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At least sixteen people are killed and more than 300,000 others are displaced by floods and landslides in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India.
2024-07-3

Eight people are killed and more than 115,000 people are displaced after heavy flooding in Assam, India.
2023-07-18

Two people are killed and three others are seriously injured after being hit in a hit and run incident in Cachar district, Assam, India.
2022-04-20

The Rajya Sabha of India votes 125 to 105 to pass a controversial amendment to the Indian nationality law that would expedite citizenship for religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. As the bill omits Muslims, critics say it's discriminatory and violates the secular nature of the Constitution. Massive protests break out in the state of Assam in response.
2019-12-11

India releases the final version of the National Register of Citizens for the state of Assam. Up to 1.9 million residents risk losing their citizenship if they are not on the list and can not prove their residency. The move is criticized for disproportionately affecting the local Bengali community.
2019-08-31

An Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 goes missing shortly after takeoff from an airbase in Assam. All 13 people aboard are presumed dead as search operations continue.
2019-06-3

Police in Assam arrest 18 people in connection of lynching two youths following rumors on WhatsApp and social media that they were child traffickers.
2018-06-11

The death toll from floods in the Indian state of Assam rises to seven, with 650,000 people displaced.
2015-08-23

At least one person is killed and another four injured in renewed fighting in the Indian city of Kokrajhar in the state of Assam.
2012-08-28

A bomb rips through the engine and coach of a passenger train in Assam, India, killing one person.
2010-07-8