Assam

Torrential rains lashed most of Assam, and the downpour continued on Wednesday

Manipur-based People’s Liberation Army thought to be behind attack

Says gruesome footage of Muslim villager killed in Assam shook world for its sheer insensitivity, depravity, impunity

Desecration of mortal remains by individuals embedded with the security forces is shocking beyond belief, says FO

Two people were killed on Thursday when hundreds clashed with police over BJP government's eviction of Muslim families

July 26 clash on border between Assam and Mizoram left six police officers dead and dozens injured

The two state heads, Assam's Sarma and Mizoram's Zoramthanga have each blamed the other side for the violence

More than 700 seminaries will be shut by April, says Indian state’s education minister

Health Minister says, when we learned that a person was willing to donate, people went to his house by boat

113 wild animals, including 11 one-horned rhinos, died at Kaziranga Park, officials say

Assam, famous for its tea plantations, is hit by flooding every rainy season despite flood-control efforts

Over 3.6M people in 26 districts of state hit by floods; some 80% of Kaziranga National Park under water

At least two dead, over a million affected, say authorities

Kashmiris are observing the Republican Day as Black Day across the world to highlight Indian atrocities in IOK

It represents Assam, its culture and collective political and social aspirations of its people, says a student

Two people have been killed by police in Assam amid protests against controversial new citizenship rules

The Modi-led government has said that social media platforms could potentially be used to “inflame passions”

Facebook spokesperson says the company was proactively removing 65% of hate speech before it was reported globally

Critics say the campaign is aimed at Muslims, even those who have lived legally in India for decades

What has happened in Assam and what might follow in the rest of India

After years-long exercise to check illegal immigration that critics said targeted the region's Muslim minority

There are currently 938 people in six detention camps; another with capacity of 3,000 is set to be built

Members of the Assam state organisation threaten to shed blood to block the bill

According to Modi, Indian citizenship will only be granted after thorough checks on each applicant

Legislation covers certain religious minorities but not Muslims

New draft Register of Citizens (NRC) leaves off four million people potentially stateless to face an uncertain future

Rats are boiled, skinned and then cooked in spicy gravy

4 million excluded from the NRC list accused of discriminating against Muslims and of stoking ethnic tensions

Controversial policy was introduced by Assam state government, which is controlled by same BJP party nationally

Queen Sati Sadhani ruled the Chutia dynasty from 1522 to 1524 and is said to be their last queen

Kavita Krishnan says BJP's hate-mongering is alienating the Muslim minority in Assam

BJP in India is well-entrenched in six of the seven northeastern states,

Critics accuse the Indian PM pushing for the list for political purposes ahead of the Indian general elections 2019

The NRC is the result of a years-long agitation by Assam residents demanding expulsion of immigrants from Bangladesh

India stripped millions of its citizens of their citizenship by deleting them from the National Register of Citizens

"Those left out of the list will however get 'ample opportunity' to appeal" says registrar

Laskar has filed a complaint against unidentified people at the Silchar police station

Indian COAS blames the two countries of keeping the area disturbed

There are also concerns the Assam state government, could use the issue to target the state's Muslim minority

Four others injured in the attack

The Karbi People's Liberation Tigers (KPLT) is fighting for an independent homeland for the Karbi tribe

Bodo guerrillas have in recent years launched ferocious attacks on both Muslim settlers and other tribal communities

One assailant was killed and security forces are in hot pursuit of three or four others in the area

The BJP appears in no mood to let Assam shatter the myth of its nationwide popularity