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Under fire for 'miya' comment, Himanta cites SC verdict on 'demographic invasion'

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that those attacking him for his remarks on 'miyas' -- referred disparagingly to illegal Bangladeshi Muslims -- should read the Supreme...

'Miya Vs Indigenous' Politics Reshaping Assam Poll

'Once demographic fear becomes campaign language, it legitimises social targeting.' IMAGE: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with Assam Bharatiya Janata Party President Dilip Saikia and...

Modi holds 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' on Brahmaputra cruise

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday morning set sail on river Brahmaputra on a cruise ship, as he began his interaction with students during a 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' programme on the second day...

Assam govt tables inquiry report on 1983 Nellie massacre

More than four decades after bloodshed, the Assam government on Tuesday circulated reports of two commissions in the assembly on violence in 1983, including the Nellie massacre which claimed over...

SC protects The Wire's Varadarajan, Karan Thapar from arrest

The Supreme Court on Friday protected from arrest The Wire's founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan and Consulting Editor Karan Thapar in connection with a first information report (FIR) registered...

US Tariffs: India Draws Red Lines Around Farm Commodities

Very sensitive items -- such as apples, which carry political weight and are closely tied to farmer interests in states like Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand -- may face restricted concessions....

Tata's Rs 27K-cr Assam chip plant to start in 2025; create 27K jobs initially

Tata Electronics on Saturday began the construction of its Rs 27,000-crore chip assembly plant in Assam, which is expected to become operational next year and create 27,000 jobs initially....

India readies plan to be a global semiconductor giant

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation stone for a Rs 27,000-crore semiconductor assembly and test facility in Assam's Morigaon district on Wednesday. Photograph: ANI Photo...

How The Heat Wave Will Affect Your Kitchen

Apart from the human body, human food will bear direct repercussions. From staples such as wheat, to coffee, dairy, and even the great Hilsa face the threat of reduced supply due to the extreme...

After 17 years of toil, India is finally ready for tryst with semiconductors

The exclusive club that dominates the global semiconductor fab scenario is about to get a new member. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Taiwan, South Korea, and China control nearly 70 per cent...

Star athlete Hima Das makes appeal for flood-hit Assam

IMAGE: People stand on a damaged embarkment washed out by the floods due to incessant rainfalls, at Hajo in Kamrup. Photograph: PTI Photo India's rising track and field star Hima Das has made an...

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