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Thursday, January 8, 2026
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Topic: Assam

Heavy security, Section 163 imposed in Assam’s Karbi Anglong after eviction protest turns violent

Karbi Anglong: Heavy security has been deployed in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday after a violent protest erupted a day earlier. Inspector General of...

Modi mourns death of veteran journalist PG Baruah of Assam Tribune

For decades, he had been helming the newspaper, which was founded by his father, Radha Gobinda Baruah. Baruah, 93, died in Guwahati on Sunday evening.

Fresh challenges to electoral roll revision in Assam & UP; SC notice to EC on Assam plea

Why only special revision in Assam and not Special Intensive Revision, asks a petitioner challenging EC decision. Another petition says SIR in UP was 'totally flawed, biased'.

Tezpur University protests: Ministry team assures inquiry against V-C, prof assumes charge suo motu

Team led by higher education secretary Vineet Joshi arrived at campus Saturday but was greeted with protests. Students & teachers insist on V-C Shambhu Nath Singh’s removal.

What’s fuelling Tezpur University stir: Absent V-C, charges of financial fraud & ‘disrespect’ to Zubeen

Campus in shutdown mode as students & faculty reject Vice-Chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh’s bid to appoint Pro-V-C and senior-most professor assumes charge as Acting V-C.

Is Assam’s proposed anti-polygamy law discriminatory? Penalties & exemptions spark debate

Those concealing first marriage face up to 10 years’ jail, repeat offenders get double punishment, Bill proposes. Centre's approval may be needed for law to be enacted.

2,000+ Muslims killed in Nellie. But Assam panel report buried for 42 yrs says it wasn’t communal

The report does not indicate that Nellie massacre, which took place against backdrop of anti-immigrant agitation led by AASU and AAGP, was the result of any larger conspiracy.

ECI orders special voter roll revision in Assam ahead of 2026 assembly polls

This ‘special revision’ differs from the SIR drive being carried out by EC orders in 12 states & UTs, given Assam’s unique citizenship framework & the SC-monitored NRC process.

Assam’s anti-polygamy Bill is progress for Muslim women. It’s not an attack on the community

If insisting that women be treated with equal dignity is 'targeting a community', then perhaps every community ought to be 'targeted' until equality is universal.

Why didn’t Himanta Sarma watch Roi Roi Binale? Zubeen Garg’s last film pulled into politics

Assam Jatiya Parishad leader Lurinjyoti Gogoi asked why CM Sarma, who gave leaves to state government employees to watch The Kashmir Files, is yet to watch Garg’s film.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.