BJP & Asom Gana Parishad won 58 out of 60 wards in municipal polls held Friday after 9-year gap. Lurinjyoti Gogoi-led Assam Jatiya Parishad got 1 seat.
Case in Darrang district's Sipajhar made headlines in September for 'brutality' of Assam Police and images of photographer stomping on body of villager. At least 2 people died.
In 2018, the Centre included Guwahati airport among 6 other names which were set for privatisation for a period of 50 years. Adani Group had won the bid for all the airports.
National Investigation Agency was investigating two cases related to the alleged role of Gogoi and his associates in the violent anti-CAA protests that took place in December 2019.
Several local Right-wing activists staged a protest outside Assam State Zoo in Guwahati demanding beef ban, a day after Satya Ranjan Borah made the same plea.
Guwahati has recorded more than 1,700 cases. During the lockdown, only pharmacies, hospitals and a few emergency services are allowed to open in the city.
Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s coalition government with AK Fazlul Huq in undivided Bengal was a sincere attempt to dilute the hate-filled politics of the Muslim League.
Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.
One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.
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