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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
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Topic: Assam

Polygamy in Assam—what the upcoming bill proposes

Uttarakhand has already passed a law making polygamy punishable under state law. Assam Chief Minister is following the same approach.

SIR from tomorrow in 12 states & UTs including those headed for polls, except Assam

EC's reason for excluding Assam: Indian citizenship law has separate provision for Assam, also NRC process nearly complete in the state. Congress says EC's credibility on SIR under question.

Our take on new AI rules, Urdu revival, Delhi pollution & Piyush Pandey—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Of ignored alerts, ‘cover-up’—revisiting 1983 Nellie mayhem as Assam govt looks to table long-buried report

On 18 February, 1983, 3,000 people, mostly migrant Muslim men, women and children, were slaughtered within 6 hours. Despite 668 FIRs, no one was ever convicted.

How a bolt from Bodoland rattled Himanta & forced BJP to make BPF an ally ahead of Assam polls

After Bodoland People's Front swept Bodoland Territorial Council polls, Sarma inducted its MLA Charan Boro into cabinet. CM had earlier fought hard to discredit Hagrama Mohilary-led party.

CBI unearths web of assets, seizes Rs 2.6 cr in cash as it widens net in Assam NHIDCL bribery case

CBI had registered a case against NHIDCL executive director and two representatives of a private company on the basis of source-based information.

Zubeen Garg’s death: Singapore Police Force suspects no foul play after preliminary probe

SPF set to take up to 3 months to complete investigation into the death of the Assamese singer on 19 September. Assam govt has formed SIT to look into case.

Violence erupts outside Assam’s Baksa jail as accused in Zubeen Garg death case arrive

Police resorted to lathi charge and tear gas as protesters started pelting stones targeting the vehicles carrying the 5 accused in the singer's case were taken for judicial custody.

Assam hasn’t processed Zubeen Garg’s death. His songs play on loop, cremation site now a shrine

The singer was often spotted at modest roadside eateries, perched on rickety benches, sharing a simple meal and hearty laughs with rickshaw pullers and daily wage labourers.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.