Special judge Alokesh Bhattacharya allowed Chetia, alias Golap Baruah, to go on bail by submitting a bail bond of Rs 5 lakh and security of the same amount.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday announced that the central government would hold tripartite discussions with agitating ethnic groups that are demanding separate states in the wake of the Centre's decision to create Telangana state.
"This is part of our policy to empower minorities with dignity and without appeasement," Naqvi said.
The counsel appearing for Assam told the bench that they would place certain 'confidential documents' in the matter before the court for its perusal.
The names of all the 3.30 crore applicants as per draft NRC and supplementary list of inclusions and exclusions (final NRC) have been published.
A total of five FIRs have been registered against Banerjee in Assam since the publication of the NRC final draft on July 30.
10 central trade unions have called a nationwide shutdown against 'anti-worker policies' of the central government. Apart from being successful in Bengal, Kerala and NE states, the bandh has also got support from Cong leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena in Maharashtra.
The total number of positive cases has increased by 106 in the last 24 hours to reach 1,024.
'What is the need to postpone the exam?'
Security personnel at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International airport in Kolkata went into a tizzy on Wednesday after receiving three phone calls threatening to blow up the airport.
The incident took place in Menterang village, sources said.
However, if there is a larger outbreak, the entire building will have to be closed for 48 hours. All staff will work from home till the building is adequately disinfected and is declared fit for re-occupation, it said in the guidelines on preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in workplace settings.
The ripping off the lid, that Mekhail did, on the chain of episodes that lead up to his sister's murder, while condemning Indrani for her actions, for the first time, paradoxically, allowed a more human -- if flawed and complicated -- picture to emerge of Indrani, allegedly The Woman Who Killed Her Own Daughter and shocked a nation.
As we get used to a long haul of isolation to curb the spread of COVID-19, the police's new avatar in many places is a far cry from that of the high-handed enforcer of law and order.
The incident was recorded by locals on their mobile phones and circulated on social media.
Concerned over unabated violence along Assam-Nagaland border, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday telephoned chief ministers of Assam and Nagaland and asked them to defuse tension along the borders of the two states.
The raid was carried out at a hotel in Karol Bagh in the national capital.
The three-day conference of the directors general of police of all states was inaugurated in Hyderabad on Friday by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
Opposing the Central government's proposal of allowing Bangladeshis visa-free entry into Assam, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said he couldn't allow it, as the state was already facing a problem of illegal migration.
"There are 99 per cent chances that he committed suicide," Nithiyanandam said.
High alert has been sounded across India that five members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India, who had fled from a Madhya Pradesh jail in 2013, are planning to carry out terror strikes on instructions of Pakistan's spy agency Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence.
The action may come after the special session of the Arunachal Pradesh assembly, which is meeting for two days from Wednesday to ratify the Goods and Services Tax Constitution Amendment Bill, a government functionary said.
'Who is the right Mekhail? Mekhail I or Mekhail II?'
The CCTV footage at the Chennai Central Railway Station shows a middle-aged man, whose face was covered with a handkerchief, running towards the exit minutes before twin bombs went off in two coaches on the Bangalore-Guwahati Express on Thursday morning. The footage, though blur, is being looked at as the first lead in the investigation. So what are the chances of the police nabbing the suspect on the basis of this evidence?
Massive relief and rescue operations have been launched in Manipur where a strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake on Monday claimed nine lives, shattered buildings and caused panic.
The National Investigation Agency has, in separate incidents, arrested two individuals in connection with the Burdwan blast case. The first arrest was that of Suzena Begum, wife of key accused Sahanur Alam and the second person arrested was Zia-ul-Haque, wanted for indoctrinating youth in sectarian ideology.
The militants accosted Prasanta Kumar, shot him, tortured him and then dumped his body at Tangla area.
Making their second Under-17 World Cup appearance, Iraq have been the surprise package of the proverbial 'group of death' as they are well placed to advance to the knockout stage following a spirited 1-1 draw against two-time champions Mexico, and a 3-0 rout of Latin American giants Chile.
The NRC will include the names of all Indian citizens who have been residing in Assam before March 25, 1971.
A state-of-the-art memorial ground will also be constructed in his honour.
Heavy rains in the last three days triggered flash floods in parts of Bihar, where 41 people have died so far, and inundated large areas in Assam and North Bengal, paralysing normal life and snapping rail link to the Northeast from the rest of the country.
'We should let the dust settle and see how the political equation unfolds in Assam'
Directions have been issued to about 48 industrial units polluting River Ganga to close down, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
Official celebrations in most states were restricted to unfurling of the national flag and chief ministers and governors addressing the people, with fewer guests in attendance.
Though many students attended school, with letters of consent from their parents, some chose to continue education online with their guardians anxious about the pandemic situation and the emergence of a new strain of the novel coronavirus.
The death toll in Assam in the current flood rose to 30 on Wednesday with 14 bodies recovered from worst-affected Goalpara and Kamrup (rural) districts even as relief and rescue work continued round-the-clock.
President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended Holi greetings to the people, saying the festival symbolises the spirit of harmony and prosperity.
The ASDMA said more than 4.87 lakh people are currently suffering in Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Golaghat, Cachar, Dhemaji, Biswanath, Karimganj, Sonitpur, Majuli, Barpeta, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Morigaon and Chirang districts.
'People feel concerned about the future, whether it is the land or the jobs.' 'The BJP came to power in Assam with promises of maati, bheti (home, hearth and identity), land, jobs and culture.' 'Are these going to taken care of? I think those are real concerns.' 'The Assam chief minister (Sarbananda Sonowal) was one of the leaders of the All Assam Students Union which fought for and is one of the signatories to the Assam Accord.' 'Today, his comrade-in-arms (Samujjal Bhattacharya, chief advisor, AASU) is leading the opposition in the streets.'
