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TopicSarbananda Sonowal

Topic: Sarbananda Sonowal

India’s container handling capacity to soar to 40 million TEUs by 2030

Move set to create 2 million jobs across the nation.

Paradip Port Authority sets new cargo handling record

Port handles 41.12 million metric tons, up 4.78% from the previous year.

Training sailors in Arctic waters, boosting Iran’s Chabahar – shipping minister details India’s maritime efforts

Speaking at the Indo Pacific Regional Dialogue, Sarbananda Sonowal says India also plans to expand inland water transportation to give a leg-up to regional partnerships.

‘Aaj phoolon ka mala, kal joote ka’ — Minister Sonowal on politicians & political fortunes

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

5 ministers, including a first from Tripura — how Team Modi revamp boosts BJP’s NE mission

On Wednesday, PM Modi inducted a record five Northeast leaders into his Council of Ministers — two cabinet ministers and three ministers of state.

BJP has now fully embraced the Congress culture. Assam saga is the latest example

BJP took a week to choose between Himanta Sarma and Sarbananda Sonowal, summoning them to Delhi, and then just read out the decision to them. It's a Congress culture.

How Himanta Biswa Sarma shook off Congress ‘snub’ and rose to become Assam CM

When Himanta Biswa Sarma left Congress in 2015, then CM Tarun Gogoi called it 'good riddance'. His comment hasn't aged well.

Modi-Shah’s chemistry-vs-arithmetic theory is in for a tough test in Assam polls

When it comes to allies, the BJP’s use-and-throw approach has strengthened the opposition’s arithmetic in Assam.

Rivals BJP and Congress share the same dilemma in Assam — the missing CM face

For both the Congress and BJP, the misery is unlikely to end soon. The issue will become even more difficult to handle once polls have been won.

How BJP has reduced AGP, leading party of Assamese aspiration, into a crumbling hanger-on

As part of the seat-sharing deal with the BJP, the AGP has given away Mahanta’s Barhampur constituency. He is now reviving his old outfit, AGP (Progressive).

On Camera

India’s real estate will meet the reality of agentic AI

New Delhi: The outsourcing industry, India’s largest white-collar employer, is a juggernaut that has all but stopped moving. The dollar revenue at the top...

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.