West Bengal cabinet expansion: BJP MLAs Shankar Ghosh, Swapan Dasgupta among 35 sworn into CM Suvendu Adhikari's govtWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's government expanded significantly on Monday. Thirty-five new ministers took their oath, bring...
01 Jun, 2026, 02.01 PM IST
Assam cabinet to be expanded on June 5: CM SarmaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a cabinet expansion for June 5, following the return of Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya...
31 May, 2026, 10.30 AM IST
Assam cabinet expansion: Four newly sworn-in ministers allotted key portfolios in major reshuffleThe Assam government has just released its latest lineup of ministers as Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma rolls out a cabinet expansion. ...
14 May, 2026, 10.42 PM IST
First big move in Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma govt to table UCC Bill on May 26; enforces 20% fuel cutAssam's new cabinet has approved the Uniform Civil Code bill, set for assembly presentation on May 26. The government is also implementing ...
13 May, 2026, 08.17 PM IST
From Congress strategist to BJP strongman: Himanta returns as Assam CMHimanta Biswa Sarma begins his second term as Assam Chief Minister. This marks continuity and the BJP's strong hold in the Northeast. Sarma...
12 May, 2026, 01.58 PM IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma to take oath on May 12, says Assam NDA 3.0 will unveil ‘full picture’Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Assam on May 12, embarking on his second term. He described his first te...
12 May, 2026, 01.02 PM IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma to take oath as Assam Chief Minister for second straight termHimanta Biswa Sarma will be sworn in as Assam Chief Minister for a second consecutive term on Tuesday. Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya wil...
12 May, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
Why is market falling today? Sensex slumps 1,200 pts, Nifty below 23,850; 7 key triggers behind bloodbathIndian stock markets experienced a significant downturn on Thursday, with Sensex and Nifty dropping over 1% each. Soaring oil prices to his...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.05 AM IST
Assam’s late twist: Pradyut Bordoloi's jump injects new uncertainty into upcoming assembly elections battleCongress veteran Pradyut Bordoloi has joined the BJP just weeks before the Assam assembly elections. His move weakens the Congress party's ...
18 Mar, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma reshuffles cabinet portfolios after induction of four new ministersAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expanded his cabinet, adding four new ministers and reshuffling portfolios. The cabinet now has 18...
09 Dec, 2024, 07.53 PM IST
53 jihadis arrested in Assam so far: GovernmentParliamentary affairs minister Pijush Hazarika, replying on behalf of CM Himanta Biswa Sarma who holds the Home portfolio, said there have ...
24 Dec, 2022, 07.47 PM IST
Police firing in Mukroh was an act of self-defence: Himanta Biswa SarmaSix people, including five Meghalaya residents and a forest guard from Assam, were killed in the incident on November 22.
24 Dec, 2022, 07.00 PM IST
Mukroh police firing act of self-defence: Himanta Biswa SarmaQuoting a report by the superintendent of police of West Karbi Anglong district, Sarma said people from the neighbouring state had "surroun...
24 Dec, 2022, 01.52 PM IST
Assam says neighbouring states encroached on its land 56 times in 2020In a written reply to a query by Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said that the...
28 Dec, 2020, 06.27 PM IST
- Former Union Minister Bijoy Krishna Handique passes away
Handique, 82, who was admitted to Jorhat Medical College and Hospital for heart-related problems only yesterday and shifted to ICU.
26 Jul, 2015, 02.49 PM IST
Assam demands oil royalty at wellhead priceThe demand raised is for the wellhead price, determined by the price of equivalent crude oil prevailing at the international market.
11 Jun, 2014, 03.06 PM IST
Election Results 2014: Assam BJP hopes proper representation in Narendra Modi governmentThe Assam unit of the BJP, which won 7 seats out of 14 in the state, expects to have proper representation in the portfolio of Union minist...
17 May, 2014, 06.22 PM IST