Gripped by rumour fuelled fears of impending attacks on them, people from North East continued to flee the city for the third consecutive day on Saturday with hundreds thronging the railway station

The exodus of North Easterners from the city to their home states on fears of attacks showed signs of subsiding on the fourth day on Saturday since they started fleeing, according to indications fr

The situation in lower Assam on Saturday remained peaceful with no report of any violence even as two special trains arrived here carrying 1700 people who had fled the southern states after rumours

The Centre today said adequate protection is being given by state governments in the South to people of the North East fleeing on rumours of attacks and termed as 'false' and 'fabricated' reports that they are not being provided enough security.

JD-U chief Sharad Yadav on Saturday advocated temporary ban on social networking sites to check rumour mongering in view of exodus of people hailing from the northeast from various parts of the countr

A day after violent protests rocked the state capital and some other parts of Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday promised 'stern action' against those harming communal amity of t

Appeals and assurances of safety by the Karnataka government notwithstanding, people from Northeast continued to flee the state in hordes for the third consecutive day on Friday, driven by rumours o

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said miscreants spreading rumours that have led to people belonging to North-East flee from Bengaluru, Pune and other parts of the country, should be brought to book.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday described as 'reprehensible' the growing sense of insecurity among people from the North-East living in other parts of the country and promised that his government is committed to take all steps to control the situation.

To check spread of rumours which has led to exodus of north eastern people from certain states, government banned on Friday bulk SMSes and MMSes for 15 days across the country.