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August 6, 2025, 02:19 PM - 3 min read
The case in question dates back to 2015, when Minati Roy, originally from Cooch Behar, got married in Nalbari, Assam. After settling there, she came under suspicion of being a foreign national. A notice was issued against her on suspicion of being Bangladeshi.
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July 8, 2025, 06:20 PM - 3 min read
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday strongly condemned the issuance of a National Register of Citizens (NRC) notice to a resident of Cooch Behar by the Assam Foreigners Tribunal, describing it as a “pre-planned and dangerous conspiracy” aimed at undermining democracy and the constitutional rights of the people of Bengal.
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January 23, 2025, 10:05 AM - 2 min read
A Mumbai court has convicted an Afghan national for residing in India using a false identity. Habibullah Prang, a 38-year-old man from Tamer Zurmat District in Pakita Province, Afghanistan, was found guilty of using forged documents to stay in Mumbai since 2007.
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December 11, 2024, 10:32 PM - 4 min read
The Assam government has announced that Aadhaar applications will be rejected if the applicant or their family has not applied for the National Register of Citizens (NRC). This move is part of efforts to combat infiltration from Bangladesh, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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September 19, 2024, 11:14 AM - 2 min read
Assam CM Sarma announced that the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will dispatch 12,000-13,000 Aadhaar cards to Tinsukia on September 23 as part of a pilot initiative.
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September 8, 2024, 10:29 AM - 4 min read
The decision comes after the discovery of a startling discrepancy where it was noticed that the number of Aadhaar card holders in at least four districts in the state exceeds their projected populations.
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September 7, 2024, 09:16 PM - 4 min read
The regulation is part of the state's intensified efforts to curb the influx of illegal migrants and will be implemented from October 1, following the preparation of a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
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September 4, 2024, 06:31 PM - 3 min read
On Wednesday, Asaduddin Owaisi, the president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), made a strong accusation against the Narendra Modi government. He claimed that the government plans to conduct the National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) alongside the Census starting this September.
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August 28, 2024, 03:15 PM - 2 min read
The issuance of Aadhaar cards had been halted by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) after these individuals submitted their biometric data between February and August 2019.
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July 15, 2024, 04:50 PM - 2 min read
Sarma criticised anti-CAA protest leaders for creating fear by claiming up to 50 lakh illegal immigrants could gain citizenship under the amended law.
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April 8, 2024, 09:46 PM - 2 min read
The purported letter, typed in Bengali, threatened to raze the ‘Thakurbari’, a pilgrimage of the Matua community, in case Muslims were tortured following the implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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April 6, 2024, 09:05 PM - 2 min read
In the midst of political jousting ahead of the upcoming Parliamentary elections, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's utilisation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as a strategic tool to appeal to a specific minority community has been met with sharp criticism from AICC general secretary K C Venugopal.
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