Will take sides, won't let 'Miya' take over Assam: Himanta

Asserting that he would take sides, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he would not let 'Miya' Muslims "take over" Assam. IMAGE: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma speaks in......

Political bigwigs, film celebs queue up to vote as world's largest polls begin

16.63 crore people across 21 states and Union territories vote on Friday, April 19, 2024, in the first of the seven phases, kicking off the world’s largest democratic exercise that will span......

Won't allow child marriage in Assam till I am alive: Himanta

Asserting that he will not allow child marriages in the state, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday alleged that opposition Congress and All India United Democratic Front were......

Assam scraps Muslim marriages act; discriminatory, says Oppn

The Assam cabinet has given its nod to repeal the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935 in a bid to end child marriage, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. "This Act......

Hope recedes for GST rollout in 2016

Congress members repeatedly disrupted both the Houses ensuring that at least the Rajya Sabha, where Congress members outnumber that of the ruling alliance, couldn’t transact any business. The......