Cong MPs, MLAs defy Gogoi to demand separate state

In a sharp defiance of Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, Congress MPs and legislators from the two hill districts of Assam -- Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao -- have taken an initiative to launch a......

Assam: Violence for separate Karbi Anglong continues, curfew reimposed

Violence continued to rock Assam’s Karbi Anglong district for the fifth day on Sunday over the demand for a separate state with government offices and properties of political leaders torched......

Renewed statehood stirs pose fresh challenge for Assam

The age-old ethnic fabric in Assam faces a grave risk of being torn apart as many of the major tribes have either raised or renewed their demand for separate state carved out of Assam. The new......

'Chhattisgarh attack a setback to our anti-Naxal strategy'

We present verbatim the full speech given by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while addressing the chief minister’s conference on internal security at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. I welcome all......