A man has been arrested in Mizoram for allegedly raping his 13-year-old daughter. Rahul Karmakar reports.
Two days after Congress ally Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) threatened to support opposition parties in the second phase of Assam assembly poll, chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday described them as "our best friends".
Anna Hazare appears to have given poll-bound Assam a weapon to beat the Congress with.
Rahul Karmakar reports.
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi said here on Wednesday the Congress would land an absolute majority in the 126-member assembly this time, unlike in 2006.
Digambar Patowary reports.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday asserted why Assam needs the Congress on the road to progress. But his campaigning turned out to be more of a message to the anti-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa).
Rahul Karmakar reports.
Three jawans of the paramilitary Central Reserve police Force (CRPF) were killed and four others injured in an ambush by tribal militants in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Saturday.
The Election Commission (EC) has censured Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for violating the provisions of the model code of conduct while filing his nominations.
With tea estates dominating 40 Phase 1 seats, for parties adivasi voters matter. Rahul Karmakar reports.
Voting for the first phase of assembly elections in Assam ended on Monday with an estimated 70 per cent polling recorded, officials said.
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi is confident of Congress retaining power for the second straight term.
Rahul Karmakar reports.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today kicked off his election campaign in Assam by launching a blistering attack on the opposition and calling upon the young voters to vote on the basis of development and progress.
WikiLeaks and cricket virtually washed out local issues at high-profile rallies of the Congress and BJP in poll-bound Assam on Friday.
Rahul Karmakar reports.
Guwahati ruled Assam for 600 years before the British took over in 1830s. They have been reigning since 1947 too, heading both democratically elected and underground governments. Still Ahoms are demanding Scheduled Tribe status.
Rahul Karmakar reports.
The BJP has discovered a weapon in its fight against migrant Muslims - a 'politically forgotten community' called indigenous Assamese Muslims.
Rahul Karmakar & Digambar Patowary report.
National Advisory Council member Aruna Roy and seven others have shot off a memorandum to Meghalaya governor R.S. Mooshahary condemning the false implication and arrest of Shillong-based RTI activists.