Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has called the killing of Tripura student Anjel Chakma for objecting to people using racial slurs in Uttarakhand a "sad and unfortunate" incident.

Students from the Northeast on Wednesday staged a protest at the Jantar Mantar here demanding justice for Tripura student Anjel Chakma, who died of a stab injury in Dehradun recently.

Anjel Chakma's haunting last words, "We are not Chinese, we are Indian. What certificate do we need to show?", echo far beyond Dehradun, capturing the heartbreak of many Indians whose belonging is questioned without evidence or justification.

The killing of Anjel Chakma, the student from Tripura in Uttarakhand's Dehradun, was probably not a racial attack, the police say, but they also point out that they are exploring all angles including racism.

The fatal attack on Dehradun student Anjel Chakma, 24-year-old from Tirpura, happened in the heat of the moment, a senior cop said Tuesday, adding there was no intention to kill him.

Angel Chakma, the Tripura student who was killed in Dehradun, had big dreams for his family. He recently told his father it was finally time for him to rest because he had worked so hard for them for so long.

"No one should lose their child the way I did. No child who has gone outside to study should face this": This was the message from Tarun Chakma, the father of the man from Tripura who was killed in a racial attack in Dehradun.

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday condemned the brutal killing of Angel Chakma, a student from Tripura, in Dehradun, highlighting the discrimination faced by people from India's Northeast region.

Following the brutal assault and subsequent death of a Tripura student in Uttarakhand's Dehradun, a public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking urgent judicial intervention.

Tarun Prasad Chakma, father of Angel Chakma, a student from Tripura who was killed in Dehradun, said that people from the Northeast are Indians too and urged the government to ensure equal treatment.

The attack on Tripura student Angel Chakma in Dehradun was not a racial one, a senior police official told NDTV. According to the police, derogatory remarks made "in jest" created the false impression that the student was being targeted.

Nagaland Minister Temjen Imna Along on Monday strongly reacted to the alleged racial attack on a Tripura student in Dehradun, asserting that the North Eastern states are an inseparable and integral part of India.

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today condemned the allegedly racially motivated killing of a Tripura student in Dehradun, calling it a "national disgrace" and a failure of society to respect its own diversity.

The father of Anjel Chakma, a student from Tripura who died here in Dehradun, said his son was "brutally attacked" with knives and blunt objects when he tried to defend his brother, who faced racial slurs and was called "Chinese" by the attackers.

Tripura was engulfed in grief and anger on Saturday as the body of a young tribal student, who died after being brutally attacked in Uttarakhand's Dehradun district, was brought back to the state.

Angel Chakma was allegedly attacked by a few drunk men when he had gone to market with his brother.

The air quality in many cities of Uttarakhand, often seen as a refuge by those looking to briefly escape the poor to severe AQI in Delhi-NCR and surrounding regions, has seen a dip in the past week.

As a thick winter smog once again engulfs Delhi, forcing schools to shut intermittently and residents indoors, thousands of people are heading for the hills in search of cleaner air.

In Dehradun, an FIR will be registered against the owner if a pet dog bites someone.

The scam collapsed in March 2024, leaving hundreds of investors, mostly Indian expats, with significant losses.

The Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway, one of North India's most significant highway projects, had one section opened for a trial run, marking a major milestone toward its full operational launch.

The new expressway is expected to reduce the Delhi-Dehradun journey from the current 6-6.5 hours to just 2-2.5 hours.

The viral notice, which appears to be issued by the Dev Bhoomi Uttarakhand University, asks all B.Tech CSE and specialisation (2nd year) and BCA (2nd year) students to attend the event.

Police on Friday arrested two Bangladeshi women living illegally in India from the Patel Nagar area of Dehradun during a security drive ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.