The Supreme Court is slated to hear a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, on Wednesday.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced that Assamese will now be the compulsory official language for all state government notifications, orders, acts, and related administrative documents.
Following protests over the Waqf Act, the Cachar district administration has imposed restrictions across the district under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), citing concerns over possible disturbances to public order following ongoing protests.
Located at Bamungaon near Lanka in the Hojai district, the plant boasts a crushing capacity of 500 tonnes per day (TCD).
In the ongoing investigation into the multi-crore DB Stock Consultancy scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two individuals from Guwahati for their roles in facilitating the fraudulent scheme that duped thousands of investors nationwide.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the launch of a major initiative aimed at rejuvenating 129 beels (wetlands) across the state with a budget of approximately Rs 800 crore.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has officially begun its probe into a multi-crore online trading scam that has rocked Assam, with a staggering Rs 2,200 crore in fraudulent investments linked to the scheme.
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which was inserted to give effect to the Assam Accord and formed the basis of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam in 2019.
According to Northeast Frontier Railway officials, the incident caused the locomotive and eight coaches to leave the tracks.
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, which grants Indian citizenship to immigrants who entered Assam between January 1, 1966, and March 25, 1971.
