Guwahati: Central govt’s granting of classical language status to Assamese, alongside four other languages, has been welcomed across the political spectrum in the state. Chief minister Himanta ...

Tensions flared in Sivasagar, Assam, on Wednesday following the alleged physical assault of a 17-year-old girl on August 13, ...

GUWAHATI: Among the 57 recommendations of the MHA-set panel for providing safeguards to indigenous people of the state which ...

Among its residents are Bengali and Assamese-speaking Hindus, as well as a medley of tribespeople. A third of the state's 32 million residents are Muslims, the second-highest number after Indian ...

This finding was sufficient to establish the antiquity of the Assamese language, dating back over 1500 years, which is one of the criteria for receiving the classical language status. On Thursday ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that his government has set 1951 as the baseline year to identify Assamese natives for implementation of certain schemes under Clause 6 ...