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Friday, January 30, 2026
TopicTarun Gogoi

Topic: Tarun Gogoi

No mass leader, unclear party message — Congress’s national problem is also its Assam problem

Assam's 3-phase election begins Saturday but Congress campaign appears to still be floundering. The party feels the lack of a Tarun Gogoi, someone with clear & in-control leadership.

Congress without Tarun Gogoi is a divided house and looks rudderless in Assam

After the death of Tarun Gogoi, the party’s tallest leader in Assam, Congress is faction-ridden, waiting for a call from the high command on state leadership.

Can Ashok Gehlot be the next Ahmed Patel for Congress? Conditions apply

With the loss of Ahmed Patel and Tarun Gogoi, Congress has a big problem. And very few candidates to solve it.

Tarun Gogoi, Assam’s longest-serving CM, dies at 86 in Guwahati

In his last public message on 4 November, Tarun Gogoi had said, I wouldn’t have been able to serve without the blessings of God and the people of Assam. I hope you will always love me.

Forget Covid, question to ask is ‘rasode mein kaun tha’ & Rahul Gandhi’s economic lessons

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

‘Sabka vinash,’ ‘vultures’ in Delhi, children meditate & the elements conspire against AAP

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Himanta Sarma is a fundamentalist & a dangerous new convert: Ex-Assam CM Tarun Gogoi

Gogoi slams BJP minister Himanta Sarma for backing Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, says legislation unnecessarily disturbing Assam’s identity and culture.

Amit Shah calls them ‘ghuspethiye’. It’s just a divisive ploy ahead of elections

If BJP calls them illegal migrants, then why give them chance? We will expose the BJP, their sincerity and commitment.

We deported more infiltrators than BJP, says former Congress CM Tarun Gogoi

Deportation, however, is a problem because Bangladesh won't accept it. That's why we made detention camps. But keeping migrants there is a short-term solution.

Assam’s 35-year saffronisation

RSS changed Assam's political fault line from anti-outsider to anti-migrant to anti-Muslim infiltrator, and simply borrowed leadership from other parties. 

On Camera

India’s tech ambitions need private sector investment in R&D. Budget 2026 holds the key

India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.

India’s public debt stabilising post pandemic hike as Centre cuts burden, but states lag—Economic Survey

While Centre makes progress lowering debt from pandemic peak and cutting borrowing costs, states face slower adjustment with limited market discipline, survey finds.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

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.