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Topic: Assam

Hindutva groups storm Constitution Club, disrupt discussion on eviction drives in Assam

Civil society activists Harsh Mander, Prashant Bhushan & Syeda Hameed, among others, were part of discussion on eviction drives carried out by Assam govt over past two months.

Congress must make ‘sacrifices’ in Assam for Oppn unity in 2026, else will lose seats—TMC’s Sushmita Dev

West Bengal & Assam elections almost happen simultaneously, so what will happen in Assam will depend on Mamata Banerjee & what transpires in Bengal, Rajya Sabha MP Dev tells ThePrint.

There’s no statue to Begum Mofida Ahmed in Jorhat. She was 1st Assamese Muslim woman MP

In 'Missing from the House', Rasheed Kidwai and Ambar Kumar Ghosh tell the stories of the 18 Indian Muslim women who have made it to the Lok Sabha since 1952.

Rongatapu 1982 shows migrant violence in Assam. Director says it’s not political

The film's director Adityam Saikia did not read history textbooks or form a research team but relied on accounts of people who had witnessed or experienced violence from immigrants from Nagaon and Jamugurihaat.

SCERT ‘scam’ probe: ED raids locations in Assam ‘linked’ to retd IAS officer

Matter stems from FIR lodged by Assam CM’s Special Vigilance Cell which subsequently filed chargesheet against now-retired IAS officer Sewali Devi Sharma and others in 2023.

PM Modi to visit Assam on 8 Sept for Bhupen Hazarika’s birth centenary celebrations

The PM will arrive first at Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in Golaghat district and dedicate to the nation the bio-ethanol plant, set up at a cost of Rs 4,200 crore.

Assamese cinema was born in a tea garden. 1935 film ‘Jaimati’ was the first

In 'Assam Tea', Samudra Gupta Kashyap traces the development of the state's tea Industry and its socio-economic impact.

‘Lost home, at least give him justice’—kin of man killed in clash with cops after Assam eviction drive

Clashes erupted after those affected by eviction drive in Paikan Reserve Forest area confronted police ‘digging up road’. CM Sarma says ‘one encroacher’ died in police firing.

NIA arrests 2 more accused in Dispur IED case, linked to ULFA (I) terror group

Bhargob Gogoi and Sumu Gogoi are apprehended for their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to carry out multiple blasts in Assam on Independence Day in 2024.

Mamata leads rally in Kolkata, accuses BJP of discrimination against Bengali-speaking citizens

In a fiery speech, she claimed people were being harassed based on language, identity, political bias. 'Assam govt has sent notices to Bengalis living in Bengal,' she said.

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A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

Ahead of SCO meet, Russia & China stage maiden joint submarine patrol in Sea of Japan, East China Sea

Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.