BCCI Secretary and Advocate General of Assam, Devajit Saikia has been appointed as the chair of the International Cricket Council’s newly formed Governance Review Committee, one of two key panels created during the ICC Annual Conference in Edinburgh.
When Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tells audiences that his state faces an “existential” demographic threat, he is not reaching for hyperbole in a vacuum.
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.
The announcement was made during the Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Guwahati.
Ambani attributed Assam’s developmental strides to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, stating, “The greatest advantage for every Assamese—and indeed every Indian—is being blessed with the leadership of PM Modi.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to Assam and the northeast, celebrating the region’s cultural and historical significance while unveiling key initiatives for its development.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge claimed that Assam has lagged behind other states on every parameter of development under the BJP-led government due to corruption and misgovernance.
Largely unnoticed by even the vibrant media of the Northeast, the Government of Assam has been successfully implementing a novel scheme of decentralised governance to benefit every ‘distinct ethno-cultural’ group that might hold lessons for Eastern India and other parts as well.
