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Assam: UCC bill introduced in Assembly to ban polygamy, register live-in relationships
The Assam government on Monday tabled a Bill on the Uniform Civil Code, seeking to ban polygamy and make registration of live-in relationships compulsory. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Atul Bora tabled ‘The Uniform…
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Two Muslim men lynched over cow theft suspicion in Assam’s Sonitpur
Assam: Two Muslim men were allegedly lynched, while a third person received grievous injuries after they were attacked by a mob on suspicion of cow theft in Assam’s Sonitpur district. The attack…
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Muslim woman frisked, called Bangladeshi on Assam train
A Muslim woman was publicly harassed, frisked, and subjected to verbal abuse aboard a train travelling from Silchar in Assam, a video of which has gone viral on social media, drawing widespread…
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Man nabbed with bullets from new Assam govt’s swearing-in venue
Guwahati: A man was nabbed on Tuesday, May 12, from the venue of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Assam government allegedly with a few rounds of live bullets, police said. The…
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PM Modi, HM Shah to attend Himanta Sarma’s swearing-in today
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with top leaders of the Union government, will attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government in Assam on Tuesday,…
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NDA leaders meet Assam Guv at Lok Bhavan, stake claim to form govt
Guwahati: Leaders of the NDA on Sunday, May 10, met Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, and staked claim to form the government in the state led by Chief Minister-elect Himanta Biswa Sarma.…
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Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma elected NDA leader, set to return as Chief Minister
Guwahati: Himanta Biswa Sarma was elected as the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Assam Assembly on Sunday, May 10, paving the way for him…
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Himanta claims ‘dhurandhars’ inside Congress, 6 MLAs will back BJP in prez polls
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has claimed that the BJP wields significant influence inside the Congress party in Assam, asserting that 30 Congress candidates in the recent Assembly elections shared cordial…
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Swearing-in ceremony of new Assam govt to be held on May 12
Guwahati: The swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected BJP-led NDA government in Assam will be held on May 12, Chief Secretary Ravi Kota said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several union ministers, chief…
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Assam Congress to review poll performance on May 9
Guwahati: The Opposition Congress in Assam has convened a meeting of its district units on May 9 to review its poor performance in the recent assembly elections, according to a party circular.…
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Assam: BJP-linked political play shows demolition of minority family’s house
Guwahati: A Bharatiya Janata Party-linked local political play during the election campaign in Assam drew criticism for portraying a Muslim family’s house demolition, while the audience laughed at the depiction. A video…
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Every 6th BJP MP in LS won through ‘vote chori’: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, May 6, alleged that every sixth BJP MP in the Lok Sabha secured his or her seat through “vote chori” and asked if they…
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Most of winning Congress candidates in assembly polls Muslims
New Delhi: Most of the Congress candidates who won in the recent assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu were Muslims, sources analysing the poll results said. As per the…
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Assam elections results: Delimitation key factor for NDA’s landslide win
Guwahati: The delimitation of constituencies to reduce the impact of minority candidates in their earlier strongholds is one among the many factors that led to the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) stupendous performance…
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Mandate of 2026 polls: A stronger right, a new south
Historic upsets. Disconcerting and unexpected winners. That’s the 2026 Assembly election results in four states and a Union Territory in a nutshell. Monday, May 4, results mark such a seismic shift in…