Assam Anti-caa Protest

Jailed anti-citizenship amendment act (CAA) activist Akhil Gogoi, who was elected as the MLA from Assam's Sibsagar seat last month, today got a partial relief as he was cleared in one of the two cases against him linked to the protests against the co

The Assam Jariya Parishad and Raijor Dal, the two parties born out of the protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the state, helped the BJP consolidate its position in Upper Assam.

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday labelled the state Congress unit a "fake news factory" for using a video of a mock drill in Jharkhand as police brutality during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019.

Taking a hardened stand on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, the Congress on Tuesday said it will build a memorial for those who died in the anti-CAA protests.

Assam Jatiya Parishad, led by former leaders of All Assam Students' Union or AASU that spearheaded anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Assam and Raijor Dal, formed by the supporters of anti-CAA activist Akhil Gogoi - who is in prison for over a year on sedition charge - have decided to contest the assembly polls together.

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, the police resorted to lathi charge on activists of the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) who took out a rally in Tezpur on Friday to protest the central government's controversial citizenship law.

The Gauhati High court today rejected the bail plea of Akhil Gogoi, an anti-citizenship law activist arrested in 2019 for sedition based on his alleged role in violence during the protests that gripped the nation last year. This is the second time his plea has been rejected since August when an NIA court had refused his application, which he then a...

Four artists were picked up by the Guwahati city police and later released after they painted a graffiti of the anti-citizenship law activist Akhil Gogoi, who is currently lodged in jail after he was charged with sedition.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) questioned a Guwahati-based Journalist for five hours on Thursday in a case linked to activist Akhil Gogoi over last year's protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in Assam. The journalist said he was not served summon to appear for questioning but was called over phone.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has "summoned" a Guwahati-based journalist for questioning in connection with a case against Akhil Gogoi over last year's protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in Assam.

Of the five people who were killed during protests over the contentious citizenship law in Assam in December, only three died in firing by the police, the Assam government claimed on Monday. The two others, the Assam government said, died in attacks by troublemakers.

Held outside Mumbai for the first time, the Filmfare Awards this year saw several Bollywood stars fly into Guwahati on Saturday as fans came out in thousands at the airport to catch a glimpse of their favourite celebrities.

Assam Police has registered a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against Sharjeel Imam, said to be one of the organisers of the anti-citizenship law protest at Shaheen Bagh, after videos of him allegedly calling for the state to be cut off from the rest of India surfaced online. Assam Police told NDTV that Sharjeel Imam, a student ...

Congress leader Kamrul Islam Choudhury, who is the president of party's youth wing in Assam, was arrested on Thursday over charges of damaging public property during violent protests against controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in Guwahati last month.

A special NIA court on Friday again remanded Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) chief Akhil Gogoi, who has been arrested and charged under stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for his alleged role in the anti-CAA protests in Assam, to 14-day judicial custody, his lawyer said.

Jailed anti-citizenship amendment act (CAA) activist Akhil Gogoi, who was elected as the MLA from Assam's Sibsagar seat last month, today got a partial relief as he was cleared in one of the two cases against him linked to the protests against the co

The Assam Jariya Parishad and Raijor Dal, the two parties born out of the protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the state, helped the BJP consolidate its position in Upper Assam.

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday labelled the state Congress unit a "fake news factory" for using a video of a mock drill in Jharkhand as police brutality during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019.

Taking a hardened stand on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, the Congress on Tuesday said it will build a memorial for those who died in the anti-CAA protests.

Assam Jatiya Parishad, led by former leaders of All Assam Students' Union or AASU that spearheaded anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Assam and Raijor Dal, formed by the supporters of anti-CAA activist Akhil Gogoi - who is in prison for over a year on sedition charge - have decided to contest the assembly polls together.

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, the police resorted to lathi charge on activists of the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) who took out a rally in Tezpur on Friday to protest the central government's controversial citizenship law.

The Gauhati High court today rejected the bail plea of Akhil Gogoi, an anti-citizenship law activist arrested in 2019 for sedition based on his alleged role in violence during the protests that gripped the nation last year. This is the second time his plea has been rejected since August when an NIA court had refused his application, which he then a...

Four artists were picked up by the Guwahati city police and later released after they painted a graffiti of the anti-citizenship law activist Akhil Gogoi, who is currently lodged in jail after he was charged with sedition.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) questioned a Guwahati-based Journalist for five hours on Thursday in a case linked to activist Akhil Gogoi over last year's protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in Assam. The journalist said he was not served summon to appear for questioning but was called over phone.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has "summoned" a Guwahati-based journalist for questioning in connection with a case against Akhil Gogoi over last year's protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in Assam.

Of the five people who were killed during protests over the contentious citizenship law in Assam in December, only three died in firing by the police, the Assam government claimed on Monday. The two others, the Assam government said, died in attacks by troublemakers.

Held outside Mumbai for the first time, the Filmfare Awards this year saw several Bollywood stars fly into Guwahati on Saturday as fans came out in thousands at the airport to catch a glimpse of their favourite celebrities.

Assam Police has registered a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against Sharjeel Imam, said to be one of the organisers of the anti-citizenship law protest at Shaheen Bagh, after videos of him allegedly calling for the state to be cut off from the rest of India surfaced online. Assam Police told NDTV that Sharjeel Imam, a student ...

Congress leader Kamrul Islam Choudhury, who is the president of party's youth wing in Assam, was arrested on Thursday over charges of damaging public property during violent protests against controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in Guwahati last month.

A special NIA court on Friday again remanded Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) chief Akhil Gogoi, who has been arrested and charged under stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for his alleged role in the anti-CAA protests in Assam, to 14-day judicial custody, his lawyer said.