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Delimitation key factor for NDA's landslide win in AssamAssam's recent assembly polls saw a record win for the NDA. This success is linked to a delimitation exercise that reshaped constituencies....05 May, 2026, 11.13 AM IST- Big win empowers BJP to recast Assam politics, delivering welfare pledges key to retaining powerThe BJP’s sweeping Assam victory is being seen as both a consolidation of Hindutva politics and a weakening of traditional Assamese regiona...05 May, 2026, 11.06 AM IST
- Himanta supremacy: BJP is the only party to buck anti-incumbencyAssam Election Results: The BJP is poised to win the Assam Assembly elections, bucking anti-incumbency trends seen elsewhere. Chief Ministe...04 May, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
- We are creating a nationalist feeling among immigrant Muslims: Himanta Biswa SarmaThis is probably the first election in the last 30 years where insurgency is not an issue. The Election Commission's decision to have an el...07 Apr, 2026, 12.30 AM IST
- BJP is against infiltrators, not against indigenous Muslims: Amit Shah in AssamAssam polls: Shah addressed an election rally in Kaliabor in support of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) candidate and minister Keshab Mahanta ahea...02 Apr, 2026, 08.50 PM IST
- Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma hints at eviction drive targeting non-indigenous settlers on Guwahati forest landAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a survey of non-indigenous residents on Guwahati forest land. An eviction drive is plann...31 Jul, 2025, 10.15 PM IST
- Himanta Biswa Sarma says Muslim population in Assam to touch 50% by 2041Assam's Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, projects that the state's Muslim minority population will approach 50% in the coming years, ba...23 Jul, 2025, 06.28 PM IST
- Caste census to fulfil indigenous Muslims' long-standing demand, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a caste census to fulfill the long-held aspiration of indigenous Muslim communities to...01 May, 2025, 09.24 PM IST
- Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma sets guidelines for 'miya' Muslims seeking indigenous statusAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has set conditions for migrant Bangladesh-origin Bengali-speaking Muslims, known as "miya," to be ...24 Mar, 2024, 11.25 AM IST
- Assam Cabinet greenlights 'Kiran Sheikh' development councilAssam Cabinet approved the formation of a development council for the 'Kiran Sheikh' community in Barak Valley. Assam government is conduct...11 Mar, 2024, 12.46 PM IST
- Assam govt to carry out socio-economic assessment of state's indigenous Muslim communities through Directorate of Minority AffairsAssam has the highest Muslim population after Jammu and Kashmir. Muslims comprise 34% of the 3.12 crore population of Assam, of which 4% ar...08 Dec, 2023, 09.51 PM IST
- Assam govt to carry out socio-economic assessment of state's indigenous Muslim communitiesThe Assam government plans to conduct a socio-economic assessment of Assam's Indigenous Muslim communities to aid in their development. Thi...03 Oct, 2023, 08.27 PM IST
- Assam: Congress asks government to clarify definition of 'indigenous'Assam cabinet meeting on Tuesday approved identification of Goria, Moria, Deshi, Jolah and Syed as the indigenous Assamese Muslim communiti...07 Jul, 2022, 10.24 PM IST
- Assam cabinet approves identification of five indigenous Assamese Muslim communitiesAssam government last year after discussion with Muslim intellectuals decided to form eight sub-committees that lay down a roadmap for holi...05 Jul, 2022, 11.22 PM IST
- Assam's indigenous Muslims to initiate census of its people across the stateJanagosthiya Samannay Parishad will start the exercise from April 15 and after a three months survey a draft will be published. Syed Mominu...10 Apr, 2021, 10.11 PM IST
- Assam’s indigenous Muslims may soon get a development boardAssam’s minorities welfare minister Ranjit Dutta has said the proposal to create a development board for the Goria, Moria, Deshi and Jolah ...06 Dec, 2020, 11.37 PM IST
- Assam govt plans survey to identify indigenous MuslimsMuslims comprise 34% of 3.12 crore population in the state; of these, 4% are indigenous Assamese Muslims while rest are Bengali-speaking on...12 Feb, 2020, 08.43 AM IST
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