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Topic: Assam

‘The Last Battle of Saraighat’ is a battle half-won

Rajat Sethi & Shubhrastha’s book eulogises the BJP’s victory in Assam, but fails to capture the truepicture of the Northeast and its complex issues.

I wasted 23 years of my life in Congress: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam health minister slams Congress for keeping Assam’s history away from the ‘national discourse’.

Instead of talking about past life, let us fix air pollution and chemicals in food and water

I thought Donald Trump was bad but this one takes the cake. Most people do not know much about cancer except for being frightened of it.

Not really ‘Congress-mukt’: in some states, half of BJP’s ministers are ex-Congress

Composition of BJP’s state cabinets leads to allegations of ‘Congressisation’, party says the ministers are now committed to its ideology and goals.

MGNREGA audit: Low wage rate & delayed payments among the biggest problems

The Common Review Mission on MGNREGA also found that people were unaware that the scheme is supposed to deliver work on demand.

Rohingyas are a ‘serious’ threat, Centre tells Supreme Court

The central government is going to state its final stand on deporting Rohingya refugees in the next hearing on 3 October in the Supreme Court.

Talk Point: Are rhinos ‘overpopulated’ or is their habitat shrinking?

Is the 'overpopulation' of rhinos, lions and leopards a result of successful conservation or due to shrinking habitats and slow relocation drives? We ask  experts.

Five predictable results make for an uncertain 2019

BJP's leadership has earned itself a post-Bihar reprieve, but it hasn't brought them a more convincing nationwide claim in 2019.

Assam’s 35-year saffronisation

RSS changed Assam's political fault line from anti-outsider to anti-migrant to anti-Muslim infiltrator, and simply borrowed leadership from other parties.

When Mary Kom stares down at Narendra Modi

Writings on the wall is a metaphor that emerged from travels across India, particularly, but not necessarily, during elections (for earlier writings, see goo.gl/v83OBh,...

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.