Assam

Exclusive Interview with Assam MP Abdul Khaleque from Congress. The MP has slammed the Centre stating that PM Modi has time for Israel but not for Manipur. He alleged that BJP is spreading ‘nafrat’ and India Alliance will come to power after 2022 Lok Sabha Polls.

GUWAHATI: Exclusive Interview with Assam MP Abdul Khaleque from Congress. The MP has slammed the Centre stating that PM Modi has time for Israel but not for Manipur. He alleged that BJP is spreading ‘nafrat’ and India Alliance will come to power after 2022 Lok Sabha Polls.   WATCH:

GUWAHATI: Dulubi Bibi, a 50-year-old resident of Udharbond in Assam’s Cachar district, has finally been recognised as an Indian citizen after a prolonged legal battle that began with her being declared an illegal migrant from Bangladesh in 2017 due to discrepancies in voter lists. Bibi’s journey through the Indian legal system was a challenging one. The […]

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has slammed the Indian National Congress (INC) over its stand on the Israel-Palestine War. The Congress Working Committee, the party’s highest-decision-making body, expressed its “dismay and anguish” over the war and underlined its support of the Palestinian people’s right to “land (and) self-government, and to live with […]

NEW DELHI: Airtel is fully prepared to challenge China’s influence in India’s northeastern region by extending its network to remote areas and pushing back China’s presence in Indian territory. During the Indian Space Conclave 2023, The New Indian had a conversation with Chief Regulatory Officer Rahul Vatts, who revealed Airtel’s upcoming initiatives. These involve extending network coverage […]

GUWAHATI: Assam MP Gaurav Gogoi has pushed for a caste census in the state in the line of Bihar. The MP delivered a speech at “General Field” Golaghat on the occasion of the seventh annual convention of the TAIPA central committee and talked about the need for a caste census in the state. “I am […]

GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma has directed officials to carry out a socio-economic assessment of the state’s indigenous Muslim communities – Goria, Moria, Deshi, Syed, and Jolha. The findings will guide the government in taking measures to uplift the communities socio-politically and educationally. The announcement has received support from indigenous Muslim communities, especially […]

GUWAHATI: Assam Police have arrested 916 locals as part of a wide crackdown on child marriages that was carried out on the intervening night of Gandhi Jayanti, in a move that is being denounced as an attack on religious freedom. This is the second time during the last six months that Assam has led such […]

NEW DELHI: After referring to him as “bachcha” (a kid), Assam’s firebrand chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday alluded that Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi refused to transfer his ailing father Tarun Gogoi, to Delhi for better treatment, which led to his death. Sarma, who earlier worked under the former chief minister, made the revelations while […]

The court is scheduled to hear the matter on September 14