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NEW DELHI: With the state of Assam set to go to assembly polls next year, political sparring between the BJP and Congress has intensified, with both sides staking claim to a clear win in the 2026 showdown. ‘If only Assamese people vote…’: Gogoi targets BJP Speaking to reporters in Dhubri, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: Assam chief ministerHimanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday invoked the Ramayana during a campaign rally in poll-bound Bihar, drawing a parallel between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lord Ram and his brother Laxman. In contrast, Sarma said Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders Lalu Prasad Yadav and Tejashwi…
Himanta Biswa Sarma; Zubeen Garg (File photos) NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced that he will provide all future updates on the Zubeen Garg case and make all statements regarding the singer’s death only through Facebook Live to prevent “miscommunication.”The Assamese cultural icon, 52-year-old Zubeen Garg, passed away on September…
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (ANI images) NEW DELHI: Assam chief ministerHimanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, calling him ‘anti-national’ and accusing him of supporting only Muslims from Bangladesh and Pakistan, as reported by news agency PTI. Speaking to reporters during…
The decision by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Assam government to issue arms licences to “eligible” indigenous communities in remote and vulnerable areas in the State is fraught with danger. The State government seems to suggest that indigenous communities living in the border areas abutting Bangladesh are vulnerable and that armed licences would be a deterrent…
Himanta Biswa Sarma (File photo) NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday refuted allegations of a political “witch hunt” over the controversy involving Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi‘s British wife Elizabeth Colburn, and her alleged links to Pakistan’s ISI. Sarma insisted that his actions are driven purely by national security interests, which can…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and Gaurav Gogoi NEW DELHI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stepped up his attack on Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, alleging that the rival leader’s British wife has links with Pakistan.Asserting his claims on Saturday, the BJP leader said that Gogoia’s wife Elizabeth Colburn is a former colleague of Ali…
With four deaths so far, the coal mining tragedy in Assam’s Dima Hasao district has revived a long-standing debate on the hazardous nature of rat-hole coal mining in India. As opposed to modern coal mining, which is mechanised, the ‘rat-hole’ points to the crude and antiquated technique of employing people, and even children, to burrow…
Congress leader Pawan Khera (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Tuesday defended Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge‘s statement, questioning how it could be considered an insult to Sanatan Dharma. Speaking to ANI, Khera said,”How is it an insult to Sanatana Dharma? Sanatan Dharma says that the king must always think of the…
