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Republic Day honours the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950. (Photo: Pixabay)

R-Day disaster in Kashmir, Mizoram

In Mizoram, in the Northeast, the governor hoisted the flag at an empty ground, with only the security forces present.

28 Jan 2019 1:22 AM IST

Himanta Biswa Sarma

Bill can save Assam from becoming J&K, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

While targeting the protestors Sarma said that people who justified bloodshed in Jammu and Kashmir are teaching us...

26 Jan 2019 2:08 AM IST

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. (Photo: File)

CM Sonowal breaks silence, says won't betray Assamese

Sonowal reiterated that people have made him chief minister with a lot of trusts and he will not betray their trust.

17 Jan 2019 5:52 AM IST

Rajnath Singhs statement assumes significance in the wake of actor Naseeruddin Shahs remarks in reference to the killing of a policeman in Bulandshahr earlier this month. (Photo: ANI)

Rajnath Singh to call meet of all CMs from Northeast

The bill was passed by Lok Sabha last week and is expected to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha during the coming budget...

15 Jan 2019 6:14 AM IST

Former bureaucrat MP Bezbaruah, in his letter to the Home Ministry, stated that with four members of the panel exiting, the committee is non-functional and de facto defunct. (Photo: ANI)

Bezbaruah refuses to be part of panel on Assam Accord

MP Bezbaruah's decision came after four of the nine members quit the central government-nominated committee.

12 Jan 2019 12:03 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Indian community people during a reception at Kigali, in Rwanda. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi terms Citizenship Bill in Lok Sabha historic step

Modi said the rights of deprived sections, including Dalits and tribal will not be affected because due to this bill.

10 Jan 2019 2:39 AM IST

PM Modi launched four-laning of Solapur-Osmanabad section of NH-211, underground sewerage system and three sewage treatment plants and laid the foundation stone of 30,000 houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

'Chowkidar' can pick wrongdoer even in darkness: PM Modi in...

The onus is on the Congress to come clean on what is driving its allegations on the (Rafale) deal, Modi said.

9 Jan 2019 1:04 PM IST

It was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 2, superseding the amendments earlier carried out by the Rajya Sabha.

Citizenship: A religious twist

The Asom Gana Parishad has quit the BJP-led coalition in Assam in protest, saying the bill goes against the 1985 Assam...

9 Jan 2019 2:22 AM IST

It was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 2, superseding the amendments earlier carried out by the Rajya Sabha.

JPC report on Citizenship Bill does not have Oppn approval'

BJP ally Shiv Sena says it will oppose proposed citizenship legislation.

7 Jan 2019 3:09 AM IST

My speech on divine justice and Karmic deficiency is being quoted out of context, Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. (Photo: PTI File)

Congress trying to protect those who believe in Jinnah line: Himanta...

Citizenship Bill: BJP says intellectuals spreading rumours'.

7 Jan 2019 6:18 AM IST

Sarbananda Sonowal

Stir against Citizenship Bill rocks Assam areas

Several indigenous organisations in the state have been opposing the Bill as they believe it would harm their cultural...

6 Jan 2019 5:56 AM IST

Alleging that the information had been leaked to BJP units and friends of BJP, a number of opposition parties demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into it. (Representational Image)

JPC on citizenship bill to submit report January 7

The JPC, which met on Monday, rejected all the amendments moved by the members of Opposition parties.

2 Jan 2019 1:13 AM IST