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Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, an entrepreneur and wife of the Assam CM, accuses Congress leader of using forged document to malign her; Congress calls it a “witch hunt” for asking questions in public interest

The Army on April 1 claimed to have killed a terrorist in Ganderbal’s Arhama forest area during a cordon and search operation

Nitish Kumar is likely to take oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on April 10 and would subsequently step down as Chief Minister on April 12, with a new Chief Minister from the BJP quota possibly taking oath on April 14

The possibility of losing minority votes is believed to have made the Bodoland People’s Front remove Himanta Biswa Sarma’s photo from its election campaign materials

As ‘infiltration’ makes yet another inevitable entry into the Assam campaign, the writer-civil society activist says the term ‘Miya’ was never a part of public rhetoric before 

As part of the exercise, the party is finalising the list of 72 district presidents across the State, and in a departure from past practices, the campaign will also include appointments at the taluka level, covering 675 talukas

Dhanuskodi Athithan, a long-standing Congress leader and former Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sport, wants the party to do field work and take up people’s issues. “Look at Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts where the party is still strong. This is because of this approach,” he points out

Of the six Assembly segments in Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts, the party had lost by a narrow margin in four constituencies in 2021 elections and won Vedaranyam seat