Guwahati: A bill abolishing state-run madrassas was passed in the Assam Legislative Assembly on December 30 amid protest by the Opposition legislators, The bill, which will now to be sent to the governor for his approval, scraps government funding for madrassas, and they will be converted to general schools byContinue Reading

Guwahati: In what has triggered a fresh debate on the Citizenship Amendment Bill, BJP leader and Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that he supported the Amendment in Citizenship Act 1955, proposing to make Hindus and other minority communities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan eligible for IndianContinue Reading