In the first phase, 18 sub-districts were announced Saturday, while 21 others became operational Friday across Eastern (Upper), Central, Lower Districts & Barak Valley.
BJP retained power by sweeping 25 of 28 seats in North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council polls. Compelled to leave party & submit resignation, says Apurba Bhattacharjee.
A lot of the BJP’s leadership in Assam isn’t what the party otherwise is — comprising leaders who have risen up the RSS-ABVP ladder. It is full of ‘outsiders’.
As part of the seat-sharing deal with the BJP, the AGP has given away Mahanta’s Barhampur constituency. He is now reviving his old outfit, AGP (Progressive).
Ex-AGP Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, who had been vocal about his opposition to the amended Act, claimed the party never adopted any resolution supporting the law.
Former AGP chief Prafulla Mahanta says he's against alliance move, believes AGP shouldn't have gone back to BJP after snapping ties over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
Sources say talks and discussions between a few representatives from both sides are on, but a section BJP's state unit 'not keen' to rebuild the alliance.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Sultanate of Oman this month offers a good opportunity to look at India-Oman relations in a long historical perspective.
With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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