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Citizenship law protests: Curfew eased in Guwahati from 9 am to 4 pm

Long queues were seen outside shops at several places, including Dispur, Uzan Bazar, Chandmari, Silpukhuri and Zoo Road

Students group starts 6-hour Nagaland shutdown against Citizenship Act

Clearance of Citizenship Bill triggered widespread protests in eastern state of Assam, as protesters said it would convert thousands of illegal immigrants into legal residents.

Violence threatens Assam energy economy; oil fields, gas supply impacted

Supply to refineries, chemical and fertiliser industries in the region may be affected

Citizenship Act: People store basics, potato sold at Rs 80 a kg in Guwahati

Some local news channels reported that the curfew has been relaxed from 6 am to 1 pm in Guwahati, but an Assam Police spokesperson later said there was no such order.

CAB protests: Will NESO chief join mainstream politics as Northeast boils?

One of the major concerns for the student body has been the influx of people from Bangladesh

UN human rights' body calls Citizenship Act 'fundamentally discriminatory'

At least two persons died due to bullet injuries on Thursday after police opened fire on protesters in Guwahati, capital of Assam.

Citizenship Bill: Parliamentary panel delays Assam visit over protests

Guwahati has been the epicentre of violent protests over the newly amended law, which provides for granting citizenship to non-Muslim persecuted minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Citizenship Bill protests LIVE: Shinzo Abe postpones visit to Guwahati

President Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to Citizenship Amendment Bill as thousands of troops brace for another day of protests in the Northeast.

Abe says he'll visit India as reports say he'll cancel after Assam violence

Abe was earlier scheduled to begin his visit on Sunday and had been slated to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Assam.

Three killed in police firing as CAB protests flare across the Northeast

Two Bangladeshi ministers cancel visit to India; uncertainty over Guwahati hosting Shinzo Abe in India-Japan summit on December 15

Govt must consider creating, leveraging Brand North East: World Bank report

The report called for reorienting northeast region's supply base to serve the changing global demand

From Jammu to Assam to Chennai: Protests against Citizenship Amendment Bill

Curfew was imposed in Assam's Guwahati and Dibrugarh for an indefinite period amid violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

Citizenship Bill protests: Railways suspends trains in Assam and Tripura

12 companies of the Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) have been dispatched to the region

Citizenship Bill: Protesters defy curfew in Assam; Army conducts flag march

An RSS official told PTI that the organisation's office in Dibrugarh, Sadya and Tezpur were attacked

Citizenship Bill asks Indians to wade through a complex maze with documents

In India's northeastern states, which share borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh, the law has unleashed anger and fear about an influx of migrants

Assam Citizenship Bill protests: Police fires at protesters in Guwahati

Officers did not specify the number of people injured in the firing, though the protestors claimed that at least four persons were injured

Citizenship Amendment Bill: Train services affected in Assam amid protests

Huge processions were taken out in different areas of Guwahati

Citizenship Bill against Assam's interest; withdraw it: AIUDF requests Shah

The AIUDF has opposed the bill as it will have "severe impact on the socio-economic and political aspects of the country", the letter said.

Citizenship Amendment Bill cleared by Cabinet today: All you need to know

The Union Cabinet today gave its nod to the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which will now be tabled in Parliament soon

Citizenship Bill: Students' union of Assam's Cotton University bans BJP-RSS

Along with the BJP-RSS, the students' union and alumni association also banned entry of all organisations and leaders, who are supporting the CAB, into the institution