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Divide and rue

Contestations of identity is the last thing India can afford now

ATMs begin to run dry as people stalk up daily essentials in Guwahati

According to an official, curfew was relaxed from 9 am to 6 pm in Guwahati

Protests against CAB in Assam; curfew in Guwahati, internet suspended

Police opened fire in Assam capital Dispur to quell a protest by the agitators after water cannons, baton-charge and tear gas failed to rein them in

Citizen Amendment Bill: Story so far

The bill surpassed its initial hurdle, like it did on January 8, earlier this year. However this time it was passed with 311 votes in favour and 80 against it

Citizenship Amendment Bill cleared by Cabinet today: All you need to know

The Union Cabinet today gave its nod to the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which will now be tabled in Parliament soon

NRC coordinator has not shared info on those excluded from list: Assam govt

"That is why the government has no information on this issue," the minister said on behalf of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal who holds the Home portfolio

Only three Bangladeshis among 28 who perished in Assam detention camps

The state government also said it has sent a proposal to the Centre to set up more detention centres in addition to the existing six, while construction for another is going on in Goalpara district

Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jain refugees won't have to leave India: Amit Shah

Addressing a BJP seminar on the National Register of Citizens in Kolkata, the minister accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party TMC of misleading the people on the issue

The black elephants

One example of a black elephant was the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The destructive power of the atom bomb stunned Japan into surrender

Civil Service officer Hitesh Dev Sharma replaces Hajela as NRC Coordinator

Dev Sharma, who was serving as the Secretary to the Urban Development and Finance Departments, has been transferred as Secretary to the Home and Political Department and State Coordinator, NRC

Sheikh Hasina raises issue of NRC rollout in Assam in talks with PM Modi

Government sources said the Indian side conveyed to Hasina that publication of the NRC was a court-monitored process and the final scenario on the issue is yet to emerge

A new book seeks to make sense of the citizenship controversy in Assam

A journalist addresses the problematic question of Assam's citizenship controversy from the vantage point of an Assamese but without losing sight of the experiences of other communities

UP police chief orders campaign to detect illegal Bangladeshi migrants

The DGP, however, told the media later that the exercise is routine, similar to the ones carried out in previous years. It has nothing to do with the NRC, he said

Assam govt to set up 200 foreigners' tribunals for people excluded from NRC

The final NRC was released on August 31 with 19,06,657 of the total 3,30,27,661 applicants excluded and 3,11,22,004 included

BJP will tell SC that we reject this NRC, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

Addressing party workers, the Assam minister said that the BJP will reintroduce the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the parliament

Letter to BS: Concern for immigrants cannot outweigh national security

The idea of welcoming every single person who crosses over into India is noble but who will create resources required to accommodate lakhs of Bangladeshis and Rohingyas?

Best of BS opinion: Labour supply expands, US-China trade war, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

10,000 paramilitary troops deployed in Assam before NRC release withdrawn

Among the 100 companies of the paramilitary forces, 50 belong to the BSF, 10 CRPF, 16 ITBP and 24 SSB

The stories of 'non'-citizens

'What grabbed my attention were the testimonies of people excluded from the NRC', says the author

In both Assam and Kashmir, BJP's saviour act could spark civil wars

BJP came to power on a security agenda of making India immune to internal and external threats - but its policies have initiated processes that will probably increase instability