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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicSarbananda Sonowal

Topic: Sarbananda Sonowal

PM Modi speaks to Assam CM on floods, Covid situation and gas blowout at Baghjan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured all support to Assam Sunday in dealing with the floods, which have claimed 81 lives so far.

Assam floods submerge Kaziranga, kill dozens — Why the annual season is so devastating

Nearly 85% of the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve is submerged, putting the lives of several endangered species under threat.

Why Himanta Biswa Sarma, not CM Sonowal, is once again Assam’s face amid Covid crisis

From what is perceivable, Sarma has single-handedly managed the Covid-19 pandemic in Assam, while Sonowal seems to have taken a back seat.

Assam oil well fire claims 2 lives, Baghjan villagers protest ‘lack of prompt response’

A massive fire broke out at Oil India’s oil well at Baghjan in Tinsukia Tuesday in which two firemen died. Authorities say it would take 4 weeks to tame the blaze.

Filmfare Awards 2020: A BJP ploy to drown out Assam’s anti-CAA voices with Bollywood glitz

The timing to shift Mumbai’s glitzy Filmfare Awards to the troubled Assam couldn’t be more wrong. For the Assamese, it’s an eyewash.

As Assam burns, troubleshooter Himanta Biswa Sarma gets his big chance to upstage CM Sonowal

Assam has seen violent protests over the citizenship bill and the situation has spiraled out of control under CM Sarbananda Sonowal’s watch.

‘Hindus aren’t our enemies’ — why final NRC is not what BJP promised and envisioned

With a large number of Bengali Hindus excluded from the final NRC, BJP government's promise to deport illegal Muslim immigrants seems to have failed.

NRC over, Assam govt & poll panel must now ensure there is no ‘eligible voter’ among 19 lakh

There could be many D-voters who remain out of Assam’s electoral list when they may in fact be ‘eligible’ voters.

Assam wanted an end to its ethnic conflict. In the end, it got an NRC that nobody accepts

Nobody seems to be willing to accept the final NRC list. The outcome of a long-drawn exercise has merely revealed the problems.

Will Assam NRC list bring closure to fear-mongering over illegal Muslim immigrants?

The final National Register of Citizens for Assam will be published Saturday. CM Sarbananda Sonowal has asked people not to panic and security deployment has increased across the state.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.