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Winter Session: Reworked Citizenship Bill may set off Northeast stir

The Asian AgePublished on 16 November 2019 Winter Session is going to start from November 18. Guwahati: The Centre’s move to push a revised Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in the Winter Session of Parliament is set to have serious repercussions across the northeastern states, with the All Assam Students Union and other regional forces threatening to […]

Student Body AAPSU Demands Separate Covid-19 Tally for Chakmas in Arunachal Pradesh, News18

News18 06 June 2020 The sudden spurt in number of Covid-19 positive cases in Changlang district triggered the AAPSU to seek a separate tally for the Chakma refugees settled in Diyun subdivision. Fearing that the documented corona-positive patients from the Chakma community of Arunachal Pradesh will seek legal permanent residency based on their inclusion in […]

55 journalists in India harassed for reporting during COVID-19 pandemic, reveals Press Freedom report, Two Circles

Two Circles 22 June 2020 New Delhi-based Rights and Risks Analysis Group has released a report on media crackdown by the government during the COVID-19 lockdown detailing harassment of journalists and reporters working under critical circumstances. The report titled ‘India: Media’s Crackdown During COVID-19 Lockdown’ discusses that immediately after the announcement of nationwide lockdown on […]