chalked out a series of agitational programmes like an indefinite hunger strike.

6 Sept 2019 9:24 AM IST

A total of 26 people have been taken into custody from Teok tea estate. (Photo: ANI)

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Assam docs abstain from work to protest colleague's killing

Responding to a call by the Assam unit of the IMA, doctors at government, private hospitals and consultation chambers...

3 Sept 2019 2:38 PM IST

Acting on the FIR, the police arrested the accused from the airport upon his return in May 2019.

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21 arrested for mob killing of 73-year-old doctor in Assam tea estate

The arrests were made on the basis of the video evidence that the administration collected from the site after the...

2 Sept 2019 11:16 AM IST

As can be seen from the application form for data entry in NRC, there was no column in the application asking for the religion of the applicant, MEA spokesperson said. (Photo: ANI)

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Foreign media's commentaries about final NRC's aspects are incorrect':...

He said that exclusion from the NRC will have no implication on the rights of an individual resident in Assam'.

1 Sept 2019 8:45 PM IST

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No one came to India after 1971,' says Bangladesh Finance Minister...

This came as a response to Assam FM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Bangladesh would be approached to take back its...

1 Sept 2019 7:26 PM IST