North-east Rumours

• Govt withdraws ban on bulk SMS-es and MMS-es

  The government has withdrawn with immediate effect a ban it had imposed on sending bulk SMSes and MMSes.

• 'Come home, we are with you,' Bangalore urges North Easterners

  Bangalore has seen a flurry of meetings talking of harmony, peace and the need for mutual understanding. The Karnataka government has been making the best of attempts to lay to rest the rumours that saw thousands of people from the North-East leave the city.

• Your Call with Agatha Sangma: Full Transcript

  India's youngest Minister of State, Agatha Sangma, who is also one of the few politicians from the North-East at the Centre, talks to NDTV's Sonia Singh about the recent mass exodus of the North-Eastern population following rumours from cities like Bangalore and Hyderabad.

• Cyber Cell nabs 4 for circulating malicious SMSes

  Close on the heels of the mass exodus of northeastern people from various states in the country after mails and SMSes did the rounds warning of retaliatory attacks for the ongoing violence in Assam, the Cyber Cell of the Pune police arrested four persons in two separate cases yesterday for their contribution to the panic situation.

• Respect Internet freedom, US tells India

  Voicing its support for full freedom of the internet, US has urged India to maintain respect for fundamental freedoms, while probing rumours that have caused an exodus of northeastern Indians from southern cities.

• North-East rumours: India may seek US, Saudi Arabia's help

  The government has identified over 250 websites and blogs that participated in the online campaign of hatred against Indians from the North-East. About 125 websites have already been blocked. The rest will be forced offline soon. Law Minister Salman Khurshid promises that the government will not take any irrational step to curb freedom of expressio...

• North-East scare: Social networks not doing enough, says government

  The government has identified over 250 websites and blogs that participated in the online campaign of hatred against Indians from the North-East. About 125 websites have already been blocked. Rest will be forced offline in the next few hours. The Department of Telecom has said that objectionable content is still available online and has suggested t...

• North-East scare: Give us proof, we'll investigate, says Pak Interior Minister

  Islamabad wants evidence from India on its assertion that morphed online photos and hate messages which created a scare among the north-eastern community last week originated from Pakistan; Interior Minister Rehman Malik has promised India's Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde an investigation if that proof is provided.

• North-East scare: Massive security arrangements in Bangalore to ensure peaceful Eid

  In a bid to ensure a peaceful Eid-ul-Fitr in Bangalore, the city police have made arrangements to make sure that the security presence is seen and felt.

• Passengers pushed from train in West Bengal

  Two people have died in West Bengal after being pushed out of a train headed to Guwahati from Bangalore, reports Press Trust of India. Nine other passengers were injured in the incident and all but one were from Assam.

• North-East scare: Pak will cooperate if India provides evidence, Rehman Malik tells NDTV

  A day after the government said that morphed online photos that created a scare among the North-East community originated from Pakistan, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Sunday raised the issue with his counterpart in Islamabad, Rehman Malik.

• Always said foreign hand in North-East scare: Tarun Gogoi

  Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, on Saturday, said that his suspicion of a foreign hand being involved in the recent violence in the state has been "vindicated".

• India to raise issue of morphed online images in North-East scare with Pak

  Morphed images circulated online that fuelled panic and fear among people from the North-East originated in Pakistan, Home Secretary RK Singh said on Saturday evening.

• Blog: Trains bring thousands home to Assam

  As the overcrowded train from Bangalore chugged into Guwahati railway station early on Saturday morning, the occupants let out a spontaneous scream. More out of relief I think than joy. They had arrived home safely. After all they had travelled more than 56 hours in unreserved compartments in searing heat, fleeing a perceived or real threat to th...

• Karnataka has assured protection, people should go back: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to NDTV

  Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has appealed to all who are returning to the state from southern states to go back to their respective homes. Speaking exclusively to NDTV's Nitin Gokhale, Mr Gogoi said Karnataka has assured full protection for people from the North-East.