The Assam Assembly has passed a bill requiring government registration of Muslim marriages and divorces, replacing a 1935 law. The new legislation...

The Assam assembly has passed a bill for mandatory government registration of Muslim marriages and divorces. CM Himanta Biswa Sarma promised adherence...

Key NDA allies JDU and LJP have criticized Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's decision to stop the two-hour Friday break for Muslim MLAs to...

JDU leader Neeraj Kumar criticized the Assam government's decision to discontinue the two-hour adjournment for Jumma prayers in the state assembly,...

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has discontinued the precedence of a two-hour break on Fridays in the state assembly provided to Muslim...

The act prohibits malpractice with penalties of up to 10 years imprisonment and fines up to ₹10 crore, among other actions. Read details below.

The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government will introduce the Aparajita Woman and Child Bill, 2024, aiming for harsher punishments for rape,...

The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government will introduce the Aparajita Woman and Child Bill, 2024, aiming for harsher punishments for rape,...

The House also passed 'The Assam Agricultural Land (Regulation of Reclassification and Transfer for Non-Agricultural Purpose) (Amendment) Bill, 2024'.