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Paranjoy Guha Thakurta is an educator and commentator.

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal kills Assam check-gate graft

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal kills Assam check-gate graft

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal took a major decision at his first Cabinet meeting Wednesday: the abolishing of...

26 May 2016 4:25 AM IST

Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi addressing a press conference at Rajiv Bhawan in Guwahati. (Photo: PTI)

Former Assam CM takes responsibility for Congress poor performance

Former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi here on Wednesday owned the responsibility for the defeat of the party in the...

26 May 2016 2:15 AM IST

Sarbananda Sonowal distributes portfolios

Sarbananda Sonowal distributes portfolios

In Assam, AGP president Atul Bora has been allocated the ministries of agriculture, horticulture and food processing,...

26 May 2016 1:36 AM IST

From Gogoi aide to BJP ‘prize catch’

From Gogoi aide to BJP ‘prize catch’

If Himanta Biswa Sarma is to be believed, playing with dogs at a party meeting in Assam cost Congress scion Rahul Gandhi...

25 May 2016 1:59 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the swearing-in ceremony of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. (Photo: PTI)

PM: And now for the other six sister states

Congress-led Meghalaya, Manipur next

25 May 2016 1:51 AM IST

After Assam, BJP eyes Manipur, Meghalaya

After demolishing the Congress stronghold in Assam, the BJP now aims at to capture two more Congress-ruled states...

24 May 2016 3:10 AM IST

BJP plans big rally after oath ceremony in Assam

BJP plans big rally after oath ceremony in Assam

The Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to hold a massive public rally soon after the swearing-in of its first government...

21 May 2016 11:39 PM IST

Win sweeter after humiliation: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Win sweeter after humiliation: Himanta Biswa Sarma

The key architect of the BJP’s campaign Himanta Biswa Sarma here on Thursday said that it was historic win for the...

20 May 2016 2:21 AM IST

BJP to helm affairs in Assam giving a jolt to Congresss stronghold in the state. (Photo: PTI)

Assam sees saffron surge, Congress’ Gogoi to hang his boots

BJP's triumph in the state is indeed a feat especially after successive defeats in Bihar and Delhi polls.

19 May 2016 8:00 PM IST

Assam: Opinion split on CM candidate

Assam: Opinion split on CM candidate

The alliance partners of the Bharatiya Janata Party may be confident of getting the magic number to form the government...

19 May 2016 3:34 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: PTI)

BJP may take power in Assam

If the exit polls of independent agencies are any indicator, the BJP-led alliance is set to take power by bagging 79 out...

17 May 2016 4:37 AM IST

2 held in Gorkha girl rape and murder

2 held in Gorkha girl rape and murder

The brutal rape and murder of beautician Champa Chettri, a 20-year-old in Baragolai, Tinsukia district of Assam,...

16 May 2016 12:30 AM IST