A timeline of events leading up to NRC

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A timeline of events leading up to Assam's immigrant problem Influx of immigrants has been a major concern for inhabitants of Assam. The state has seen two major episodes of large-scale migrant influx- one around the time of India-Pakistan partition and the second time during the run-up to the 1971 Bangladesh war. An NGO gives cues to tackle India's big, bad hunger problem Public or community fridges exist in several countries including Germany, Spain, Britain, Scotland and Saudi Arabia, among others. Why RBI is making money more expensive The RBI hiked the repo rate (at which it lends to banks) by 0.25 per cent to 6.5 per cent and the reverse repo rate (at which it borrows from banks) to 6.25 per cent. It is the second hike in two months and the second under Modi government. This six-year-old YouTube millionaire just sealed a big fat deal with Walmart The six-year-old is the face and star of a YouTube channel called Ryan ToysReview, known simply as Ryan, and will soon have a dedicated toy line going by his name in Walmart stores as the children's media company pocket.watch has just negotiated a deal with the US retail giant. Swedish crown jewels: Speedboat thieves steal priceless treasures Thieves carrying out a daring daytime robbery smashed a security case at a cathedral in Sweden and stole gold and jewel-encrusted crowns from the early 1600s before hopping on bicycles and escaping via a nearby lake. World's first mission to touch the Sun set to launch next week: NASA NASA's Parker Solar Probe, mankind's first mission to 'touch' the Sun, has been moved to its launch pad and is on schedule take off next week, the US space agencies said.

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