The 1935 Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act has been repealed by the BJP government led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The Chief Minister presided over the state cabinet meeting on Friday, during which the decision was made.

After Uttrakhand, Assam moves towards introducing Uniform Civil Code, scraps Muslim Marriage Act

In a step closer to implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a controversial legal framework aimed at standardising laws across all communities in India, Assam has scraped off Muslim Marriage Act.

Assam's Himanta Government scraps Muslim Marriage Act, takes first step towards UCC

The Assam Muslim Marriages & Divorce Registration Act, 1935, which was passed during the British colonial era and did not require marriage or divorce registration, was repealed on Friday by the BJP-led administration in an effort to move closer to the UCC.

Assam Govt ends polygamy as it contemplate adoption of Uniform Civil Code

UCC push: Assam repeals British-era Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act

In a major security breach reported from Dibrugarh Jail in India's Assam, where separatist leader, Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh and his associates are currently lodged along with others, several unauthorised activities were detected in the National Security Act (NSA) cell.

India: Phones, spy cam found in Khalistani separatist Amritpal Singh’s jail cell in Assam

The Assam government has proposed to merge the state boards for Classes 10 and 12 into one single entity to manage secondary education on Wednesday. The state government introduced the Assam State School Education Board Bill, 2024 in the Assembly to create a new body to control the education system till Class 12 in the state.

India: Assam govt to merge Class 10, 12 boards into one new body

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday (Jan 24) declared that he would ensure that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi gets arrested after the Lok Sabha election, scheduled later this year.

India: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma warns he will arrest Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

Political tensions have erupted ahead of the consecration of the Ram Mandir in the north Indian temple city of Ayodhya and the upcoming general elections in the country.

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Rahul Gandhi claims denied entry in Batadrava Satra Temple in Assam, Congress protests

India's Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday (Jan 20) announced that the government will fence India's border with Myanmar, just like the Indo-Bangladesh border in order to bar the infiltration attempts made by illegal migrants and insurgents.

Barbed fencing on Indo-Myanmar border soon to curb influx of illegal migrants, says Amit Shah

The Assam Government, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, reinstated the traditional buffalo fight (Moh-Juj) after a nine-year hiatus. The event, held in the Ahotguri area of Nagaon district, marks a significant cultural revival.

India: Assam brings back traditional bull fights nine years after ban

In India's Assam, a tragedy struck as 12 people were killed in a head-on collision between a coal-laden truck and a bus in Golaghat district on Wednesday (Jan 3).

12 dead, 30 injured in head-on collision between bus and truck in Assam; PM Modi announces relief

A faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on Friday (Dec 29) signed a peace accord with the government of the northeast Indian state of Assam and India's federal government. They agreed to shun violence, disband the organisation and join the democratic process in the country. ULFA is the oldest insurgent group operating in Assam.

Indian government signs historic peace deal in Assam

Indian government sign peace pact with ULFA, an insurgency group, in Assam

The Lichubari Army camp in Assam, India was rocked by an explosion on Thursday evening (Dec 14), media reports said. The reported explosion comes just a few days after a recent grenade blast in Sivasagar district.

India: Explosion heard at military station in Assam's Jorhat

The cabinet of the Indian state of Assam gave a go-ahead to the socio-economic survey of the indigenous Muslim population in the state. The cabinet took the decision a year and a half after five communities were recognised by the government of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma as "indigenous Assamese Muslims".

India: Assam's cabinet gives its nod for census of native Muslims

In a shocking claim, Indian senior advocate Kapil Sibal said that Assam originally belonged to Myanmar and not India. The statement was made by the lawyer during the court proceedings which aimed at addressing multiple petitions which challenged the validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act of 1955.

Indian lawyer makes shocking claim, says state of Assam originally 'part of Myanmar, not India'

The King of Bhutan arrived in India for a 7-day official visit. The Bhutanese King was received by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati.

Bhutan King Wangchuck welcomed by Assam CM on a 7-day official visit to India

Declared dead by the doctors, a newborn baby was found alive minutes before the cremation in Silchar, Assam. On Wednesday, doctors at a private hospital in Assam declared a newborn baby dead.

India: Newborn baby, declared dead at birth, found alive minutes before cremation in Assam

India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday (Oct 1) arrested four people and detained two minors in connection with the horrific killing of two Meitei students in the Indian state of Manipur who had gone missing earlier this year.

India: Six held for alleged killing of two students in Manipur; four accused flown to Assam

The northeastern Indian state of Assam is facing the worst floods, as the water level of the Brahmaputra River and its tributaries continue to rise. The severe floods have affected over 400,000 people in 19 districts.

Assam floods affect over 400,000 people in 19 districts

Floods, heatwave, rain: Extreme weather events wreak havoc across Indian cities

A light intensity earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale jolted Assam on Monday. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the epicentre of the quake was at Sonitpur district at a depth of 15 km from the surface.

Light intensity 4.4-magnitude quake jolts Assam

The police department in the Indian state of Assam has asked its officials to either lose weight in the next few months or leave the force. A top state police official stated that they will “professionally record” the body mass index (BMI) of all officers starting mid-August.

India: Assam's police force asks officers to lose weight or quit job

The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) has started a month-long Tibet Matters March from Sikkim’s Gangtok to Assam’s Tezpur. Over 80 volunteers from the TYC regional chapters in India and Nepal have joined the march since it began on April 29, according to Tibet Rights Collective (TBR).

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