Opposition to the citizenship amendment bill stems from fears that it will give legitimacy to illegal migrants in India. ’Mint’ decodes the controversy surrounding the bill
2 min read16 Jan 2019The panel will assess the measures needed for safeguarding the ethnic Assamese, says home minister Rajnath Singh
2 min read3 Jan 2019The Supreme Court has ordered resumption of filing of claims and objections by around 40 lakh people who were left out in the draft Assam NRC
1 min read19 Sep 2018Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, who spearheaded the Assam movement from 1979 to 1985, on illegal immigration and the National Register of Citizens
6 min read20 Aug 2018Assam has excluded four million people from its National Register of Citizens (NRC). Now, it doesn’t know what to do with them
7 min read2 Aug 2018Shah said Assam has become a shelter for illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and the Congress government in the state is doing nothing to deport them
1 min read26 Apr 2015Sanjukta Sharma on a new project on the Nellie massacre and how art can revive memories of violence
3 min read28 Feb 2015Cyclone Mahasen threatens camps for tens of thousands of displaced Rohingya living in makeshift housing
2 min read14 May 2013People are using phrases like illegal migration very loosely, says Hazarika
5 min read13 Aug 2012The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared