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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.

On banned militant outfit ULFA’s Wikipedia page, pro-talks leaders listed as ‘Prisoners of War’

Pro-talks faction of ULFA led by Arabinda Rajkhowa signed tripartite ceasefire agreement with Centre, Assam govt in December 2023.

3 top ULFA-I leaders ‘killed’ in Myanmar, Indian Army denies role as insurgent group alleges involvement

The banned group claimed their leaders & cadres were killed in ‘drone strikes’ by the Indian Army. Guwahati Defence PRO denies any such operation.

On Camera

I finally got to say goodbye to Zubeen Garg. ‘Roi Roi Binale’ left me in tears

I wasn't home when others could pay their respects to the singer or catch a last glimpse. The movie was my way of accessing him one final time.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.