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Paranjoy Guha Thakurta is an educator and commentator.

‘India wants refund for choosing Modi’

‘India wants refund for choosing Modi’

Continuing his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi here on Saturday...

5 March 2016 11:43 PM IST

Obituary: PA Sangma - Jovial leader, lecturer, lawyer and scribe

Former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma's family members mourn his death near his mortal remains at his residence in New...

5 March 2016 2:32 AM IST

BJP, AGP in pact to take on Congress in Assam polls

BJP, AGP in pact to take on Congress in Assam polls

In what is said to be a politically wise move, the BJP on Wednesday decided to contest the coming Assembly polls in...

3 March 2016 5:30 AM IST

AGP may contest 19, 7 seats still uncertain

AGP may contest 19, 7 seats still uncertain

Emerging from the meeting, Assam Bharatiya Janata Party chief Sarbananda Sonowal and AGP president Atul Bora told...

2 March 2016 11:58 PM IST

Envoy meets stakeholders on Naga unification

The Prime Minister’s envoy for Naga peace-talks, Mr R.N. Ravi, on Tuesday concluded his two-day-long consultations...

2 March 2016 5:27 AM IST

EC may face ire if VVPAT launch fails in Assam polls

EC may face ire if VVPAT launch fails in Assam polls

The Election Commission of India may have to face stiff opposition if it fails to introduce Voter-Verified Paper Audit...

29 Feb 2016 1:32 AM IST

Assam: Lobbying for 2 Rajya Sabha seats begins, bureaucrat joins race

Assam: Lobbying for 2 Rajya Sabha seats begins, bureaucrat joins race

The declaration of the Rajya Sabha elections on March 21 for two seats in Assam has suddenly surcharged the political...

26 Feb 2016 11:36 PM IST

Arunachal’s CM Kalikho Pul wins vote, 17 Congress MLAs absent

Arunachal’s CM Kalikho Pul wins vote, 17 Congress MLAs absent

Newly appointed Speaker of Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Wangki Lowang being escorted by Chief Minister Kalikho Pul to the...

26 Feb 2016 5:30 AM IST

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. (Photo: PTI

Assam quota stir spreading, adivasis block trains in state

The virus of reservations has started spreading in Assam, with hundreds of adivasi protesters blocking rail tracks in...

23 Feb 2016 3:11 AM IST

Kalikho Pul sworn in as Chief Minister of crisis-ridden Arunachal Pradesh by Governor J P Rajkhowa in Itanagar. (Photo: PTI)

Kalikho Pul new CM in Arunachal Pradesh as President’s Rule is...

After a two-month political battle, former finance minister and Congress leader Kalikho Pul was administered the oath of...

20 Feb 2016 6:03 AM IST

Arunachal Pradesh: Kalikho Pul’s challenge is picking of ministers

Arunachal Pradesh: Kalikho Pul’s challenge is picking of...

The Congress, which had 47 MLAs in the 60-member Assembly, suffered a jolt when 21 of its legislators, led by Mr Kalikho...

20 Feb 2016 1:48 AM IST

Arunachal Pradesh: New CM from a community of only 2,500

Arunachal Pradesh: New CM from a community of only 2,500

Kalikho Pul, 46, a veteran of five consecutive victories in the Assembly elections since 1995, has been the lone...

20 Feb 2016 1:42 AM IST