Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma & WB counterpart Mamata Banerjee engage in a bitter verbal volley over infiltration, identity & languageA dispute has erupted between Assam's chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and West Bengal's chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The conflict cen...
19 Jul, 2025, 09.02 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee only concerned about Bengali-speaking Muslims, claims Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee of prioritizing only Bengali-speaking Muslims. He warned th...
18 Jul, 2025, 11.44 AM IST
No blackmail, Assamese is official language: SarmaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma affirmed Assamese as the state's official language. He cautioned against exploiting language for c...
11 Jul, 2025, 12.11 AM IST
After Assam Police-demonstrators clash, CM says won't allow Waqf protestsFollowing clashes in Silchar over the Waqf Act, Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has prohibited street protests, suggesting legal...
16 Apr, 2025, 12.24 AM IST
Assam to observe Bhasa Gourav Saptah from 3 to 9 November, 2024: Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam will celebrate the recognition of Assamese as a Classical language with 'Bhasa Gourav Saptah' from 3 to 9 November, 2024. Special eve...
13 Oct, 2024, 08.40 PM IST
Centre approves Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali as classical languagesThe Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved granting Classical Language status to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese...
04 Oct, 2024, 11.48 AM IST
Singapore high Commissioner visits Assam Pavilion; evinces keen interest in Assam productsThe High Commissioner was very much impressed with the Assamese products on display and opined that these products have a great market in S...
25 Nov, 2023, 08.57 PM IST
'Bihu' performance with 11,304 dancers, drummers enters Guinness World RecordsAssam has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest recital of the Bihu dance, with 11,304 dancers and drummers performing the folk d...
13 Apr, 2023, 11.12 PM IST
Delegation meets Sarbananda Sonowal over shutting down of Assamese news bulletinSonowal spoke to Secretary I&B ministry and urged him to take necessary action regarding the matters discussed in the meeting.
26 Oct, 2022, 07.51 PM IST
Asam Sahitya Sabha opposes move to make Hindi a compulsory subject in North-Eastern statesUnion Home Minister Amit Shah, who is also the Chairman of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee, had on Thursday said that 22,000 ...
10 Apr, 2022, 05.54 PM IST
No instruction from Centre to make Hindi compulsory, says Assam Chief Minister SarmaTalking to media persons, he said, “There is no instruction from Centre to make Hindi learning compulsory. In Assam, Assamese is the mother...
09 Apr, 2022, 08.38 PM IST
Assam’s clause 6 panel suggests ILP, reservations in Assembly and jobsClause 6 provides for constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards to protect the cultural, social heritage of the Assamese pe...
20 Jan, 2020, 07.49 AM IST
CAA protests in Assam: Why it is different from the rest of the countryOn Sunday, when the artists gathered in Chanmari field in Guwahati to register their protest against CAA, the fear found voice. Bipin Chawd...
17 Dec, 2019, 06.57 PM IST
Panel finds big demand for ILP in AssamThe high-level committee which would safeguard the interest of Assamese people from citizenship amendment bill , has received overwhelming ...
11 Dec, 2019, 07.45 AM IST
It’s Raees, Kaabil versus Assamese cinema Shakira Aahibo Bokultolor BihuloiHimangshu Prasad Das, director of Assamese movie Shakira Aahibo Bokultolor Bihuloi which was released on January 20, allegedly wrote the le...
25 Jan, 2017, 10.54 PM IST
JNU considering setting up of School of Indian languagesThe varsity offers language courses in French, German, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Persian through its "School of Language, Lit...
02 Nov, 2015, 07.07 PM IST
Congress dubs BJP as anti-women over Oil India chief appointment row in AssamA bureaucrat, and not the woman chosen to head it, has taken charge of Oil India, prompting the Congress to accuse the Modi government.
02 Jul, 2015, 12.00 PM IST