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Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

10,000 paramilitary troops deployed in Assam before NRC release withdrawn

Among the 100 companies of the paramilitary forces, 50 belong to the BSF, 10 CRPF, 16 ITBP and 24 SSB

The stories of 'non'-citizens

'What grabbed my attention were the testimonies of people excluded from the NRC', says the author

In both Assam and Kashmir, BJP's saviour act could spark civil wars

BJP came to power on a security agenda of making India immune to internal and external threats - but its policies have initiated processes that will probably increase instability

Pride and prejudices have worsened affairs in the troubled state of Assam

The mammoth exercise that resulted in the recent update of the NRC in Assam has left no one happy. Ritwik Sharma explains why it's important to acknowledge a long-festering identity crisis

Those not on NRC will enjoy all rights until they exhaust legal options

Out of 3.3 crore applicants, over 19 lakh people were excluded from the final NRC

UN refugee chief urges India to ensure no one is left 'stateless'

About 31.1 million people were included on the list

Gorkha exclusion from NRC is shocking: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

TMC supremo insisted that "justice should be meted out to all Indian brothers and sisters"

Will provide legal support to Indian citizens left out of NRC: Assam govt

The state and the central governments had appealed the top court twice for sample re-verification to find out wrongful inclusions

NRC original petitioner doubts software used, says final document 'flawed'

The APW, as the primary petitioner, had submitted five memoranda in the Supreme Court requesting re-verification of the draft NRC but they were rejected

Final NRC leaves out Bangladeshi refugees in India prior to 1971: Himanta

In a series of Tweets, the senior leader of the ruling BJP also alleged that the legacy data were manipulated for including names of doubtful persons as alleged by many

A seven-decade timeline of events leading to release of NRC final list

Immigrants Act comes into force following influx of refugees from then East Pakistan to Assam after partition in 1950

1.9 million left out of Assam's final NRC list, police on high alert

Of the 33 million applicants, some 31.12 million have been regarded as eligible

Assam on alert ahead of publication of NRC; CM asks people not to panic

The NRC, unique to Assam, was first published in 1951, and the exercise is being monitored by the Supreme Court

BS Podcast: The 'NRC clock' is ticking for over 4 million people in Assam

The government will release the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) list, over a year after the first list was declared. Listen to this podcast to know about NRC

Assam govt to offer free legal aid to those excluded from final NRC

Two hundred foreigners tribunals are being set up shortly for hearing the appeals filed in the designated foreigners tribunals, which will be notified by the state government very soon

Put list of those excluded from final Assam NRC only online on Aug 31: SC

The apex court also said that the ongoing NRC exercise cannot be ordered to be reopened on the basis of certain legal challenges raised before it

Pro-illegal immigrants forces trying to disrupt, delay NRC in Assam: AASU

The allegation by the AASU came less than a month before the publication of the final NRC, a list of Assam's residents

Centre to help Assam govt set up 1,000 foreigners tribunals by NRC deadline

The tribunals will be required after the publication of the final NRC, a list of Assam's residents, on July 31

The matter of migrants

Bangladeshi 'infiltration' is a common bugbear among right-wing politicians in what the Northeast refers to as the 'mainland'