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The two lynchings on Thursday also come a day after former BJP MLA from Hojai, Shiladitya Dev, visited Bamungaon village, where Rehman was killed, and met the families of the arrested men

Shiladitya Dev, a former BJP MLA in Assam who often embroils himself in controversy for his inflammatory comments, has stirred a fresh debate

How long can you keep people like cattle in temporary shelters built of tarpaulin, says Gauhati High Court

At a function earlier this week, newly formed Bangla Sahitya Sabha Assam used a hybrid creation— an Assamese gamosa and a Bengali gamcha, each cut in half and sewn together — to felicitate guests, sparking protests in different parts of the state.

Many in the state believe it is the BJP’s ploy to propagate Hindutva.

Why are the words ‘Miya Muslim and what they connote such a ‘threat’ to Assamese culture?

The Assam Police on Tuesday detained two individuals including Asom Miyan (Asomiya) Parishad president Mohar Ali after the Goalpara district administration sealed the private Miyan Museum -- set up by Muslims.

In the "Miya Museum", set up by the Asom Miyan (Asomiya) Parishad, traditional farming and domestic items made from wood and bamboo among others were displayed.

Assam police since April this year have arrested around 40 terror suspects in connection to Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), an affiliate of the Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) terror group backed modules and a strict vigilance is being maintained, particularly in the minority-dominated areas of western and central Assam.

The Assam Police on Tuesday detained two individuals including Asom Miyan (Asomiya) Parishad president Mohar Ali after the Goalpara district administration sealed the private "Miya Museum" -- set up by Muslims.The museum was sealed by ...