Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday presented an array of culturally significant gifts to Russian President Vladimir Putin, underscoring the enduring friendship between New Delhi and Moscow.The gifts, ranging from Assam Black Tea to a Russian translation of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita,…
NEW DELHI: The Assam Assembly on Tuesday passed “The Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025,” aiming to ban polygamous marriages across the state and impose strict penalties on those who enter into or conceal a second marriage while the first is still valid.The law, introduced by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on the first day…
GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has described the death of popular singer Zubeen Garg as “plain and simple murder”, telling the state Assembly on Tuesday that “one person killed him and others helped him”.“After preliminary probe, the Assam Police was sure that it was not a case of culpable homicide, but it was…
Weavers work on handlooms in Assam’s Sualkuchi village; (bottom) Buyers with mekhela chador — traditional two-piece garment worn in the state — made of Pat and Muga silk Sualkuchi operates 12,000 handlooms, producing around 3 lakh sq m of silk fabric a year, and remains untouched by the clatter of machinesIn 1946, when Mahatma Gandhi…
NEW DELHI: With the state of Assam set to go to assembly polls next year, political sparring between the BJP and Congress has intensified, with both sides staking claim to a clear win in the 2026 showdown. ‘If only Assamese people vote…’: Gogoi targets BJP Speaking to reporters in Dhubri, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said…
Assam embraced a wave of nostalgia and tribute as it marked Zubeen Garg’s 53rd birth anniversary, the first since his departure. Fans passionately celebrated by congregating at his residence for heartwarming midnight cake cutting sessions and singing his iconic tracks. Fans across Assam turned mourning into remembrance on Tuesday, November 18th as the 53rd birth…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Monday ordered a ‘special revision’ (SR) of the electoral roll in Assam, due for assembly polls next year, with Jan 1, 2026, as the qualifying date. The SR will involve mandatory house-to-house (H2H) verification but differs from the special intensive revision (SIR) in that it will not seek documentation from…
File photo for representative purposes only. NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday ordered a “Special Revision” of electoral rolls in Assam, with the final voter list scheduled for publication on February 10, 2026. In its instructions to the state’s chief electoral officer, the poll panel said January 1, 2026 would be the qualifying date…
Assam minister Ashok Singhal GUWAHATI: The use of “gobi farming” imagery by an Assam minister Ashok Singhal after the Bihar poll results has drawn sharp criticism from the opposition Congress, who allege that the reference alludes to the Bhagalpur communal riots. Singhal, in a post on X on Friday afternoon, shared a photograph of cauliflower…
NEW DELHI: Assam minister Ashok Singhal’s X post on “gobhi farming” has sparked controversy. Following NDA’s landslide victory in the Bihar legislative elections, Assam’s minister of health and family welfare shared a picture of a cauliflower field with a caption, “Bihar approves gobhi farming.” Congress MO The social media since erupted in debates as to…