Topic: Akhil Gogoi
Akhil Gogoi to be CM candidate of political party launched by KMSS for Assam polls
The new outfit will be a non-compromising political force & will not be named after KMSS' earlier venture Gana Mukti Sangram-Asom, but a new name will be given, said KMSS president.
Special NIA court rejects anti-CAA activist Akhil Gogoi’s bail plea
Gogoi was arrested on 12 December last year as a 'preventive measure' in view of deteriorating law and order situation in Assam. He was also booked under UAPA.
Telugu poet Varavara Rao tests Covid positive, doctors say he has no breathing difficulty
Earlier this week, the 80-year-old activist was shifted from the Taloja Central Jail to JJ Hospital in south Mumbai after he complained of dizziness.
Gauhati High Court grants Akhil Gogoi bail in 3 cases lodged by Assam Police
The activist will, however, remain in jail for the remaining two cases being probed by the National Investigation Agency.
Jailed Assam peasant leader Akhil Gogoi tests positive for Covid
A total of 55 inmates, along with two other peasant leaders Bittu Sonowal and Dhairjya Konwar, have also tested positive at the Guwahati Central Jail.
‘Akhil Gogoi is sick, has symptoms of Covid’ — jailed RTI activist’s wife in Facebook post
Geetashree Tamuly’s post comes in the light of local media reports saying Akhil Gogoi’s health has deteriorated and he has symptoms of Covid.
NIA cites use of ‘comrade’ and ‘Lal Salam’ on Facebook to substantiate UAPA, sedition charges
NIA has filed charge sheet against Assam-based RTI activist Akhil Gogoi, his aide Bittoo Sonowal, and Manas Konwar & Dhirjya Konwar.
NIA sends activist Akhil Gogoi to 14-day judicial remand
Akhil Gogoi was arrested by the Assam Police in Jorhat on 12 December when protests over the amended Citizenship Act rocked the state.
NIA raids house of RTI activist Akhil Gogoi in Guwahati
Akhil Gogoi, also a peasant leader, was booked under the stringent UAPA, soon after widespread anti-CAA protests broke out in Assam.
NIA arrests RTI activist Akhil Gogoi amid Assam unrest, charges him under amended UAPA
RTI activist Akhil Gogoi, who has also been charged with waging war against the nation, could now be the first to be tried as a terrorist under new UAPA.
Trump-Biden debate had no highlights, only lowlights
The first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and his democratic challenger Joe Biden must have been one of the nastiest presidential debate in US history.
India will not meet its Rs 2.1 lakh crore disinvestment target in 2020-21, DEA secretary says
Govt retains its Rs 12 lakh crore borrowing limit for the full financial year, which means it can borrow Rs 4.34 lakh crore in the second half.
Defence
Ordnance factories hit back at Army claims, cite export orders, accidents of other equipment
In a statement, OFB said only 19 per cent of the accidents involving defence ammunition between January 2015 and December 2019 could be attributed to the board.
Partners dispensable in Modi-Shah construct if they do not bring additional votes
In the Modi-Shah construct, if partners do not bring additional votes, they are dispensable. However old or loyal, either they become supplicants, or die.