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Friday, September 5, 2025
TopicBadruddin Ajmal

Topic: Badruddin Ajmal

Lack of development, a need for change — why Assam’s Dhubri voted AIUDF chief Ajmal out

Badruddin Ajmal lost to Congress's Rakibul Hussain 'because of loopholes in his leadership', say analysts. AIUDF chief says he'll now work for party’s prospects in 2026 assembly polls.

AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal trails by 7L+ votes in Assam’s Dhubri, Congress set to regain lost ground

Ajmal’s likely defeat can impact AIUDF’s prospects in the electoral landscape of the state, but keep the Congress afloat in the 2026 assembly elections.

‘Buying votes with holy water is offence’ — Assam CM takes swipe at AIUDF’s Badruddin Ajmal

Sarma clarifies that his government is not banning healing practices unless it has 'ulterior motive'. Uniform Civil Code & Healing Bill are unrelated, he adds.

Assam Congress MLA, arrested for remarks on temple priests, gets bail. Asked to apologise by party

Aftab Uddin Mollah had said priests behind crime in state after AIUDF chief held Muslims responsible for same. Raijor Dal says action against him 'political gimmick' by ruling BJP.

‘No. 1 in robbery, dacoity, rape’: Badruddin Ajmal decries high crime rate among Muslims in Assam

AIUDF chief also condemns lack of interest among the community in studies, says Muslim youth have gone astray and should be uplifted through rational thinking, medium of education.

Irresponsible of BJP and Anna Hazare to seek reopening of temples when Covid R-value is above 1

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In Congress-AIUDF alliance, Assam’s Muslims see hope to keep vote intact, defeat BJP

The fear and insecurity among Assam's Muslims has grown with the rise of BJP, and with the hyphenation of NRC and CAA by the ruling party.

Assam’s Jamiat seeks CM’s intervention to stop ‘propaganda’ against Ajmal Foundation

The foundation, run by Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal, faces allegations of receiving funds from international groups linked to terror outfits.

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’.

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Vijay is winning nickname war in Tamil Nadu. He’s attacking Brand Stalin with ‘uncle’ taunt

If Stalin ignores the taunt, it spreads unchecked. If he responds, he legitimises Vijay. Either way, the Tamil Nadu politics binary bends.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Trump to sign executive order to rebrand Pentagon, reviving historic ‘Department of War’ name

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order Friday renaming the Department of Defence the ‘Department of War’, in...

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.