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New Delhi, March 24 – The filing of nominations for the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry, along with by-elections in four states, ended on Monday, with over 4,000 nominations submitted, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said.A total of 4,019 nominations were...

Ranchi, March 23 The Congress expressed concern on Monday over its ally, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), deciding to contest 21 seats independently in the upcoming Assam assembly elections, saying this could split anti-BJP tribal votes.The JMM had earlier in the day announced 21 candidates...

Guwahati, March 23 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday made another pointed remark about state Congress chief and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi, claiming that Gogoi would receive more support if he contested elections from Pakistan than in Assam.Speaking at a campaign event in...

Assam CM backs AGP leaders at nomination ralliesAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma campaigned in Golaghat today in support of senior AGP leader Keshab Mahanta and AGP president Atul Bora, both of whom filed their nomination papers on the last day of nominations. He urged voters to...

Guwahati, March 23 Congress general secretary Jitendra Singh questioned Assam's internal security on Monday, a day after a state police commando camp was attacked by ULFA(I) militants.He claimed that the state's security was in disarray, and the people would hold the government accountable...

APCC President Gaurav Gogoi files nomination in JorhatAssam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President Gaurav Gogoi submitted his nomination today for the upcoming Assembly elections.Prior to submitting his nomination, the Congress leader visited several religious institutions to seek...

Candidates filed their nominations in Cachar; BJP held a ‘Manonayan Sabha’In Assam's Cachar district, candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress, Asom Gana Parishad, and All India Trinamool Congress filed nominations for seven constituencies.Candidates submitted...

March 23, New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is forecasting isolated to scattered rainfall and thunderstorms across several regions this week.In the north, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad can expect light rainfall or snowfall, along with isolated...

Guwahati, March 23 – In a significant political development ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, state Minister Nandita Gorlosa has joined the Congress party after being denied a ticket by the BJP and will now contest from the Haflong constituency.The Congress party formally announced her...

The deadline for filing nomination papers for the assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry is today. Voting in these two states and the Union Territory will take place in a single phase on the 9th of next month.The scrutiny of nomination papers will begin tomorrow. The last date for...

Tezpur, March 22 Six people were killed and two others were injured when an ambulance in which they were travelling collided with a truck in Assam's Sonipur district on Sunday night, police said.The ambulance, carrying a patient and family members, was on its way to Tezpur Medical College and...

Jaipur, March 22 – In a major counter-espionage operation, the Rajasthan Intelligence has uncovered a network of espionage operating within the country by arresting a civilian employee stationed at the Chabua Air Force Station in Assam. The accused is alleged to have been passing sensitive...

Tinsukia (Assam), March 22 At least four security personnel were injured in an attack by militants on an Assam Police Commando camp in the Tinsukia district early on Sunday, a senior officer said.Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said counter operations have been launched to apprehend those...

March 22, New Delhi: An incident of firing was reported at an Assam Police Commando camp in Jagun, Tinsukia district, during the early hours of Sunday.According to initial reports, suspected terrorists opened fire at the camp, injuring four police personnel. The injured are receiving treatment...

Guwahati, March 20 Transgender and LGBTQ+ collectives, along with individuals, opposed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, on Saturday, demanding its immediate withdrawal and calling it "discriminatory".Speaking at a press conference here, community...

New Delhi, March 21 Among the states going to election next month, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are in a direct contest only in Assam, where they are the principal constituents of their respective alliances.Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has emerged as an influential...

The BJP's Central Election Committee has released its second list of two candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam. According to the list, Sushri Krishna Saha will contest from the Dalgaon assembly constituency, and Jiban Gogoi from the Sissibargaon assembly constituency.

Itanagar, March 21 A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh, for allegedly threatening to shoot Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, local police said on Saturday.Krishna Dornal, a resident of Dolahtphulbari village, was arrested on Thursday.Superintendent of...

New Delhi, March 21 The Election Commission has completed the first round of randomization of electronic voting machines and paper trail devices to be used in the April 9 elections in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry.To enhance transparency and confidence among political parties and voters, the...

Guwahati, March 21 The Trinamool Congress has announced the first list of 17 candidates for the upcoming elections to the 126-member Assam assembly, with its state senior vice-president Dulu Ahmed among the key nominees.The National People's Party (NPP) has also fielded candidates in three...