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Topic: Assam

BPF sweeps Bodoland Territorial Council polls in Assam in setback for BJP

1st time since 2016 that BJP’s tally has dipped. Contesting solo, BJP aimed to be single largest party or kingmaker, keeping post-poll alliance options open with both UPPL and BPF. 

Assam Congress makes explosive claim about Zubeen Garg’s death in letter to President Murmu

State unit has urged that CBI assist Assam’s CID in investigating death of popular singer and cultural icon. Garg died in Singapore while on yacht trip, death certificate said 'drowning'.

‘Ready to hand over case to CBI’—Assam CM on Zubeen Garg’s death probe

While addressing the formulation of an special team, Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the case would be transferred to CBI if the SIT 'fails to investigate properly'.

‘I am Assam,’ Zubeen Garg had said. He was the soundtrack to our lives

Zubeen Garg's funeral entered the Limca Book of Records as the fourth-largest such procession in the world.

Assamese social media on a hunt for culprits. ‘Exploited Zubeen da for years and killed him’

A Naga student’s derogatory comments against the singer led to people storming the university, demanding action against him. He was later suspended.

Heavy rains lash Assam, authorities issue landslide warning

Assam disaster management authority has urged all residents in Guwahati city to take necessary precautions following excessive waterlogging due to heavy rainfall.

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.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.