Assam

Timelines

• 02 Apr 2020

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  India

  Tablighi Jamaat event put nearly 9,000 at coronavirus risk: Centre

  The infamous event organized by Tablighi Jamaat in Nizamuddin, New Delhi, last month, has put nearly 9,000 at risk of the contagious coronavirus, the Union Home Ministry said on Wednesday.

• 27 Mar 2020

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  Sports

  #CoronavirusOutbreak: Sachin Tendulkar, others come forward to donate money

  Cricket great Sachin Tendulkar joined the list of Indian athletes to come forward and donate money in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

• 21 Mar 2020

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  India

  Coronavirus Outbreak: How are states preparing for tomorrow's Janata Curfew?

  To reduce transmission of coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Indians should follow the Janata Curfew on Sunday, March 22, between 7 am and 9 pm.

• 07 Mar 2020

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  India

  J&K: 2 suspected of coronavirus infection isolated in Jammu

  As the number of cases of a deadly coronavirus disease, COVID-19, continue to be on the rise, Jammu and Kashmir administration identified two persons suspected to be infected.

• 03 Mar 2020

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  Politics

  According to BJP leader, 'gaumutra' and 'gobar' can cure coronavirus

  While the world is yet to figure out how to curtail the menace of coronavirus, a BJP leader seems to have cracked it.

• 19 Feb 2020

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  India

  Assam woman produces 15 documents to prove she's Indian; fails

  In what has widely been viewed as a precursor to the dangers of a nationwide National Register of Citizens exercise, a 50-year-old woman in Assam lost the battle to prove her citizenship, despite producing 15 documents.

• 18 Feb 2020

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  India

  Chargesheet filed in Jamia violence case; Sharjeel Imam named 'instigator'

  The Delhi Police has filed a chargesheet in connection with the mid-December violence at Jamia Millia Islamia.

• 16 Feb 2020

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  Entertainment

  After Filmfare snub, lyricist Manoj Muntashir boycotts award shows

  After being snubbed at the Filmfare Awards 2020, lyricist Manoj Muntashir has said that he would not attend any award shows hereafter.

• 16 Feb 2020

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  Entertainment

  Taapsee was called 'female Ayushmann Khurrana', her response won Internet

  After she bagged the award for Best Actress (Critics) at the 2020 Filmfare awards, actress Taapsee Pannu was called the "female Ayushmann Khurrana" of Bollywood on Twitter.

• 16 Feb 2020

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  Entertainment

  Etched in my heart: Ranveer on receiving Filmfare from Madhuri

  It was a big Saturday night in Guwahati for Ranveer Singh and his film Gully Boy, as the movie swept the 2020 Filmfare awards in all the major categories.

• 15 Feb 2020

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  Entertainment

  Filmfare Awards 2020: 'Gully Boy' wins big; Alia, Ranveer felicitated

  The 65th Filmfare Awards took place on Saturday in Assam's Guwahati and the night ended on a high note for Gully Boy.

• 13 Feb 2020

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  India

  Assam to convert state-run madrassas, Sanskrit centers into regular schools

  The Assam government plans to shut all state-run madrassas and Sanskrit 'tols' (centers of learning), state Finance and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday.

• 12 Feb 2020

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  India

  Assam NRC data goes offline, Government says 'technical issue'

  The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday cited "technical issues" after the data on Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) disappeared from its official website.

• 10 Feb 2020

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  India

  #NewsBytesExclusive: Abhijit Iyer-Mitra on Shaheen Bagh and Gunja Kapoor episode

  The Shaheen Bagh protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act should not have been "allowed" to go on for so long, feels Defense analyst Abhijit Iyer-Mitra.

• 10 Feb 2020

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  Inspirational

  Five IAS officers who have launched eco-friendly initiatives in India

  The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the most prestigious and sought-after Civil Service of the country.

• 04 Feb 2020

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  India

  No decision on nationwide NRC yet, MHA clarifies in Parliament

  The government hasn't taken any decision yet on implementing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) across the nation, the Ministry of Home Affairs clarified in the Parliament today.