For decades, Assam's assembly ran on three languages, and now a fourth joins the mix. Starting July 6, Hindi will be used in the state assembly for the first time, alongside Assamese, English and Bodo.
As the states of Assam, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh prepare for enactment of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) following Uttarakhand which became the first in the country to do so, the discourse around UCC pertaining to individual rights is under much discussion.
The NIA has filed a chargesheet against 11 accused in an alleged terror conspiracy linked to a JMB offshoot. The agency claims the network targeted vulnerable youth and sought to expand its activities across West Bengal, Assam and Tripura.
A recent award function on the occasion of the annual Devarshi Narad Jayanti celebration in Guwahati emerged as a platform to highlight Assam’s troubled past, including its historical vulnerability to political uncertainties, and the urgent need for credible journalism to guide media professionals across print, electronic, and digital platforms.
Assam has decided to restrict Aadhaar card issuance for adults while approving a new satellite city project in the Guwahati metropolitan region, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who has prohibited his ministers from travelling by aircraft as part of austerity measures, flew by aircraft to Guwahati in Assam to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday.
Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to begin his second term as Assam Chief Minister with top NDA leaders attending a high-profile oath ceremony in Guwahati.
Nothing short of a saffron wave has gripped eastern India in recent years, and it was emphatically confirmed by the sweeping victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal and the consolidation of political power in Assam, where the nationalist party secured a consecutive third-term electoral victory.
Assam’s 2026 verdict is more than another state election win for the BJP. It marks the consolidation of a political model that may increasingly define how the party expands and sustains power in culturally complex regions far from the Hindi heartland.
Following the BJP's historic victories in Assam and West Bengal Assembly elections, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has reiterated the "vote theft" allegation, terming BJP MPs and MLAs "infiltrators".
