Ajmal's AIUDF was formed in 2005 in the backdrop of the Supreme Court scrapping the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, enacted in 1983 when Indira Gandhi was PM.
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.
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.
Sarma clarifies that his government is not banning healing practices unless it has 'ulterior motive'. Uniform Civil Code & Healing Bill are unrelated, he adds.
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.
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.
Most poor countries that experimented with democracy failed to sustain it. While some collapsed into military rule, others slid into one-party states or ethnic autocracies.
Proposal to restart licensing is welcome, but Rs 300-crore minimum capital requirement could mean only handful of credit societies qualify, say sector executives
Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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