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Topic: Silchar

‘I am their soldier in Parliament,’ says Rahul Gandhi after meeting flood-hit people in Assam

Assam needs a 'comprehensive and compassionate vision-relief' as floods have affected over 24 lakh people and displaced over 53,000, LoP adds.

Sylhetis were separated by Partition. Now, Indo-Bangladesh festival aims to bring them together

Silchar-Sylhet Festival, to be held this October in Assam, seeks to celebrate cross-border Sylheti culture. It will 'showcase tribal culture, cuisine, arts, crafts, entertainment'.

‘A breach was made, no communal angle’ — what Assam probe into Cachar floods has revealed so far

On 19 June, Silchar town — the district headquarters of Cachar district — was inundated as water from the Barak river entered the town.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

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.