• The Federal

    North East

    Assam citizenship verdict shows one missing link can cost you your nationality

    Sandeep Sharma
    4 July 2026 7:00 PM IST

    Dismissing a Goalpara resident’s petition, the Gauhati High Court reinforces that identity cards and oral testimony cannot substitute for an unbroken genealogical record

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    Assam
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    Assam

    15 documents not enough to prove citizenship: Assam man declared foreigner by HC

    4 July 2026 3:58 PM IST
    Kuki protest
    Manipur

    Kuki organisations boycott Manipur CM's Churachandpur visit ahead of Valte funeral

    4 July 2026 1:43 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi
    Manipur

    Rahul tears into Centre as Manipur burns again: 'Result of divisive ideology'

    2 July 2026 4:07 PM IST
    Sonam Raghuvanshi

    Meghalaya moves SC against bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi in 'honeymoon murder' case

    2 July 2026 12:07 PM IST
    rare Eurasian lynx

    Sikkim records sighting of rare Eurasian lynx in Eastern Himalayas

    1 July 2026 7:59 PM IST
    Arunachal flood

    Arunachal flood: Landslides block key roads; 4 persons missing

    25 Jun 2026 12:57 PM IST
    Assam Gaurav Gogoi | Congress goes after local issues for Assam election

    Nagaon bypoll: A make-or-break test for a struggling Assam Congress

    24 Jun 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Woman stripped in Assam mob justice; BJP leader prime accused

    Woman stripped in Assam mob justice; BJP leader prime accused

    18 Jun 2026 1:59 PM IST
    Guwahati, Navi Mumbai airports among worlds most beautiful in 2026

    Guwahati, Navi Mumbai airports among world's most beautiful in 2026

    15 Jun 2026 7:38 PM IST
    How obscure NCPI went against own poll slogan to welcome TMC rebels

    How 'obscure' NCPI went against own poll slogan to welcome TMC rebels

    15 Jun 2026 11:17 AM IST
    Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

    Assam to stop Aadhaar issuance for adults to curb illegal immigration, says CM Himanta

    13 Jun 2026 5:10 PM IST
    IAF AN 32

    Five IAF personnel killed as AN-32 transport aircraft crashes at Assam's Jorhat airbase

    13 Jun 2026 11:57 AM IST
    Imphal, Manipur

    Manipur CM vows justice after bodies of six abducted Naga men recovered

    11 Jun 2026 11:37 AM IST
    BJP Daimary sworn in as minister in Assam cabinet

    Assam cabinet expansion: Sarma defuses potential revolt by inducting Biswajit Daimary

    The Federal
    5 Jun 2026 2:45 PM IST

    To keep the party intact, CM brings controversial former Speaker into a 17-member cabinet despite pressure over financial irregularity allegations

    Assam politics biswajit daimary bodo politics

    All eyes on BJP MLA Biswajit Daimary as Himanta gets set to expand Cabinet

    4 Jun 2026 11:00 AM IST
    Manipur killings

    Kuki groups seek separate administration in Manipur

    30 May 2026 8:59 PM IST
    Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Assembly

    Assam becomes third state to pass Uniform Civil Code Bill

    27 May 2026 3:24 PM IST
    Parliamentary Affairs Minister Atul Bora (centre)

    Assam tables UCC bill, proposes polygamy ban, mandatory live-in registration

    25 May 2026 1:11 PM IST
    Gulf conflict brews trouble for Assam tea; exports likely to drop 20 pc

    Record tea export gains at risk as West Asia crisis chokes shipping routes

    25 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Swine fever

    North East battles African Swine Fever: Is it dangerous to humans?

    23 May 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Manipur CM urges people to stop bandhs

    Opt for dialogue, avoid bandhs: Manipur CM Y Khemchand Singh appeals for peace

    22 May 2026 2:15 PM IST
    Assam Assembly

    Several Assam MLAs take oath in native tongues not in Constitution’s Eighth Schedule

    21 May 2026 6:44 PM IST
    MK Yadava, Controversial ex-IFS officer gets third post-retirement extension in Assam

    Himanta govt defies backlash to retain MK Yadava as forest dept chief

    20 May 2026 11:24 AM IST
    Tribal body revives demand to strip ST status from converts ahead of Assam UCC Bill

    Tribal body revives demand to strip ST status from converts ahead of Assam UCC Bill

    20 May 2026 9:33 AM IST
    Manipur killings

    Hostage logic, killing fields: How horizontal ethnic conflicts eclipse Northeast vertical struggles

    17 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Fresh violence in Ukhrul district of Manipur

    Panel probing Manipur violence gets 6-month extension to submit report

    15 May 2026 8:07 AM IST
    Pawan Khera faces marathon grilling in cases filed by Himanta’s wife

    Pawan Khera faces marathon grilling in cases filed by Himanta’s wife

    14 May 2026 7:40 AM IST
    Student found dead in hostel of BITS Pilani Goa campus; cops launch probe

    3 killed, 5 injured in suspected militant attack in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district

    13 May 2026 4:37 PM IST
    Why Assam-Bangladesh border remains unsealed even after 10 yrs of BJP govt

    Why Assam-Bangladesh border remains unsealed even after 10 yrs of BJP govt

    13 May 2026 1:49 PM IST
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