Bodo issue: Govt signs accord with NDFB, ABSU

With an aim to bring permanent peace in Bodo-dominated areas in Assam, the government on Monday signed an accord with the dreaded insurgent group National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) and......

Cabinet clears Citizenship Bill, set to be tabled in Parliament

The contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which has created strong resentment in the Northeastern states and is dubbed as 'divisive' by opposition, was cleared by the Union Cabinet on......

Alliances may cost BJP dear in Assam

The BJP's tie-ups with the Bodoland People's Front and the Asom Gana Parishad have incurred the wrath of local party leaders and workers ahead of next month's assembly elections, reports......

Assam polls: Why the BJP is wooing the Bodos

Bodo tribals influence as many as 30 seats. No wonder, national parties are keen to forge alliances with Bodo groups, reports Bivekananda Biswas. In the run-up to the 2016 Assam Assembly elections,......