Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to the chief ministers of Assam and Mizoram, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Zoramthanga respectively, and urged them to ensure peace along the disputed border and find an amicable settlement.
On compilation of six crucial documents, it was found that around two lakh of them from one crore were forged.
The citizens' register in Assam does not get to the bottom of things.
The election campaign finally ended on Friday, May 17. Arindam Majumder reveals what he discovered on the election front on a long rail journey.
Sonowal, who steered the BJP to victory in the elections, has put the issue of infiltration and attempts to check them as his government's priority.
'Most Assamese don't understand a word like ghuspethiya and its insulting connotation.'
The BJP, which has two MLAs in the MDA government, backed the Cabinet decision.
Rahul referred to the four questions he had raised in his speech in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
The situation has improved marginally in Tripura and Mizoram in the past 24 hours.
The prime minister came down heavily on the Congress government in Assam and the previous UPA government at the Centre for "failing" to fulfil dreams and aspiration of the people.
Nearly four lakh people have been affected across seven districts of Assam.
'Modi, with his sharply honed political savvy and undoubted grasp of international affairs, is a past master at taking the measure of world leaders.' 'He would be the last person to think of the unpredictable and not too well-regarded Trump as the mediator,' says B S Raghavan.
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said the "historic day will remain etched in their memories forever".
How to deal with a country that has made export of terror a reason to make the world notice and fund it? Rediff.com contributor Sanjeev Nayyar offers a few suggestions
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