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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
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Topic: AJP

In make-or-break contest in Assam, AJP chief Lurinjyoti Gogoi defeated in Khowang

Lurinjyoti's AJP has not seen electoral victory despite contesting in the 2021 Assam assembly election and 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Assam’s youngest candidate Kunki Chowdhury finishes 2nd in debut poll, BJP veteran Vijay Gupta wins

Kunki (27) contested as a candidate of Congress ally Assam Jatiya Parishad. She lost to 70-year-old Vijay Kumar Gupta by nearly 62,000 votes.

Akhil Gogoi retains Assam’s Sibsagar seat in tight contest, Raijor Dal chief improves win margin

For Gogoi, the win is sweet as he espouses regionalism and indigenous rights in Assam. He had previously won as an Independent.

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Free UPI was a policy success and an economic distortion

Six years of zero MDR delivered unprecedented digital payments at the price of underinvestment, rising fraud risk, and market concentration.

Birlas to Tatas, all await West Bengal’s new industrial policy, says state BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya

In interview with ThePrint, RS MP says new policy will incentivise industry. Bengal’s industrialisation hit pause after 2008 Singur land agitation drove away Tata Nano project.

As India-China face-off in Arunachal Pradesh, MEA says state of border will reflect state of ties

Face-off happened late July when patrol parties of 2 countries came face to face in remote Taksing village. The Chinese are said to have returned in early August.

Guru RSS is cautioning shishya Modi govt. Bhagwat’s endorsement of Gen Z has an Indira lesson

It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.