In Bihar, a test for Modi's economic reforms and Hindu agenda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on the campaign trail in a state election that could define the rest of his term, promising jobs and development in one of the country's most backward areas, while his...
View ArticleRs 2,943 crore lost to 68 bandhs in Assam in 2014
GUWAHATI: Rs 43.28 crore. That's how much Assam loses each day that it shuts down for a bandh this year. Last year, the state is lost a whopping Rs 2,943 crore as a result of the 68 bandhs it faced,...
View ArticleRanji Trophy: Assam thrash Rajasthan to bag bonus point
GUWAHATI: Riding on a strokeful century by Arun Karthik and a 10-wicket match haul by Krishna Das, Assam on Sunday thrashed Rajasthan by an innings and 152 runs to bag a...
View Articlethe rise of Europe's new migrant prisons
By getting the UNCHR and Frontex to more directly intervene in the first moments of arrival with identification and fingerprinting, the EU is attempting to retake control of movement throughout Europe....
View ArticleMuthalik wants Hindus to keep swords for ‘self protection’
Sree Ram Sena (SRS) chief Pramod Muthalik here on Saturday asked all Hindus to keep swords in their houses for “self protection” and to protect “our sisters”. He also termed the Dadri incident, where a...
View ArticleA train journey and two names to remember
It was the summer of 1990. As Indian Railway (Traffic) Service probationers, my friend and I travelled by train from Lucknow to Delhi. Two MPs were also travelling in the same bogie. That was fine, but...
View ArticleRanji Trophy: Assam on the front foot against Rajasthan on Day 3
GUWAHATI: Assam rode on K B Arun Karthik's patient 151-run knock to post a mammoth 422 for nine in their first innings before reducing Rajasthan to 47/3 on day 3 of their Ranji...
View ArticleIndia police nab 21 over anti-Muslim violence
Indian police have detained nearly two dozen people following an incident in which a mob attacked Muslims whom the former accused of slaughtering a cow in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh State, local...
View ArticleWith Hindu party leading India, beef grows more political
NEW DELHI: The legislator was full of outrage when he arrived in the north Indian village days after the killing of a Muslim farmer who was rumored to have slaughtered cows. A Hindu mob had smashed...
View ArticleStop Millions of Western Immigrants!
Tens of millions of European and North American immigrants, legal and illegal, have been flooding both the cities and countryside in Asia, Latin America, and even Africa. Western migrants are charging...
View ArticleGai pe charcha: Modi, Lalu lock horns
PATNA: Days after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat pitched for a review of the reservation policy and later backtracked, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Thursday questioned PM Narendra Modi's silence on the issue....
View Article'More mental health experts needed in state'
GUWAHATI: On the occasion of World Mental Health Day on Saturday, health officials said, only 47 of the 107 registered psychiatrists in the state are currently offering their services at state-run...
View Article‘More mental health experts needed in state’
Guwahati: On the occasion of World Mental Health Day on Saturday, health officials said, only 47 of the 107 registered psychiatrists in the state are currently offering their services at state-run...
View ArticleVeteran communist elected Nepal PM
Political turbulence in Nepal appears to be far from over despite the election of veteran Communist Party of Nepal — Unified Marxist Leninist leader K.P. Sharma Oli as the first Prime Minister of Nepal...
View ArticleBJP stakes claim to form next autonomous council administration of Assam
GUWAHATI: The BJP on Saturday staked claim before Assam governor P B Acharya to form the next council administration in the sixth schedule administered North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) in...
View ArticleAssam CM criticises PM Modi`s `stoic silence` on Dadri incident
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday castigated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly "maintaining a stoic silence" on the Dadri lynching incident for too long when it threatened to snowball...
View ArticleTears and confusion as Hungary tries 'criminal' migrants
"You shouldn't enter a country through a hole in a fence," the judge tells Mustafa, a Syrian migrant charged with a new type of crime created in Hungary only last month -- illegally entering the...
View ArticleThousands in Australia protests against refugee centres
Thousands of Australians joined rallies calling for the closure of Pacific island camps for asylum-seekers, just days after the government confirmed it was in talks with the Philippines to resettle...
View ArticleIs Modi's India heading down a dangerous path?
In this episode of UpFront, Mehdi Hasan speaks to leading Indian politician Shashi Tharoor about the rising religious tensions in the country. Hasan also highlights the truth behind growing wealth...
View ArticleNational highway body urges Assam to speed up land acquisition
Guwahati, Oct 9 (IANS) The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) on Friday appealed to the Assam government to speed up land acquisition and forest clearances...
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