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Assam tables bill to ban polygamy, proposes 7-year jail; ST excluded

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday tabled a bill in the assembly to ban polygamy, making it an offence with up to seven years of imprisonment for first offence. IMAGE: Assam Chief......

'Miyas' vote unitedly; 'our votes' are scattered: Himanta

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Saturday that 'Miyas' vote unitedly, which has ensured that they are moving 'forward politically', whereas the votes of "our people" are......

Assam assembly passes bill to ban polygamy, tribals kept out

The Assam assembly on Thursday passed a bill to ban polygamy, making it an offence which may lead to a maximum of 10 years of imprisonment, barring some exceptions. IMAGE: Assam Chief Minister......

Himanta's latest: Muslims becoming affluent, could mean...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that apart from demographic change, the state is also witnessing an "economic shift", with Muslims becoming more prosperous, and said this could......

Sovan Chatterjee back in TMC after 7 years

Marking one of the most talked-about political homecomings in West Bengal in recent years, former Kolkata Mayor and veteran politician Sovan Chatterjee on Monday returned to the Trinamool Congress......

Ashok Leyland Turns Trucks Smart with AI

The company has embedded intelligence in every layer of its value chain, marked by predictive maintenance, AI-powered image recognition and robotic automation. IMAGE: Sanjeev Kumar, president,......

What Made Geeta Dutt's Life So Tragic

The song that best encapsulates Geeta Dutt's unfairly abbreviated life would probably be: Yaad Karoge, Yaad Karoge, Ek Din Humko Yaad Karoge.On her 95th birth anniversary on November 23, Dinesh......

Assam Bids Farewell to Zubeen Garg

As the smoke from the flames flared up, slogans like 'Zubeen, Zubeen' and 'Jai Zubeenda' reverberated in the air, and people were heard singing his song Mayabini Ratir Buku. IMAGE: Singer Zubeen......

Jolly LLB 3 Review: Social Conscience Gets Witty

Akshay Kumar, Arshad Warsi and Saurabh Shukla are in top form in Jolly LLB 3, applauds Deepa Gahlot. Most times, good intentions are not enough. But over the last two Jolly LLB films, as well as......

Assam Mourns Zubeen Garg

According to Indian High Commissioner to Singapore Shilpak Ambule, Zubeen Garg had gone with 17 others on a yacht trip and died while 'swimming in the sea without a life jacket'. IMAGE: All Assam......

Singer Zubeen Garg Dies In Scuba Accident

Photograph: Kind courtesy Zubeen Garg/Instagram Singer Zubeen Garg, best known for the song Ya Ali, has passed away after a scuba diving accident in Singapore. The Northeast India Festival......

ITTF Youth Worlds: Divyanshi clinches U-15 bronze

IMAGE: Divyanshi Bhowmick is only the second Indian to win an U-15 girls' singles medal at the ITTF World Youth Championships. Photograph: World Table Tennis/X Rising Indian table tennis player......

Kolkata marks hockey centenary with India's largest stadium

Beighton Cup to throw open '22,000-seat' hockey stadium in Salt Lake IMAGE: Built at an estimated cost of Rs 20-crore, the state-of-the-art facility located inside the Salt Lake Stadium complex,......

Ranji Trophy: Shreyas Gopal spins K'taka to big win

IMAGE: Shreya Gopal starred in Karnataka's commanding win over Chandigarh in the Ranji Trophy with a match-haul of 10 for 118 runs. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Shreyas Gopal/X Spinners Shreyas Gopal......

Bangladesh Captain All Set For Laxmi Puja

IMAGE: Litton Das with wife Devashri Biswas Sonchita and their daughter Anayra. Photograph: ANI Photo Bangladesh cricketer Litton Das is gearing up for Diwali. The T20I captain is looking forward......

'Future India captain': Ganguly's big praise for Richa

We'll one day say 'Richa - India captain': wishes Ganguly as Bengal celebrates its only Cup winner IMAGE: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee felicitates Richa Ghosh, who is from West......